The 2017 NWSL College Draft has wrapped up, with 40 players learning which team they’ll be starting their professional careers with. Attacking midfielder Rose Lavelle of Wisconsin was the first overall pick as expected, and she’ll be asked to become the new face of the Boston Breakers.
NWSL draft 2017 results: All the picks from all 4 rounds
The 2017 NWSL Draft has concluded, with Boston Breakers and FC Kansas City, in particular, stocking up through their picks.
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Boston had four picks in the first round and went heavy on attackers. After picking up Lavelle, they also added versatile attack-minded midfielder Morgan Andrews, plus athletic forwards Ifenoma Onumonu and Margaret Purce.
FC Kansas City is earning praise for their picks, adding to all parts of their roster while taking players who were projected to go higher than they did. Christina Gibbons fell to them at No. 5 overall, while Toni Payne, Stephanie Ribeiro, Alexis Shaffer and Rashida Beal could all have chances to get minutes as rookies.
Savannah Jordan, a forward from Florida who was a consensus top-five prospect in the draft, fell to the second round due to her desire to play overseas. Portland Thorns traded into the second round to select her, but head coach Mark Parsons confirmed that she will not be with the Thorns when the NWSL season starts in April.
Here are all the picks from this year’s NWSL draft.
Round 1
- Boston Breakers — Rose Lavelle, M, Wisconsin
- NC Courage — Ashley Hatch, F, BYU
- Boston Breakers — Morgan Andrews, M, USC
- Sky Blue FC — Kayla Mills, D, USC
- FC Kansas City — Christina Gibbons, D/M, Duke
- Seattle Reign — Maddie Bauer, D, Stanford
- NC Courage — Darian Jenkins, M/F, UCLA
- Boston Breakers — Ifeoma Onumonu, F, Cal
- Boston Breakers — Margaret Purce, F, Harvard
- Sky Blue FC — Mandy Freeman, D, USC
Round 2
- Chicago Red Stars — Michele Vasconcelos, M/F, BYU
- Chicago Red Stars — Morgan Proffitt, D/M, Marquette
- FC Kansas City — Toni Payne, M, Duke
- Portland Thorns — Rachel Hill, F, UConn
- Houston Dash — Jane Campbell, G, Stanford
- Seattle Reign — Katie Johnson, F, USC
- FC Kansas City — Stephanie Ribeiro, F, UConn
- Portland Thorns — Savannah Jordan, F, Florida
- Washington Spirit — Lindsay Agnew, F, Ohio State
- NC Courage — Claire Wagner, D, Clemson
Round 3
- Portland Thorns — Tyler Lussi, F, Princeton
- Orlando Pride — Danica Evans, F, Colorado
- Sky Blue FC — Kailen Sheridan, G, Clemson
- Sky Blue FC — Madison Tiernan, M/F, Rutgers
- FC Kansas City — Alexis Shaffer, M, Virginia
- Seattle Reign — Arielle Ship, F, Cal
- NC Courage — Jaycie Johnson, D, Nebraska
- Houston Dash — Nichelle Prince, F, Ohio State
- Washington Spirit — Meggie Dougherty-Howard, M, Florida
- Sky Blue FC — Catrina Atanda, M, Clemson
Round 4
- Boston Breakers — Sammy Jo Prudhomme, G, USC
- Orlando Pride — Nickolette Driesse, D/M, Penn State
- Houston Dash — Erin Smith, D, Rutgers
- Sky Blue FC — McKenzie Meehan, F, Boston College
- FC Kansas City — Rashida Beal, D, Minnesota
- Washington Spirit — Cameron Castleberry, M, North Carolina
- Seattle Reign — Kristen McNabb, D, Virginia
- Boston Breakers — Hayley Dowd, F, Boston College
- Chicago Red Stars — Lauren Kaskie, M, UCLA
- Portland Thorns — Caroline Flynn, M/F, Nebraska
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