The rookie class for the 2025 season of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) was the first since the abolition of the NWSL Draft. Instead of being selected in a draft, first-year professionals were able to sign with teams as free agents.
List 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)
Players Date Player NWSL team College FW San Diego Wave FC Texas FW Utah Royals DF San Diego Wave FC UCLA DF North Carolina Courage USC FW Gotham FC Pittsburgh MF Angel City FC Mississippi State GK Utah Royals Texas FW Bay FC California *^ DF Gotham FC UCLA MF Washington Spirit Pittsburgh # FW Washington Spirit San Diego State FW Gotham FC Minnesota # GK Kansas City Current North Carolina FW Kansas City Current Duke DF Kansas City Current Penn State DF Seattle Reign FC Rutgers FW Seattle Reign FC North Carolina FW Portland Thorns FC Princeton MF Bay FC Florida State GK Gotham FC UCLA DF Orlando Pride Wake Forest MF Chicago Stars FC Santa Clara DF San Diego Wave FC North Carolina DF Racing Louisville FC Duke FW Racing Louisville FC Nebraska # DF Racing Louisville FC Virginia Tech MF Houston Dash Duke DF Portland Thorns FC UCLA MF Gotham FC UCLA MF Bay FC Duke # GK Orlando Pride Grand Canyon # MF Orlando Pride Wisconsin # MF Portland Thorns FC Florida State MF Racing Louisville FC Utah FW Angel City FC Rutgers MF Angel City FC Mississippi State # DF Utah Royals USC DF Utah Royals Ohio State MF Utah Royals North Carolina MF Washington Spirit UCLA FW Washington Spirit Georgia FW Washington Spirit Arkansas GK Seattle Reign FC Auburn # GK Houston Dash Maryland FW Portland Thorns FC Wake Forest DF Chicago Stars FC Michigan State # GK Racing Louisville FC Mississippi State # GK Angel City FC Portland DF San Diego Wave FC Stanford MF San Diego Wave FC Penn State FW Chicago Stars FC South Carolina # DF Portland Thorns FC Virginia FW North Carolina Courage Princeton MFRacing Louisville FCMichigan #MFNorth Carolina CourageGeorgiaDFGotham FCNorth Carolina #GKGotham FCPrinceton DF Angel City FC Kentucky #GKPortland Thorns FCStanford #GKNorth Carolina CourageSaint Joseph'sFWOrlando PrideUSC #GKChicago Stars FCMichiganMFGotham FCHarvard #FWHouston DashNotre Dame #MFSan Diego Wave FCTexasDFAngel City FCNorth Carolina #GKKansas City CurrentOklahoma StateDFGotham FCUSC #DFWashington SpiritVirginia Tech #GKHouston DashWashington State #MFNorth Carolina CourageTCU
See also NWSL Draft 2025 National Women's Soccer League season
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