2020 NWSL College Draft


The 2020 NWSL College Draft was the eighth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League franchises to select newly eligible College soccer in [the United States|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.

Format

  • NWSL teams took turns making their selections over four rounds, with nine picks per round. Draft order was determined by the final 2019 [National Women's Soccer League season|2019 regular season] standings.
  • The draft was broadcast live via the NWSL website, Facebook and YouTube.
  • Final list of registered players was released on January 15, 2020.
  • The 2020 draft was the first since the introduction of allocation money, and the league's first transactions exchanging allocation money involved picks in this draft.

Results

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Notable undrafted players

Below is a list of undrafted rookies who appeared in a competitive NWSL game in 2020.
PlayerOriginal NWSL teamCollegeNotes
sortname|Machaela|George

Trades

Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
'''Round 4:'''

Summary

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 Falcons women's soccer|Bowling Green], NC State [Wolfpack women's soccer|NC State] and South Florida.