2020 NWSL College Draft

Format

• NWSL teams took turns making their selections over four rounds, with nine picks per round. Draft order was determined by the final 2019 regular season standings.
• The draft was broadcast live via the NWSL website, Facebook and YouTube.
• Final list of registered players was released on January 15, 2020.

  Results

Key

Picks

Trades

Future draft trades

• Round 1, Utah Royals FC → Chicago Red Stars. June 18, 2018: Chicago Red Stars acquired the natural first-round pick in the 2021 NWSL College Draft as well as a first and second-round pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft and two first-round picks in the 2019 NWSL College Draft from Utah Royals FC in exchange for the rights to Christen Press and Samantha Johnson.
• Round 1, Portland Thorns FC → Sky Blue FC. January 8, 2020: Sky Blue FC acquired the natural first-round pick in the 2021 NWSL College Draft and Margaret Purce from Portland Thorns FC in exchange for Raquel Rodríguez.
• Round 1, Reign FC → Chicago Red Stars. January 10, 2020: Chicago Red Stars acquired the natural first-round pick in the 2021 NWSL College Draft and natural third-round pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft from Reign FC in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft.
• Round 1, Orlando Pride → Chicago Red Stars. January 16, 2020: Chicago Red Stars acquired the natural first-round pick in the 2021 NWSL College Draft, the No. 19 pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft, Rachel Hill and $50,000 of allocation money in exchange for the No. 3 and No. 26 picks in the 2020 NWSL Draft.
• Round 1, Sky Blue FC → Washington Spirit. January 16, 2020: Washington Spirit acquired a first-round pick in the 2021 NWSL College Draft and the No. 4, No. 13 and No. 17 picks in the 2020 NWSL College Draft from Sky Blue FC in exchange for Mallory Pugh.
• Round 2, Chicago Red Stars → Utah Royals FC. December 19, 2019: Utah Royals FC acquired the natural second-round pick in the 2021 NWSL College Draft from Chicago Red Stars in exchange for Makenzy Doniak.
• Round 2, Houston Dash → Utah Royals FC. January 8, 2020: Utah Royals FC acquired the natural second-round pick in the 2021 NWSL College Draft and natural second-round pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft from Houston Dash in exchange for Utah Royals FC's third-round pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft and Katie Stengel.
• Round 2, Reign FC → Orlando Pride. January 22, 2020: Orlando Pride acquired the natural second-round pick in the 2021 NWSL College Draft from Reign FC in exchange for Dani Weatherholt.
• Round 3, Utah Royals FC → Houston Dash. March 11, 2020: Houston Dash acquired a third-round pick in the 2021 NWSL College Draft from Utah Royals FC in exchange for the rights to Aminata Diallo.
• Round 4, North Carolina Courage → Sky Blue FC. January 10, 2020: Sky Blue FC acquired a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2021 NWSL College Draft and McCall Zerboni from North Carolina Courage in exchange for Hailie Mace. The pick is subject to Mace signing with North Carolina in the 2020 season.

• Round 2, Reign FC → Houston Dash. February 3, 2020: Houston Dash acquired a conditional second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL College Draft as well as Shea Groom and Megan Oyster from Reign FC in exchange for the rights to Sofia Huerta and Amber Brooks.

  Summary

Selections by college athletic conference

Schools with multiple draft selections