| 2019 NWSL College Draft | |
| Sport: | Soccer |
| Date: | January 10, 2019 |
| Time: | 12:00 PM ET |
| Location: | Chicago, Illinois |
| League: | National Women's Soccer League |
| First: | Tierna Davidson, Chicago Red Stars |
| Fewest: | Seattle Reign FC (0 picks) |
| Most: | Sky Blue FC (8 picks) |
| Overall: | 36 |
| Rounds: | 4 |
| Prev: | 2018 |
| Next: | 2020 |
The 2019 NWSL College Draft was the seventh annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select newly eligible college players for the 2019 NWSL season. It was held on January 10, 2019, in conjunction with the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Chicago, Illinois.[1]
| + | 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) |
| Round | Pick | Player | NWSL team | class=unsortable | Notes | College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 1 |  | D | Stanford | ||||
| 2 | | * | D | UCLA | ||||
| 3 | | M | Stanford | |||||
| 4 | | * | D | Clemson | ||||
| 5 | | F | USC | |||||
| 6 | | D | North Carolina | |||||
| 7 | | D | Stanford | |||||
| 8 | | M | North Carolina | |||||
| 9 | | F | Pepperdine | |||||
| Round 2 | 10 | | F | Butler | ||||
| 11 | | M | Baylor | |||||
| 12 | | D | USC | |||||
| 13 | | F | Ole Miss | |||||
| 14 | | M | Colorado College | |||||
| 15 |  | F | Santa Clara | |||||
| 16 | | M | Virginia | |||||
| 17 | | M | Wake Forest | |||||
| 18 |  | F | Duke | |||||
| Round 3 | 19 |  | F | Georgetown | ||||
| 20 |  | F | West Virginia | |||||
| 21 | | D | Oregon | |||||
| 22 | | M | West Virginia | |||||
| 23 | | D | Pepperdine | |||||
| 24 | | M | Penn State | |||||
| 25 | | M | Colorado | |||||
| 26 | | D | Northwestern | |||||
| 27 | | D | Penn State | |||||
| Round 4 | 28 | | G | Florida | ||||
| 29 | | M | Rutgers | |||||
| 30 | | M | Northwestern | |||||
| 31 | | F | Minnesota | |||||
| 32 |  | M | North Carolina | |||||
| 33 | | D | Northwestern | |||||
| 34 | | D | Notre Dame | |||||
| 35 | | F | Loyola–Chicago | |||||
| 36 | | M | Florida State |
Below is a list of undrafted rookies who appeared in a competitive NWSL game in 2019.
| Player | Original NWSL team | College | class=unsortable | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | ^* | F | First NAIA player to sign with an NWSL club. First undrafted player named Rookie of the Year.[3] | |||
| | G | |||||
| | F | |||||
| | F | |||||
| | G | |||||
| | D | |||||
| | F | |||||
| | D | |||||
| | G |
Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
Round 4:
In 2019, a total of 26 colleges had players selected. Of these, five had a player drafted to the NWSL for the first time: Baylor, Butler, Loyola–Chicago, Northwestern and Oregon.
| Selections | Schools | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | North Carolina, Northwestern, Stanford | |
| 2 | Penn State, Pepperdine, USC, West Virginia |
| Conference | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Big East | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Big Ten | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Big 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Missouri Valley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mountain West | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pac-12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| SEC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| West Coast | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Position | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Defender | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |
| Midfielder | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| Forward | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 |