The 2017 NWSL College Draft was the fifth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 12, 2017 at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Convention in Los Angeles, California.
Format Draft order was determined by the final 2016 regular season standings.
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 an NWSL regular season or playoff game
Picks RoundPickPlayerNWSL teamNotesCollegeRound 11 * M Boston Breakers Wisconsin2 ^* F North Carolina Courage BYU3 M Boston Breakers USC4 D Sky Blue FC USC5 M FC Kansas City Duke6 D Seattle Reign FC Stanford7 F North Carolina Courage UCLA8 * F Boston Breakers California9 * F Boston Breakers Harvard10 D Sky Blue FC USC Round 211 F Chicago Red Stars BYU12 M Chicago Red Stars Marquette13 # F FC Kansas City Duke14 F Portland Thorns FC UConn15 * G Houston Dash Stanford16 F Seattle Reign FC USC17 # F FC Kansas City UConn18 F Portland Thorns FC Florida19 F Washington Spirit Ohio State 20 # D North Carolina Courage ClemsonRound 321 F Portland Thorns FC Princeton22 F Orlando Pride Colorado23 * G Sky Blue FC Clemson24 F Sky Blue FC Rutgers25 # M FC Kansas City Virginia26 F Seattle Reign FC California27 F North Carolina Courage Nebraska28 F Houston Dash Ohio State29 M Washington Spirit Florida30 # M Sky Blue FC ClemsonRound 431 G Boston Breakers USC32 M Orlando Pride Penn State33 # D Houston Dash Rutgers34 F Sky Blue FC Boston College35 # D FC Kansas City Minnesota36 M Washington Spirit North Carolina37 D Seattle Reign FC Virginia38 F Boston Breakers Boston College39 M Chicago Red Stars UCLA40 M Portland Thorns FC Nebraska
Notable undrafted players Below is a list of undrafted rookies who appeared in a competitive NWSL game in 2017. PlayerOriginal NWSL teamCollegeNotes D Portland Thorns FC Virginia M Portland Thorns FC James Madison * D Portland Thorns FC DePaul D FC Kansas City Nebraska F Washington Spirit Georgetown
Trades Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
Round 4:
Summary In 2017, a total of 22 colleges had players selected. Of these, five had a player drafted to the NWSL for the first time: Clemson, Harvard, Minnesota, Ohio State and UConn.
Schools with multiple draft selections SelectionsSchools 5 USC 3 Clemson 2 Boston College, BYU, California, Duke, Florida, Nebraska, Ohio State, Rutgers, Stanford, UCLA, UConn, Virginia
Selections by college athletic conference ConferenceRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalACC123410Big East03003Big Ten11349Ivy League10102Pac-12622212SEC01102West Coast11002
Selections by position PositionRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalGoalkeeper01113Defender41038Midfielder313411Forward376218
See also List of NWSL drafts List of National Women's Soccer League draftees by college team 2016 National Women's Soccer League season
References
External links 2017 NWSL College Draft on YouTube Official 2017 NWSL College Draft Results Official list of draft-eligible players