| 2020 NWSL College Draft | |
| Sport: | Soccer |
| Date: | January 16, 2020 |
| Time: | 11:00 AM ET |
| Location: | Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland |
| League: | National Women's Soccer League |
| First: | Sophia Smith, Portland Thorns FC |
| Fewest: | Houston Dash (2 picks) |
| Most: | Orlando Pride (7 picks) |
| Overall: | 36 |
| Rounds: | 4 |
| Prev: | 2019 |
| Next: | 2021 |
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]
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| + | 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 | Notes | College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 1 |  | +* | F | |||
| 2 | | F | Washington State | ||||
| 3 | | M | Colorado | ||||
| 4 | | F | UCLA | ||||
| 5 |  | F | South Florida | ||||
| 6 | | F | Texas A&M | ||||
| 7 | | D | Virginia | ||||
| 8 | | F | NC State | ||||
| 9 | | M | Santa Clara | ||||
| Round 2 | 10 |  | D | UCF | |||
| 11 | | D | Penn State | ||||
| 12 | | M | Illinois State | ||||
| 13 | | M | USC | ||||
| 14 | | D | Virginia | ||||
| 15 | | D | USC | ||||
| 16 | | D | Wisconsin | ||||
| 17 | | M | Washington State | ||||
| 18 | | F | North Carolina | ||||
| Round 3 | 19 | | M | Virginia | |||
| 20 | | G | Virginia Tech | ||||
| 21 | | D | Denver | ||||
| 22 | | F | UCLA | ||||
| 23 | | F | Kansas | ||||
| 24 | | F | Duke | ||||
| 25 | | D | Georgetown | ||||
| 26 | | F | California | ||||
| 27 | | D | Nebraska | ||||
| Round 4 | 28 | | D | Kansas | |||
| 29 | | M | Rutgers | ||||
| 30 | | M | Bowling Green | ||||
| 31 | | F | Texas | ||||
| 32 | | D | UCLA | ||||
| 33 | | M | Stanford | ||||
| 34 | | M | Nebraska | ||||
| 35 | | F | Yale | ||||
| 36 | | M | Auburn |
Below is a list of undrafted rookies who appeared in a competitive NWSL game in 2020.
| Player | Original NWSL team | College | class=unsortable | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | D | |||||
| | D | First Native American to play in the NWSL[5] | ||||
| | D | |||||
| | F | |||||
| | M | |||||
| | F | |||||
| | F | |||||
| | D | |||||
| | M | |||||
| | G |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | UCLA, Virginia | |
| 2 | Stanford, Kansas, Nebraska, USC, Washington State |
| Conference | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Defender | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Midfielder | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | |
| Forward | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 |