# 2019 NWSL College Draft

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.

## Format

* Draft order was determined by the final 2018 regular season standings.
* Final list of registered players was released on January 9, 2019.

## Results

    As of November 23, 2023

### 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, Challenge Cup, or 2020 Fall Series) |

### Picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | NWSL team | College |
| Round 1 | 1 | Tierna Davidson | D | Chicago Red Stars | Stanford |
| Round 1 | 2 | Hailie Mace * | D | Sky Blue FC | UCLA |
| Round 1 | 3 | Jordan DiBiasi | M | Washington Spirit | Stanford |
| Round 1 | 4 | Sam Staab * | D | Washington Spirit | Clemson |
| Round 1 | 5 | Leah Pruitt | F | North Carolina Courage | USC |
| Round 1 | 6 | Julia Ashley | D | Sky Blue FC | North Carolina |
| Round 1 | 7 | Tegan McGrady | D | Washington Spirit | Stanford |
| Round 1 | 8 | Dorian Bailey | M | Washington Spirit | North Carolina |
| Round 1 | 9 | Hailey Harbison | F | North Carolina Courage | Pepperdine |
| Round 2 | 10 | Paige Monaghan | F | Sky Blue FC | Butler |
| Round 2 | 11 | Julie James | M | Sky Blue FC | Baylor |
| Round 2 | 12 | Ally Prisock | D | Houston Dash | USC |
| Round 2 | 13 | Cece Kizer | F | Houston Dash | Ole Miss |
| Round 2 | 14 | Lauren Milliet | M | North Carolina Courage | Colorado College |
| Round 2 | 15 | María Sánchez | F | Chicago Red Stars | Santa Clara |
| Round 2 | 16 | Betsy Brandon | M | Houston Dash | Virginia |
| Round 2 | 17 | Bayley Feist | M | Washington Spirit | Wake Forest |
| Round 2 | 18 | Kayla McCoy | F | Houston Dash | Duke |
| Round 3 | 19 | Kyra Carusa | F | Sky Blue FC | Georgetown |
| Round 3 | 20 | Bianca St-Georges | F | Chicago Red Stars | West Virginia |
| Round 3 | 21 | Jazmin Jackmon$^#$ | D | Houston Dash | Oregon |
| Round 3 | 22 | Grace Cutler$^#$ | M | Houston Dash | West Virginia |
| Round 3 | 23 | Michelle Maemone | D | Utah Royals FC | Pepperdine |
| Round 3 | 24 | Emily Ogle | M | Portland Thorns FC | Penn State |
| Round 3 | 25 | Erin Greening | M | Orlando Pride | Colorado |
| Round 3 | 26 | Kayla Sharples | D | Chicago Red Stars | Northwestern |
| Round 3 | 27 | Maddie Nolf | D | Utah Royals FC | Penn State |
| Round 4 | 28 | Kaylan Marckese$^#$ | G | Sky Blue FC | Florida |
| Round 4 | 29 | Kenie Wright | M | Sky Blue FC | Rutgers |
| Round 4 | 30 | Marisa Viggiano | M | Orlando Pride | Northwestern |
| Round 4 | 31 | April Bockin$^#$ | F | Chicago Red Stars | Minnesota |
| Round 4 | 32 | Alexandra Kimball$^#$ | M | Utah Royals FC | North Carolina |
| Round 4 | 33 | Hannah Davison | D | Chicago Red Stars | Northwestern |
| Round 4 | 34 | Sabrina Flores | D | Sky Blue FC | Notre Dame |
| Round 4 | 35 | Jenna Szczesny | F | Chicago Red Stars | Loyola–Chicago |
| Round 4 | 36 | Kaycie Tillman$^#$ | M | North Carolina Courage | Florida State |

### Notable undrafted players

Below is a list of undrafted rookies who appeared in a competitive NWSL game in 2019.
| Player | Pos. | Original NWSL team | College | Notes |
| Bethany Balcer ^* | F | Seattle Reign FC | Spring Arbor | First NAIA player to sign with an NWSL club. First undrafted player named Rookie of the Year. |
| Lainey Burdett | G | Orlando Pride | Arizona | |
| Marissa Everett | F | Portland Thorns FC | Oregon | |
| Caitlin Farrell | F | Orlando Pride | Georgetown | |
| Samantha Leshnak | G | North Carolina Courage | Georgetown | |
| Madison Pogarch | D | Portland Thorns FC | Rutgers | |
| Raisa Strom-Okimoto | F | Utah Royals FC | Hawaii | |
| Gaby Vincent | D | Utah Royals FC | Louisville | |
| Shae Yáñez | G | Washington Spirit | Tennessee | |

## Trades

Round 1:
* ↑ Utah Royals FC → Chicago Red Stars. Chicago Red Stars acquired the No. 1 overall pick and the No. 7 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft from Utah Royals FC in exchange for the rights to Christen Press. Utah Royals FC received the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft when they entered the league.
* ↑ Washington Spirit → Sky Blue FC → Washington Spirit. Sky Blue FC received a conditional first-round and natural second-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft from Washington Spirit in exchange for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NWSL Dispersal Draft. Washington Spirit re-acquired this pick in exchange for the No. 29 overall pick, Estelle Johnson, Caprice Dydasco, and DiDi Haracic.
* ↑ Orlando Pride → Washington Spirit. Washington Spirit acquired Orlando Pride's natural first-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Aubrey Bledsoe in exchange for Shelina Zadorsky.
* ↑ Houston Dash → North Carolina Courage. North Carolina Courage acquired Houston Dash's natural first-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft in exchange for two second-round picks in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Allysha Chapman.
* ↑ Chicago Red Stars → Sky Blue FC. Sky Blue FC acquired the No. 6 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Chicago Red Stars' highest second-round pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft in exchange for Katie Johnson.
* ↑ Seattle Reign FC → Orlando Pride → Utah Royals FC → Chicago Red Stars → Washington Spirit. Washington Spirit acquired the No. 7 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft from Chicago Red Stars in exchange for the No. 20 overall pick and the club's natural first-round pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft. Chicago Red Stars acquired the No. 1 overall pick and the No. 7 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft from Utah Royals FC in exchange for the rights to Christen Press. Utah Royals FC acquired the No. 7 overall pick from Orlando Pride (via Seattle Reign FC).
* ↑ Portland Thorns FC → Washington Spirit. Washington Spirit acquired Portland Thorns FC's natural first-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft in exchange for a 2018 international roster spot and future considerations.
* ↑ North Carolina Courage → Seattle Reign FC → North Carolina Courage. Seattle Reign FC acquired North Carolina Courage's natural first-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft in exchange for Seattle's natural second-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Merritt Mathias. North Carolina Courage re-acquired their natural first-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft in exchange for the rights to Darian Jenkins.
Round 2:
* ↑ Washington Spirit → Sky Blue FC. Sky Blue FC received a conditional first-round and natural second-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft from Washington Spirit in exchange for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NWSL Dispersal Draft.
* ↑ Orlando Pride → Houston Dash. Houston Dash acquired Orlando Pride's natural second-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft in exchange for defender Poliana.
* ↑ Utah Royals FC → North Carolina Courage. North Carolina Courage acquired Utah Royals FC's natural second-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and the rights to Heather O'Reilly in exchange for Makenzy Doniak and North Carolina's natural third-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft.
* ↑ Seattle Reign FC → North Carolina Courage → Houston Dash. North Carolina Courage acquired Houston Dash's natural first-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft in exchange for two second-round picks in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Allysha Chapman. Seattle Reign FC acquired North Carolina Courage's natural first-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft in exchange for Seattle's natural second-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Merritt Mathias.
* ↑ Portland Thorns FC → Washington Spirit. Washington Spirit acquired the No. 17 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft from Portland Thorns FC in exchange for the No. 31 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Washington's natural second-round pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft.
* ↑ North Carolina Courage → Houston Dash. North Carolina Courage acquired Houston Dash's natural first-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft in exchange for two second-round picks in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Allysha Chapman.
Round 3:
* ↑ Washington Spirit → Chicago Red Stars. Chicago Red Stars acquired the No. 20 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Washington Spirit's natural first-round pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft in exchange for the No. 7 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft.
* ↑ Orlando Pride → Houston Dash. Houston Dash acquired Orlando Pride's natural third-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft in exchange for Lotta Ökvist.
* ↑ Chicago Red Stars → Portland Thorns FC. Portland Thorns FC acquired the No. 24 overall pick from the Chicago Red Stars in exchange for the No. 31 and No. 35 overall picks in the 2019 NWSL College Draft.
* ↑ Seattle Reign FC → Orlando Pride. Orlando Pride acquired Seattle Reign FC's natural third-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Haley Kopmeyer in exchange for Jasmyne Spencer.
* ↑ Portland Thorns FC → Chicago Red Stars. Chicago Red Stars acquired Portland Thorns FC's natural third-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft in exchange for the 29th pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft.
* ↑ North Carolina Courage → Utah Royals FC. North Carolina Courage acquired Utah Royals FC's natural second-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and the rights to Heather O'Reilly in exchange for Makenzy Doniak and North Carolina's natural third-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft.
Round 4:
* ↑ Sky Blue FC → Washington Spirit. Sky Blue FC acquired this pick, Estelle Johnson, Caprice Dydasco, and DiDi Haracic in exchange for the No. 3 overall pick.
* ↑ Houston Dash → Washington Spirit → Portland Thorns FC → Chicago Red Stars. Washington Spirit acquired Houston Dash's natural fourth-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft in exchange for Tiffany Weimer. Portland Thorns FC acquired the No. 31 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Washington Spirit's natural second-round pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft in exchange for the No. 17 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft. Chicago Red Stars then acquired the No. 31 and No. 35 overall picks in the 2019 NWSL College Draft from the Portland Thorns FC in exchange for the No. 24 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft.
* ↑ Seattle Reign FC → Sky Blue FC. Sky Blue FC acquired Seattle Reign FC's natural fourth-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft in exchange for Adriana Leon.
* ↑ Portland Thorns FC → Chicago Red Stars. Chicago Red Stars acquired the No. 31 and No. 35 overall picks in the 2019 NWSL College Draft from the Portland Thorns FC in exchange for the No. 24 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft.

## Summary

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.

### Schools with multiple draft selections

| Selections | Schools |
| 3 | North Carolina, Northwestern, Stanford |
| 2 | Penn State, Pepperdine, USC, West Virginia |

### Selections by college athletic conference

| 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 |

### Selections by position

| 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 |