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The 2023 NWSL Draft saw California high school forward Alyssa Thompson go first overall to Angel City FC thanks to a series of wild trades made in the days leading up to the draft. At just 18 years old, the Los Angeles native should immediately contribute and has unlimited potential if Angel City is able to develop Thompson well. In a normal draft, a high school student going first overall would have been the craziest thing that could happen, but in this 2023 NWSL draft, it was anything but normal.

Duke star Michelle Cooper was second, while the first defender off the board was Florida State’s Emily Madril, who fell with the Orlando Pride in third overall.

With a record 12 trades during the draft, the Washington Spirit was able to take control of the draft in the third round after the North Carolina Courage used its draft capital to amass four first-round players. There are many ways to build a roster in the NWSL, but the draft, especially this one, has talent ups and downs. With COVID allowing players to have a fifth year of eligibility and in some cases transfer to other schools such as Penelope Hocking at Penn State, this is a polished class and teams wanted to add depth, and many have done just that.

They’ll need that depth when the key players head into the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand this summer, which is why not only have many goalkeepers been selected, but some teams like the Kansas City Current have essentially selected lines from All-new defense. Hocking also saw his twin sister Iliana move to NJ/NY Gotham FC, creating a new sibling rivalry in the league. It was an exciting, record-setting draft that saw the U.S. women’s team advance Lynn Williams traded.

Here are the full draft results:

results draft

round 1

• 1. Angel City FC — Alyssa Thompson, FWD (Harvard-Westlake Prep)
• 2. Kansas City Current — Michelle Cooper, FWD (Duke University)
• 3. Orlando Pride — Emily Madril, DEF (Florida State University)
• 4. NJ/NY Gotham — Jenna Nighswonger, MID (Florida State University)
• 5. Portland Thorns FC — Reyna Reyes, DEF/MID (University of Alabama)
• 6. North Carolina Courage — Olivia Wyngate, FWD (Notre Dame University)
• 7. Chicago Red Stars — Penelope Hocking, MID/FWD (Penn State University)
• 8. North Carolina Courage — Sydney Collins, DEF/MID (University of California)
• 9. North Carolina Courage — Clara Robbins, MID/FWD (Florida State University)
• 10. Kansas City Current — Alexa Spaanstra, MID/FWD (University of Virginia)
• 11. North Carolina Courage — Haley Hopkins, FWD (University of Virginia)
• 12. Portland Thorns FC — Izzy D’Aquila, FWD (Santa Clara University)

2nd round

• 13. San Diego Wave — Sierra Enge, DEF/MID (Stanford)
• 14. Chicago Red Stars — Grace Yochum, MID (Oklahoma State)
• 15. Current Kansas City — Gabrielle Robinson, DEF/MID/FWD (West Virginia University)
• 16. Racing Louisville FC — Kayla Fischer, MID/FWD (Ohio State University)
• 17. Racing Louisville FC — Brianna Martinez, DEF/MID (Notre Dame University)
• 18. Current Kansas City — Jordan Silkowitz, GK (Iowa State University)
• 19. OL Reign — Shea Holmes, DEF (University of Washington)
• 20. Houston Dash — Sophie Hirst, MID (Harvard University)
• 21. Orlando Pride — Messiah Bright, FWD (Texas Christian University)
• 22. Houston Dash — Jyllissa Harris, DEF/MID (University of South Carolina)
• 23. Chicago Red Stars — Allison Schlegel, MID/FWD (Penn State University)
• 24. Portland Thorns FC — Lauren DeBeau, MID/FWD (Michigan State University)

round 3

• 25. Orlando Pride — Tori Hansen, DEF (University of North Carolina)
• 26. Washington Spirit — Nicole Douglas, FWD (Arizona State University)
• 27. Angel City FC — Angelina Anderson, GK (University of California)
• 28. Washington Spirit — Lyza Bosselmann, GK (Gonzaga)
• 29. Racing Louisville FC — Jaydn Edwards, MID/FWD (University of New Mexico)
• 30. Washington Spirit — Riley Tanner, MID/FWD (University of Alabama)
• 31. Racing Louisville FC — Riley Mattingly Parker, MID/FWD (University of Alabama)
• 32. Portland Thorns — Lauren Kozal, GK (Michigan State University)
• 33. San Diego Wave FC — Lauren Brzykcy, GK (University of California, Los Angeles)
• 34. Washington Spirit — Lena Silano, FWD (Long Beach State University)
• 35. Kansas City Current — Mykiaa Minniss, DEF (Washington State University)
• 36. Houston Dash — Lindsi Jennings, DEF (Louisiana State University)

Round 4

• 37. Washington Spirit — Civana Kuhlmann, FWD (University of Colorado)
• 38. Current Kansas City — Ella Shamburger, DEF (Vanderbilt University)
• 39. Orlando Pride — Summer Yates, MID/FWD (University of Washington)
• 40. Washington Spirit — Delaney Graham, DEF/MID/FWD (Duke University)
• 41. Orlando Pride — Kristen Scott, MID/FWD (University of Central Florida)
• 42. Current Kansas City — Rylan Childers, MID (Kanas University)
• 43. Chicago Red Stars — Sophie Jones, MID (Duke University)
• 44. NJ/NY Gotham FC — Iliana Hocking, DEF/MID (University of Arizona)
• 45. San Diego Wave FC — Giovanna Demarco, MID (Wake Forest University)
• 46. ​​OL Reign — Natalie Viggiano, MID/FWD (University of Wisconsin)
• 47. Current Kansas City — Ashley Orkus, GK (University of Mississippi)
• 48. Houston Dash — Madelyn Desiano DEF (University of California, Los Angeles)