The North American Soccer League Draft first overall pick was the player who is selected first among all eligible draftees by a team during the annual North American Soccer League (NASL) Draft. The first pick was awarded to the club with the poorest regular season record during the previous NASL campaign. Exceptions were when there was an expansion club, where the expansion side has the opportunity to select the first overall draft pick.
The draft was held in 1968 and annually from 1972 until 1984.
Key ^Denotes players who have been selected to the All-Star Game or NASL Best XI *Elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame^*Denotes Hall of Famers who have been selected to the All-Star GamePlayer(in bold text)Rookie of the YearApp.NASL appearances GoalsNASL goalsAsst.NASL assists
List of first overall picks DraftSelected byPlayerNationalityPositionCollege/high school/former clubNASL rookie statisticsRef.App.GoalsAsst.1968New York GeneralsGKAkron1969–1971 No draft1972Miami GatosDFBrockport1973Philadelphia Atoms^GKEast Stroudsburg1974Los Angeles AztecsFWUCLA1975Tampa Bay Rowdies^DFOneonta State1976Los Angeles AztecsDFBrown1977Dallas Tornado*DFHartwick1978Colorado CaribousDFSIU Edwardsville1979Dallas TornadoFWUlster County CC1980New York CosmosFWSIU Edwardsville1981Tulsa RoughnecksMFConnecticut1982Tampa Bay RowdiesFWConnecticut1983Tampa Bay Rowdies^DFIndiana1984Tampa Bay RowdiesFWSouth Florida
See also List of first overall MLS draft picks
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