NWSL Draft Picks – 2024 Draft Recap
The highly anticipated NWSL draft took center stage on January 12, 2024, in Anaheim, California. We wrote about the draft pick order, eligibility, and top prospects.
Surprisingly to some, the first two picks came from Tar Heels. Additionally, we saw multiple girls chosen from the same school including Clemson, UNC, UCLA, USC, Stanford, Penn State, FSU, BYU, Pittsburgh, Texas Tech, and Arkansas.
Now, we present you the picks.
| PICK | PLAYER | TEAM | COLLEGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ally Sentnor | Utah Royals | UNC |
| 2 | Savy King | Bay FC | UNC |
| 3 | Croix Bethune | Chicago Red Stars | Georgia |
| 4 | Brecken Mozingo | Utah Royals | BYU |
| 5 | Hal Hershfelt | North Carolina Courage | Clemson |
| 6 | Reilyn Turner | Racing Louisville | UCLA |
| 7 | Kate Wiesner | Washington Spirit | Penn State |
| 8 | Maya Doms | Bay FC | Stanford |
| 9 | Ally Lemos | Orlando Pride | UCLA |
| 10 | Leilanni Nesbeth | North Carolina Courage | FSU |
| 11 | Payton Linnehan | Portland Thorns | Penn State |
| 12 | Kennedy Wesley | San Diego Wave | Stanford |
| 13 | Makenna Morris | Washington Spirit | Clemson |
| 14 | Maycee Bell | Gotham | UNC |
| 15 | Jameese Joseph | Racing Louisville | NC State |
| 16 | Lauren Flynn | Utah Royals | FSU |
| 17 | Sam Meza | Chicago Red Stars | UNC |
| 18 | Ellie Wheeler | Kansas City Current | Penn State |
| 19 | Avery Patterson | Houston Dash | UNC |
| 20 | Olivia Smith-Griffitts | Utah Royals | BYU |
| 21 | Kiki Van Zanten | Utah Royals | Notre Dame |
| 22 | Cori Dyke | Orlando Pride | Penn State |
| 23 | Olivia Wade-Katoa | Portland Thorns | BYU |
| 24 | Natalia Staude | North Carolina Courage | UVA |
| 25 | Kelsey Kaufusi | Portland Thorns | Utah State |
| 26 | Emma Jackaniec | Utah Royals | UW Madison |
| 27 | Maddie Mercado | OL Reign | Notre Dame |
| 28 | Emma Sears | Racing Louisville | Ohio State |
| 29 | Zoe Burns | Utah Royals | USC |
| 30 | Jamie Shepard | Bay FC | BYU |
| 31 | Hannah Anderson | Chicago Red Stars | Texas Tech |
| 32 | Halle Mackiewicz | Kansas City Current | Clemson |
| 33 | Cristina Roque | Utah Royals | FSU |
| 34 | Caroline Conti | Bay FC | Clemson |
| 35 | Anna Podojil | Washington Spirit | University of Arksansas |
| 36 | Amanda West | Houston Dash | Pitt |
| 37 | Felicia Knox | Angel City | University of Alabama |
| 38 | Heather Hinz | North Carolina Courage | USC |
| 39 | Katherine Asman | Portland Thorns | Penn State |
| 40 | Julia Dorsey | Houston Dash | UNC |
| 41 | Bea Franklin | Chicago Red Stars | University of Arksansas |
| 42 | Mya Jones | Racing Louisville | University of Memphis |
| 43 | Makena Carr | Bay FC | Saint Mary’s College of California |
| 44 | Jessica Garziano | Utah Royals | St. John’s University |
| 45 | Celia Gaynor | Chicago Red Stars | Michigan State University |
| 46 | Hope Hisey | Kansas City Current | Arizona |
| 47 | Alyssa Bourgeois | Houston Dash | Santa Clara |
| 48 | Sam Cary | Racing Louisville | Iowa |
| 49 | Courtney Brown | Washington Spirit | University of Utah |
| 50 | Alex Kerr | Orlando Pride | Texas Tech |
| 51 | Madison Curry | Angel City | Princeton |
| 52 | Landy Mertz | North Carolina Courage | University of Pittsburgh |
| 53 | Katie Duong | Portland Thorns | Stanford |
| 54 | Madison White | San Diego Wave | Texas Tech |
| 55 | Laveni Vaka | OL Reign | BYU |
| 56 | Talia Gabarra | Orlando Pride | University of Central Florida |
You can get the latest details on the official NWSL website.
Written By: Beau Bridges
Founder of SoccerNovo
I’m Beau 👋 a proud dad of an MLS NEXT player, former soccer coach, soccer enthusiast, and board member of our local youth sports program. I created soccernovo.com to share my knowledge of the game and help parents learn more about youth soccer in the U.S. I also authored an eBook ‘Soccer Coach Made Simple‘. Learn more about Beau.
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