The 2023 NWSL Draft presented by Ally was the eleventh annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select amateur players above the age of 18 playing in the United States who exhausted, lost, or renounced any remaining collegiate eligibility, as well as select players that the NWSL had already signed in advance. It was held on January 12, 2023, at the 2023 United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philadelphia and covered by various linear and online platforms of CBS Sports.

Angel City FC selected Alyssa Thompson of the Harvard-Westlake School with the first overall pick. She was the first player ever to be picked in an NWSL draft directly out of high school.

Format All 12 teams of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) took turns making their selections over four rounds. Draft order in each round was determined by the reverse order of the final 2022 regular season standings, except that the 2022 champions picked last and the runners-up picked second-to-last in each round. The list of players eligible for selection was released on January 10, 2023. CBS Sports covered the draft on various platforms, including CBS Sports Network, Paramount+, and CBS Sports HQ. International broadcast was available on the NWSL's YouTube channel.

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 a competitive NWSL game (regular season, playoff, or Challenge Cup)

Picks Round Pick Player NWSL team Notes College Round 1 1 F Angel City FC N/A 2 F Kansas City Current Duke 3 * D Orlando Pride Florida State 4 *^ M NJ/NY Gotham FC Florida State 5 D Portland Thorns FC Alabama 6 F North Carolina Courage Notre Dame 7 F Chicago Red Stars Penn State 8 D North Carolina Courage California 9 M North Carolina Courage Florida State 10 F Kansas City Current Virginia 11 F North Carolina Courage Virginia 12 F Portland Thorns FC Santa Clara Round 2 13 M San Diego Wave FC Stanford 14 # M Chicago Red Stars Oklahoma State 15 D Kansas City Current West Virginia 16 F Racing Louisville FC Ohio State 17 D Racing Louisville FC Notre Dame 18 G Kansas City Current Iowa State 19 D OL Reign Washington 20 M Houston Dash Harvard 21 F Orlando Pride TCU 22 D Houston Dash South Carolina 23 F Chicago Red Stars Penn State 24 # F Portland Thorns FC Michigan State Round 3 25 D Orlando Pride North Carolina 26 F Washington Spirit Arizona State 27 G Angel City FC California 28 G Washington Spirit Gonzaga 29 M Racing Louisville FC New Mexico 30 F Washington Spirit Alabama 31 # F Racing Louisville FC Alabama 32 # G Portland Thorns FC Michigan State 33 # G San Diego Wave FC UCLA 34 F Washington Spirit Long Beach State 35 # D Kansas City Current Washington State 36 D Houston Dash LSU Round 4 37 F Washington Spirit Colorado 38 # D Kansas City Current Vanderbilt 39 M Orlando Pride Washington 40 # D Washington Spirit Duke 41 # F Orlando Pride UCF 42 M Kansas City Current Kansas 43 M Chicago Red Stars Duke 44 # M NJ/NY Gotham FC Arizona 45 M San Diego Wave FC Wake Forest 46 M OL Reign Wisconsin 47 # G Kansas City Current Ole Miss 48 D Houston Dash UCLA

Notable undrafted players Below is a list of undrafted rookies who appeared in a competitive NWSL game in 2023. Player Original NWSL team College D San Diego Wave FC Oregon D Chicago Red Stars Denver M Washington Spirit California M Angel City FC Duke D Kansas City Current Oregon F OL Reign Oregon State

Trades Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Round 4:

Summary In 2023, a total of 34 colleges had players selected. Of these, three had a player drafted to the NWSL for the first time: Arizona, Iowa State and New Mexico.

Schools with multiple draft selections SelectionsSchools 3 Alabama, Duke, Florida State 2 California, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Penn State, UCLA, Virginia, Washington

Selections by college athletic conference ConferenceRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalACC711312Big Ten13116Big West00101Big 1204015Ivy League01001Mountain West00101Pac-12124411SEC11327The American00011West Coast10102Non-college athlete10001

Selections by position PositionRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalGoalkeeper01416Defender343313Midfielder231612Forward744217

See also List of drafts held by the NWSL List of National Women's Soccer League draftees by college team 2023 National Women's Soccer League season

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