2022 NWSL Draft

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2022 NWSL Draft
General information
SportSoccer
Date(s)December 18, 2021 (2021-12-18)
Time2:00 PM ET
Network(s) CBS Sports
Twitch
Overview
50 total selections in 4 rounds
League National Women's Soccer League
First selection Naomi Girma,
San Diego Wave FC
Most selections OL Reign and Racing Louisville FC
(6 picks)
Fewest selections Houston Dash
(1 pick)
  2021
2023  

The 2022 NWSL Draft was the 10th annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on December 18, 2021, and hosted remotely by CBS Sports. [1]

Contents

Format

Results

As of November 23, 2023

Key

+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, or Challenge Cup)

Picks

RoundPickNat.PlayerPos.NWSL teamNotesCollege
Round 11 Flag of the United States.svg Naomi Girma *^D San Diego Wave FC Stanford
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jaelin Howell M Racing Louisville FC [R1 trade 1] Florida State
3 Flag of the United States.svg Emily Gray M North Carolina Courage [R1 trade 2] Virginia Tech
4 Flag of the United States.svg Savannah DeMelo *M Racing Louisville FC USC
5 Flag of the United States.svg Mia Fishel #F Orlando Pride UCLA
6 Flag of Mexico.svg Diana Ordóñez *F North Carolina Courage [R1 trade 3] Virginia
7 Flag of the United States.svg Elyse Bennett F Kansas City Current [R1 trade 4] Washington State
8 Flag of Hungary.svg Zsanett Kaján #F OL Reign [R1 trade 5] St. John's
9 Flag of Germany.svg Marleen Schimmer F San Diego Wave FC [R1 trade 6] Grand Canyon
10 Flag of the United States.svg Caitlin Cosme D Orlando Pride [R1 trade 7] Duke
11 Flag of the United States.svg Julie Doyle F Orlando Pride [R1 trade 8] Santa Clara
12 Flag of the United States.svg Kaitlin Fregulia #D North Carolina Courage [R1 trade 9] Long Beach State
Round 213 Flag of the United States.svg Sydny Nasello #F Portland Thorns FC [R2 trade 1] South Florida
14 Flag of England.svg Tinaya Alexander F Washington Spirit [R2 trade 2] LSU
15 Flag of the United States.svg Maddie Elwell F Washington Spirit [R2 trade 3] Vanderbilt
16 Flag of the United States.svg Charmé Morgan #D Racing Louisville FC Oklahoma State
17 Flag of the United States.svg Chardonnay Curran M Kansas City Current [R2 trade 4] Oregon
18 Flag of the United States.svg Ava Cook F Chicago Red Stars [R2 trade 5] Michigan State
19 Flag of El Salvador.svg Samantha Fisher M Chicago Red Stars [R2 trade 6] Notre Dame
20 Flag of the United States.svg Claudia Dickey G OL Reign [R2 trade 7] North Carolina
21 Flag of the United States.svg Ryanne Brown F OL Reign [R2 trade 8] Wake Forest
22 Flag of the United States.svg Gabby Provenzano D Portland Thorns FC Rutgers
23 Flag of England.svg Lucy Shepherd #F Washington Spirit [R2 trade 9] Hofstra
24 Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Ann Livingstone D NJ/NY Gotham FC [R2 trade 10] Georgetown
25 Flag of the United States.svg Sydney Pulver M San Diego Wave FC [Compensatory 1] Washington State
26 Flag of the United States.svg Jordyn Bloomer G Racing Louisville FC [R2 trade 11] Wisconsin
Round 327 Flag of the United States.svg Belle Briede M San Diego Wave FC Stanford
28 Flag of the United States.svg Hope Breslin M Angel City FC Illinois
29 Flag of the United States.svg Haleigh Stackpole #M North Carolina Courage [R3 trade 1] Ole Miss
30 Flag of the United States.svg Jenna Menta #F Racing Louisville FC Wake Forest
31 Flag of the United States.svg Jada Talley F Orlando Pride USC
32 Flag of the United States.svg Kaile Halvorsen #F OL Reign [R3 trade 2] Santa Clara
33 Flag of the United States.svg Olivia Van der Jagt M OL Reign [R3 trade 3] Washington
34 Flag of the United States.svg Hensley Hancuff #G NJ/NY Gotham FC Clemson
35 Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Griffith F Chicago Red Stars [R3 trade 4] Purdue
36 Flag of the United States.svg Lily Nabet M Angel City FC [R3 trade 5] Duke
37 Flag of the United States.svg Kayla McKeon #M Chicago Red Stars Arkansas
38 Flag of the United States.svg Audrey Harding F Washington Spirit UNC Wilmington
Round 439 Flag of England.svg Miri Taylor F Angel City FC Hofstra
40 Flag of the United States.svg Kayla Bruster #D San Diego Wave FC Georgia
41 Flag of the United States.svg Jenna Winebrenner D Kansas City Current TCU
42 Flag of Guyana.svg Sydney Cummings #D Racing Louisville FC Georgetown
43 Flag of the United States.svg Izzy Rodriguez D Kansas City Current [R4 trade 1] Ohio State
44 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Gareis F Houston Dash South Carolina
45 Flag of the United States.svg Marisa Bova #G North Carolina Courage Purdue
46 Flag of Argentina.svg Raleigh Loughman #M NJ/NY Gotham FC Michigan
47 Flag of the United States.svg Marley Canales M OL Reign UCLA
48 Flag of the United States.svg Natalie Beckman F Portland Thorns FC Denver
49 Flag of Jamaica.svg Jayda Hylton-Pelaia #D Chicago Red Stars Arizona State
50 Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Thompson #D Washington Spirit Gonzaga

Notable undrafted players

Below is a list of undrafted rookies who appeared in a competitive NWSL game in 2022.

Nat.PlayerPos.Original NWSL teamCollege
Flag of the United States.svg Olivia Athens M OL Reign UCLA
Flag of the United States.svg Jenna Bike F NJ/NY Gotham FC Boston College
Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Kowalski D Chicago Red Stars Butler
Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Malham M Racing Louisville FC Arkansas
Flag of the United States.svg Mikenna McManus D Chicago Red Stars Northeastern
Flag of Brazil.svg Thais Reiss M Orlando Pride North Florida
Flag of the United States.svg Frankie Tagliaferri M North Carolina Courage Rutgers
Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Tucker F NJ/NY Gotham FC BYU

Trades

Round 1:

  1. Angel City FC → Racing Louisville FC. Racing Louisville acquired the natural first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $75,000 in allocation money and roster protection during the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft from Angel City in exchange for the rights to Christen Press. [4]
  2. Kansas City Current → North Carolina Courage. North Carolina Courage acquired the natural first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as Kiki Pickett from Kansas City Current in exchange for Sam Mewis. [5]
  3. Houston Dash → Angel City FC → Racing Louisville FC → North Carolina Courage. North Carolina Courage acquired the No. 6 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Racing Louisville in exchange for Jessica McDonald. [6] Racing Louisville had acquired the No. 6 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft and $25,000 in allocation money from Angel City in exchange for Savannah McCaskill. [7] Angel City had acquired the No. 6 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Houston Dash in exchange for the No. 26 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft and $125,000 dollars in allocation money. [8]
  4. North Carolina Courage → Kansas City Current. Kansas City Current acquired the natural first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from North Carolina Courage in exchange for the rights to Malia Berkely and the No. 12 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft. [9]
  5. NJ/NY Gotham FC → OL Reign. OL Reign acquired the No. 8 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from NJ/NY Gotham FC in exchange for the natural first-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft and $40,000 in allocation money. [10]
  6. OL Reign → Washington Spirit → San Diego Wave FC. San Diego Wave acquired a first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as the rights to Tegan McGrady and an international spot in 2022 from Washington Spirit in exchange for roster protection from San Diego in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft. [11] Washington Spirit had acquired the natural first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $200,000 in allocation money from OL Reign in exchange for Rose Lavelle. [12]
  7. Portland Thorns FC → OL Reign → Orlando Pride. Orlando Pride acquired the No. 10 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as Celia Jiménez, Leah Pruitt, and the natural second-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft from OL Reign in exchange for Phoebe McClernon. [13] OL Reign had acquired the natural first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $200,000 in allocation money and an international roster spot for the 2021 season from Portland Thorns in exchange for Crystal Dunn. [14]
  8. Chicago Red Stars → NJ/NY Gotham FC → Orlando Pride. Orlando Pride acquired a first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as the natural third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft and $50,000 in allocation money from Gotham FC in exchange for the rights to Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger; [15] the exact position of the 2022 first-round pick originally from Chicago Red Stars was confirmed by the NWSL on December 17, 2021. [16] Gotham FC had acquired a conditional first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft, the No. 4 and No. 8 picks in the 2021 NWSL Draft, and an international slot for 2021 and 2022 from Chicago Red Stars in exchange for Mallory Pugh and Sarah Woldmoe. [17]
  9. Washington Spirit → Kansas City Current → North Carolina Courage. North Carolina Courage acquired the No. 12 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as the rights to Malia Berkely from Kansas City Current in exchange for the No. 7 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft. [9] Kansas City Current had acquired the natural first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $75,000 in allocation money from Washington Spirit in exchange for Kelley O'Hara. [18]

Round 2:

  1. Angel City FC → Portland Thorns FC. Portland Thorns acquired the natural second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft, $100,000 in allocation money, and roster protection in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft from Angel City in exchange for Simone Charley and Tyler Lussi. [19]
  2. San Diego Wave FC → Washington Spirit. Washington Spirit acquired the No. 14 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from San Diego Wave in exchange for $85,000 in allocation money. [20]
  3. Kansas City Current → OL Reign → Washington Spirit. Washington Spirit acquired the No. 15 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from OL Reign in exchange for $85,000 in allocation money. [21] OL Reign had acquired a second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as Tziarra King from Kansas City Current in exchange for Darian Jenkins, the rights to Meg Brandt, and a fourth-round pick in the 2021 NWSL Draft. [22]
  4. Orlando Pride → Kansas City Current. Kansas City Current acquired the natural second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as Kristen Edmonds from Orlando Pride in exchange for Gunnhildur Jonsdottir and the rights to Erika Tymrak. [23]
  5. Houston Dash → Chicago Red Stars. Chicago Red Stars acquired the natural second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Houston Dash in exchange for the rights to María Sánchez. [24]
  6. North Carolina Courage → Chicago Red Stars. Chicago Red Stars acquired the natural second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $35,000 in allocation money from North Carolina Courage in exchange for a 2021 international slot. [25]
  7. NJ/NY Gotham FC → OL Reign. OL Reign acquired the natural second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $80,000 in allocation money from Gotham FC in exchange for Allie Long. The teams also swapped places in the Discovery Ranking order. [26]
  8. OL Reign → Houston Dash → OL Reign. OL Reign acquired the No. 21 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $15,000 in allocation money from Houston Dash in exchange for Kelcie Hedge. [27] Houston Dash had acquired a conditional second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as Shea Groom and Megan Oyster from OL Reign in exchange for the rights to Sofia Huerta and Amber Brooks. [28]
  9. Chicago Red Stars → Washington Spirit. Washington Spirit acquired the No. 23 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Chicago Red Stars in exchange for Washington's highest second-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft and $25,000 in allocation money. [29]
  10. Washington Spirit → NJ/NY Gotham FC. Gotham FC acquired the natural second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $100,000 in allocation money from Washington Spirit in exchange for the No. 8 pick in the 2021 NWSL Draft. [30]
  11. Angel City FC → Houston Dash → Racing Louisville FC. Racing Louisville acquired the No. 26 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Houston Dash in exchange for Julia Ashley. [31] Houston Dash had previously acquired the No. 26 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $125,000 dollars in allocation money from Angel City in exchange for the No. 6 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft. [8] Angel City had received an additional compensatory pick at the end of the second round as one of two expansion teams with a coin flip determining Angel City would pick second of the two.

Round 3:

  1. Kansas City Current → Orlando Pride → North Carolina Courage. North Carolina Courage acquired the No. 29 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Orlando Pride in exchange for the rights to Deanne Rose. [32] Orlando Pride acquired the natural third-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Kansas City Current in exchange for Jordyn Listro. The pick could have risen to Kansas City's lowest-held second-round pick in the same draft had conditions been met. [33]
  2. Houston Dash → OL Reign. OL Reign acquired the natural third-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Houston Dash in exchange for Jasmyne Spencer. [34]
  3. North Carolina Courage → OL Reign. OL Reign acquired the natural third-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from North Carolina Courage in exchange for the rights to Schuyler DeBree. [35]
  4. OL Reign → Chicago Red Stars. Chicago Red Stars acquired the natural third-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from OL Reign in exchange for Nikki Stanton. [36]
  5. Portland Thorns FC → OL Reign → Angel City FC. Angel City acquired the No. 36 pick of the 2022 NWSL Draft from OL Reign in exchange for $25,000 in allocation money and an agreement not to select any forwards off of OL Reign's unprotected list in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft. [37] OL Reign had acquired a third-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Portland Thorns in exchange for the rights to Olivia Moultrie. [38]

Round 4:

  1. Orlando Pride → Kansas City Current. Kansas City Current acquired the natural fourth-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Orlando Pride in exchange for the rights to Parker Roberts. [39]

Compensatory picks:

  1. Each expansion team also received an additional compensatory pick at the end of the second round with a coin flip determining San Diego would pick first.

Summary

In 2022, a total of 40 colleges had players selected. Of these, five had a player drafted to the NWSL for the first time: Gonzaga, Grand Canyon, Long Beach State, Michigan State and Purdue.

Schools with multiple draft selections

SelectionsSchools
2 Duke, Georgetown, Hofstra, Purdue, Santa Clara, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Wake Forest, Washington State

Selections by college athletic conference

ConferenceRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
ACC 433010
Big East 11013
Big Ten 03238
Big West 10001
Big 12 01012
Colonial 01113
Pac-12 423211
SEC 02226
Summit 00011
The American 01001
WAC 10001
West Coast 10113

Selections by position

PositionRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
Goalkeeper 02114
Defender 330612
Midfielder 336214
Forward 665320

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