2022 NWSL Draft explained

2022 NWSL Draft
Sport:Soccer
Time:2:00 PM ET
Network:CBS Sports
Twitch
League:National Women's Soccer League
First:Naomi Girma,
San Diego Wave FC
Fewest:Houston Dash
(1 pick)
Most:OL Reign and Racing Louisville FC
(6 picks)
Overall:50
Rounds:4
Prev:2021
Next: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]

Format

Results

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

!Round!Pick!!Player!!NWSL team! class="unsortable"
NotesCollege
Round 11 *^ D Stanford
2 M Florida State
3 M Virginia Tech
4 * M USC
5 # F UCLA
6 * F Virginia
7 F Washington State
8 # F St. John's
9F Grand Canyon
10 D Duke
11 F Santa Clara
12 # D Long Beach State
Round 213 # F South Florida
14F LSU
15 F Vanderbilt
16 # D Oklahoma State
17 M Oregon
18 F Michigan State
19 M Notre Dame
20 G North Carolina
21 F Wake Forest
22 D Rutgers
23 # F Hofstra
24 D Georgetown
25 M Washington State
26 G Wisconsin
Round 327 M Stanford
28 M Illinois
29 # M Ole Miss
30 # F Wake Forest
31 F USC
32 # F Santa Clara
33 M Washington
34 # G Clemson
35 F Purdue
36 M Duke
37 # M Arkansas
38 F UNC Wilmington
Round 439F Hofstra
40 # D Georgia
41 D TCU
42 # D Georgetown
43D Ohio State
44 F South Carolina
45 # G Purdue
46 # M Michigan
47 M UCLA
48 F Denver
49 # D Arizona State
50 # D Gonzaga

Notable undrafted players

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

PlayerOriginal NWSL teamCollege
M UCLA
F Boston College
D Butler
M Arkansas
D Northeastern
M North Florida
M Rutgers
F BYU

Trades

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Round 4:

Compensatory picks:

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.

Selections by college athletic conference

ConferenceRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
ACC433010
Big East11013
Big Ten03238
Big West10001
Big 1201012
Colonial01113
Pac-12423211
SEC02226
Summit00011
The American01001
WAC10001
West Coast10113

Selections by position

PositionRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
Goalkeeper02114
Defender330612
Midfielder336214
Forward665320

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL. www.nwslsoccer.com. December 7, 2021. December 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211207175400/https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/2022-nwsl-expansion-draft-and-2022-nwsl-draft-presented-by-ally-to-be-broadcast-remotely. live.
  2. Web site: NWSL Announces Further Details Regarding 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft and 2022 NWSL Draft . www.nwslsoccer.com . December 4, 2021 . December 4, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211204003250/https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/nwsl-announces-further-details-regarding-2022-nwsl-expansion-draft-and-2022-nwsl-draft-presented-by-ally . live .
  3. Web site: National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL. www.nwslsoccer.com. December 14, 2021. December 14, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211214194108/https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/nwsl-announces-list-of-players-registered-for-2022-nwsl-draft-presented-by-ally. live.