List of first overall NWSL draft picks

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Template:SHORTDESC: The National Women's Soccer League's first overall pick is the player who is selected first among all eligible draftees by a team during the annual National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) draft.

Two first picks have been named the NWSL Most Valuable Player: Crystal Dunn and Sophia Smith.[1][2] Only one first overall pick was ever named NWSL Rookie of the Year: Naomi Girma.[3]

Three collegiate programs have multiple players that were selected first overall: Stanford with four, North Carolina with three, and Virginia with two.

On August 22, 2024, the NWSL announced the elimination of its draft in its renegotiated collective bargaining agreement with the National Women's Soccer League Players Association.[4] NWSL teams could pursue and sign any prospective collegiate and international players as free agents.[5]

Key

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! Denotes player who has been inducted to the National Soccer Hall of Fame
+ Denotes player who won Most Valuable Player
* Denotes player who has been selected for an Best XI or Second XI team
Bold Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year

List of first overall picks

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Draft Selected by Player Country Position College / high school /
former club 		NWSL rookie statistics Ref.
Caps Goals Assists
2013 Chicago Red Stars Zakiya Bywaters File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Forward / Midfielder UCLA 6 2 0 [6]
2014 Washington Spirit Crystal Dunn * + Forward North Carolina 21 0 3 [7]
2015 Houston Dash Morgan Brian Midfielder Virginia 10 0 3 [8]
2016 Portland Thorns FC Emily Sonnett * Defender 15 0 0 [9]
2017 Boston Breakers Rose Lavelle * Midfielder Wisconsin 10 2 1 [10]
2018 Washington Spirit Andi Sullivan Stanford 23 0 1 [11]
2019 Chicago Red Stars Tierna Davidson Defender 13 1 0 [12]
2020 Portland Thorns FC Sophia Smith * + Forward 21 7 1 [13]
2021 Racing Louisville FC Emily Fox * Defender North Carolina 23 0 0 [14]
2022 San Diego Wave FC Naomi Girma * Stanford 19 0 0 [15]
2023 Angel City FC Alyssa Thompson Forward Harvard-Westlake 20 4 2 [16]
2024 Utah Royals Ally Sentnor Midfielder North Carolina 21 3 4 [17]
The NWSL Draft was abolished in the 2024 collective bargaining agreement between the league and its players' association[4]

See also

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References

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