2020 NWSL College Draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Soccer |
Date(s) | January 16, 2020 |
Time | 11:00 AM ET |
Location | Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland |
Overview | |
36 total selections in 4 rounds | |
League | National Women's Soccer League |
First selection | Sophia Smith, Portland Thorns FC |
Most selections | Orlando Pride (7 picks) |
Fewest selections | Houston Dash (2 picks) |
The 2020 NWSL College Draft was the eighth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select newly eligible college players for the 2020 NWSL season. It was held on January 16, 2020, in conjunction with the United Soccer Coaches Convention at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. [1]
As of July 2,2023 [update] .
+ | Denotes player who has been selected as NWSL Most Valuable Player |
* | Denotes player who has been selected for an NWSL Best XI or NWSL Second XI team |
^ | Denotes player who has been selected as NWSL Rookie of the Year |
# | Denotes player who has never appeared in a competitive NWSL game (regular season, playoff, Challenge Cup, or 2020 Fall Series) |
Below is a list of undrafted rookies who appeared in a competitive NWSL game in 2020.
Nat. | Player | Pos. | Original NWSL team | College | Notes |
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Machaela George | D | Reign FC | Santa Clara | ||
Madison Hammond | D | Reign FC | Wake Forest | First Native American to play in the NWSL [22] | |
Kim Hazlett | D | Reign FC | Portland | ||
Sarah Luebbert | F | Chicago Red Stars | Missouri | ||
Meghan McCool | M | Washington Spirit | Virginia | ||
Zoe Redei | F | Chicago Red Stars | North Carolina | ||
Dani Rhodes | F | Chicago Red Stars | Wisconsin | ||
Autumn Smithers | D | Portland Thorns FC | Notre Dame | ||
Savanah Uveges | M | Orlando Pride | Nebraska | ||
Brittany Wilson | G | Orlando Pride | Denver |
Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
Round 4:
In 2020, a total of 27 colleges had players selected. Of these, four had a player drafted to the NWSL for the first time: Auburn, Bowling Green, NC State and South Florida.
Selections | Schools |
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3 | UCLA, Virginia |
2 | Stanford, Kansas, Nebraska, USC, Washington State |
Conference | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total |
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ACC | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
Big East | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Big Ten | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Big 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Ivy League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mid-American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Missouri Valley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pac-12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
SEC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Summit | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
The American | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
West Coast | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Position | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total |
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Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Defender | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
Midfielder | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
Forward | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
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