2022 NWSL Draft

{{Infobox sports draft

| name = 2022 NWSL Draft

| image =

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| logo =

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| sport = Soccer

| date = {{Start date|2021|12|18}}

| time = 2:00 PM ET

| location =

| network = CBS Sports
Twitch

| league = National Women's Soccer League

| teams =

| first = Naomi Girma,
San Diego Wave FC

| fewest = Houston Dash
(1 pick)

| most = OL Reign and Racing Louisville FC
(6 picks)

| overall = 50

| rounds = 4

| prev = 2021

| next = 2023

}}

The 2022 NWSL Draft was the 10th annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on December 18, 2021, and hosted remotely by CBS Sports.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/2022-nwsl-expansion-draft-and-2022-nwsl-draft-presented-by-ally-to-be-broadcast-remotely|title=National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL|website=www.nwslsoccer.com|access-date=December 7, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207175400/https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/2022-nwsl-expansion-draft-and-2022-nwsl-draft-presented-by-ally-to-be-broadcast-remotely|url-status=live}}

Format

All 12 teams of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) take turns making their selections over four rounds, with 12 picks per round plus any additional compensatory picks. Draft order in each round was determined by the reverse order of the final 2021 regular season standings, with the exceptions being Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FC taking the first two selections as expansion teams and the two teams that contested the 2021 Championship game, Washington Spirit and Chicago Red Stars, taking the last two selections.
After winning a coin flip, San Diego Wave FC selected priority in the NWSL Draft. As a result, San Diego received pick No. 1 in both the first and third rounds of the draft, while Angel City will select first in rounds two and four. By virtue, Angel City were given the first pick in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft.
Each expansion team received a compensatory pick at the conclusion of the second round of the NWSL Draft. A coin flip determined that San Diego Wave FC would select the first compensatory pick at No. 25, and Angel City FC would make the second pick at No. 26.
The 2022 NWSL Draft was open to any high school or college athlete who was enrolled at a university in the United States during the 2021–22 academic year; had exhausted, lost, or renounced their remaining collegiate eligibility during the 2021 calendar year; would be at least 18-years old by the conclusion of the 2022 NWSL League Season; not be under a current professional contract, nor have previously signed a contract to play soccer professionally; and registered for the NWSL Draft by the registration deadline.
On December 3, 2021, it was announced that the board of governors had voted to increase the number of draft-eligible players ahead of the 2022 NWSL Draft. Registration was not required for the 2021 NWSL Draft due to the pandemic-altered NCAA soccer schedule. Those players who were draft-eligible, but went undrafted in the 2021 NWSL Draft, were therefore NWSL discovery-eligible in 2021, even if they retained NCAA eligibility. The updated rules for the 2022 NWSL Draft allowed players who were otherwise eligible, but currently on a NWSL team's discovery list, the choice to either remain on that team's discovery list or be removed in order to register for 2022 NWSL Draft.{{cite web |title=NWSL Announces Further Details Regarding 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft and 2022 NWSL Draft |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/nwsl-announces-further-details-regarding-2022-nwsl-expansion-draft-and-2022-nwsl-draft-presented-by-ally |website=www.nwslsoccer.com |access-date=December 4, 2021 |archive-date=December 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204003250/https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/nwsl-announces-further-details-regarding-2022-nwsl-expansion-draft-and-2022-nwsl-draft-presented-by-ally |url-status=live }}
On December 14, 2021, the NWSL announced the list of players registered for the draft.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/nwsl-announces-list-of-players-registered-for-2022-nwsl-draft-presented-by-ally|title=National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL|website=www.nwslsoccer.com|access-date=December 14, 2021|archive-date=December 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214194108/https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/nwsl-announces-list-of-players-registered-for-2022-nwsl-draft-presented-by-ally|url-status=live}}
CBS Sports covered the draft on various platforms, including CBS Sports Network, Paramount+ and CBS Sports HQ. Internationally, the draft was available to stream live on Twitch.

Results

=Key=

class="wikitable"

| width="5%" bgcolor="#FBFb00" |⁺

|Denotes player who has been selected as NWSL Most Valuable Player

width="5%" bgcolor="#FBCEB1" |^*

|Denotes player who has been selected for an NWSL Best XI or NWSL Second XI team

width="5%" bgcolor="#DDFFDD" |^{^}

|Denotes player who has been selected as NWSL Rookie of the Year

width="5%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" |^#

|Denotes player who has never appeared in a competitive NWSL game (regular season, playoff, or Challenge Cup)

=Picks=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align: center;" \|+ align="bottom" \| !Round !Pick !{{tooltip\|Nat.\|FIFA national affiliation}} !Player !{{tooltip\|Pos.\|Player position}} !NWSL team ! class="unsortable" \|Notes !College
rowspan="12" \|Round 1 \|1 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#FBCEB1" \| {{sortname\|Naomi\|Girma}} *^	D	San Diego Wave FC		Stanford
2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Jaelin\|Howell}}	M	Racing Louisville FC	{{#tag:ref\|Angel City FC → Racing Louisville FC. Racing Louisville acquired the natural first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $75,000 in allocation money and roster protection during the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft from Angel City in exchange for the rights to Christen Press.{{cite news \|title=Angel City FC acquires rights to Christen Press from Racing Louisville FC \|url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/angel-city-fc-acquires-rights-to-christen-press-from-racing-louisville-fc \|access-date=August 24, 2021 \|publisher=NWSL \|date=August 23, 2021 \|archive-date=August 24, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824012218/https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/angel-city-fc-acquires-rights-to-christen-press-from-racing-louisville-fc \|url-status=live }}\|group="R1 trade"}}	Florida State
3 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Emily\|Gray}}	M	North Carolina Courage	{{#tag:ref\|Kansas City Current → North Carolina Courage. North Carolina Courage acquired the natural first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as Kiki Pickett from Kansas City Current in exchange for Sam Mewis.{{Cite web\|url=https://www.kansascitycurrent.com/news/kansas-city-current-acquire-u-s-womens-national-team-midfiel\|title=Kansas City Current Acquire U.S. Women's National Team Midfielder Sam Mewis in Trade - Kansas City Current\|date=November 30, 2021\|website=www.kansascitycurrent.com\|access-date=November 30, 2021\|archive-date=November 30, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130150644/https://www.kansascitycurrent.com/news/kansas-city-current-acquire-u-s-womens-national-team-midfiel\|url-status=live}}\|group="R1 trade"}}	Virginia Tech
4 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#FBCEB1" \| {{sortname\|Savannah\|DeMelo}} *	M	Racing Louisville FC		USC
5 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Mia\|Fishel}} ^#	F	Orlando Pride		UCLA
6 \| {{flagicon\|MEX}}	bgcolor="#FBCEB1" \| {{sortname\|Diana\|Ordóñez}} *	F	North Carolina Courage	{{#tag:ref\|Houston Dash → Angel City FC → Racing Louisville FC → North Carolina Courage. North Carolina Courage acquired the No. 6 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Racing Louisville in exchange for Jessica McDonald.{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/1199439-jessica-mcdonald-traded-to-racing-louisville-fc-for-sixth-overall-pick-in-2022-nwsl-draft\|title=Jessica McDonald Traded to Racing Louisville FC for Sixth Overall Pick in 2022 NWSL Draft\|first=NC Courage\|last=Communications\|date=December 17, 2021\|website=North Carolina Courage\|access-date=December 18, 2021\|archive-date=December 18, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218064338/https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/1199439-jessica-mcdonald-traded-to-racing-louisville-fc-for-sixth-overall-pick-in-2022-nwsl-draft\|url-status=dead}} Racing Louisville had acquired the No. 6 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft and $25,000 in allocation money from Angel City in exchange for Savannah McCaskill.{{Cite web\|url=https://www.racingloufc.com/news_article/show/1199415-racing-lands-world-cup-winner-mcdonald-on-busy-pre-draft-trade-day\|title=Racing lands World Cup winner McDonald on busy pre-draft trade day\|first=Racing Louisville FC\|last=Communications\|date=December 17, 2021\|website=Racing Louisville Football Club - NWSL\|access-date=December 18, 2021\|archive-date=December 18, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218064344/https://www.racingloufc.com/news_article/show/1199415-racing-lands-world-cup-winner-mcdonald-on-busy-pre-draft-trade-day\|url-status=dead}} Angel City had acquired the No. 6 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Houston Dash in exchange for the No. 26 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft and $125,000 in allocation money.{{cite web\|title=Houston Dash acquire No. 26 overall pick and allocation money from Angel City FC\|url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/houston-dash-acquire-no-26-overall-pick-and-allocation-money-from-angel-city-fc\|date=December 16, 2021\|website=www.houstondynamofc.com\|access-date=December 17, 2021\|archive-date=December 17, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217021831/https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/houston-dash-acquire-no-26-overall-pick-and-allocation-money-from-angel-city-fc\|url-status=live}}\|group="R1 trade"}}	Virginia
7 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Elyse\|Bennett}}	F	Kansas City Current	{{#tag:ref\|North Carolina Courage → Kansas City Current. Kansas City Current acquired the natural first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from North Carolina Courage in exchange for the rights to Malia Berkely and the No. 12 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft.{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/1199090\|title=NC Courage Sign Malia Berkely\|date=December 16, 2021\|website=www.nccourage.com\|access-date=December 16, 2021\|archive-date=December 16, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216220903/https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/1199090\|url-status=dead}}\|group="R1 trade"}}	Washington State
8 \| {{flagicon\|HUN}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Zsanett\|Kaján}} ^#	F	OL Reign	{{#tag:ref\|NJ/NY Gotham FC → OL Reign. OL Reign acquired the No. 8 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from NJ/NY Gotham FC in exchange for the natural first-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft and $40,000 in allocation money.{{Cite web\|url=https://www.olreign.com/news/2021/12/18/ol-reign-acquire-first-round-draft-pick-from-gotham-fc\|title=OL Reign Acquire First Round Draft Pick from Gotham FC\|website=OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD\|access-date=December 18, 2021\|archive-date=December 18, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218223352/https://www.olreign.com/news/2021/12/18/ol-reign-acquire-first-round-draft-pick-from-gotham-fc\|url-status=live}}\|group="R1 trade"}}	St. John's
9 \| {{flagicon\|GER}}	{{sortname\|Marleen\|Schimmer}}	F	San Diego Wave FC	{{#tag:ref\|OL Reign → Washington Spirit → San Diego Wave FC. San Diego Wave acquired a first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as the rights to Tegan McGrady and an international spot in 2022 from Washington Spirit in exchange for roster protection from San Diego in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft.{{Cite web\|url=https://washingtonspirit.com/2021/12/01/spirit-trade-mcgrady-international-spot-draft-pick-to-san-diego-for-expansion-draft-protection/\|title=Spirit Trade McGrady, International Spot, Draft Pick to San Diego for Expansion Draft Protection\|first=Jordan\|last=Small\|date=December 1, 2021\|access-date=December 2, 2021\|archive-date=December 2, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202091356/https://washingtonspirit.com/2021/12/01/spirit-trade-mcgrady-international-spot-draft-pick-to-san-diego-for-expansion-draft-protection/\|url-status=live}} Washington Spirit had acquired the natural first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $200,000 in allocation money from OL Reign in exchange for Rose Lavelle.{{cite news \|title=Rose Lavelle joins OL Reign as U.S. allocated players \|url=https://www.olreign.com/news/lavelle \|access-date=May 17, 2021 \|publisher=OL Reign \|date=May 17, 2021 \|archive-date=April 11, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411164041/https://www.olreign.com/news/lavelle \|url-status=live }}\|group="R1 trade"}}	Grand Canyon
10 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Caitlin\|Cosme}}	D	Orlando Pride	{{#tag:ref\|Portland Thorns FC → OL Reign → Orlando Pride. Orlando Pride acquired the No. 10 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as Celia Jiménez, Leah Pruitt, and the natural second-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft from OL Reign in exchange for Phoebe McClernon.{{cite web \|title=OL Reign Acquire Defender Phoebe McClernon in Trade with Orlando Pride \|url=https://www.olreign.com/news/2021/12/18/ol-reign-acquire-defender-phoebe-mcclernon-in-trade-with-orlando-pride \|website=OL Reign \|date=December 18, 2021 \|access-date=December 18, 2021 \|archive-date=December 18, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218224650/https://www.olreign.com/news/2021/12/18/ol-reign-acquire-defender-phoebe-mcclernon-in-trade-with-orlando-pride \|url-status=live }} OL Reign had acquired the natural first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $200,000 in allocation money and an international roster spot for the 2021 season from Portland Thorns in exchange for Crystal Dunn.{{cite web \|title=USWNT star Dunn joins Thorns in blockbuster three-team trade \|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/uswnt-star-dunn-joins-thorns-in-blockbuster-three-team-trade/19jtt61u6yr6n1meexcba5d9lc \|website=Goal.com \|date=October 22, 2020 \|access-date=November 4, 2021 \|archive-date=October 28, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028234417/https://www.goal.com/en/news/uswnt-star-dunn-joins-thorns-in-blockbuster-three-team-trade/19jtt61u6yr6n1meexcba5d9lc \|url-status=live }}\|group="R1 trade"}}	Duke
11 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Julie\|Doyle\|Julie Doyle (soccer, born 1998)}}	F	Orlando Pride	{{#tag:ref\|Chicago Red Stars → NJ/NY Gotham FC → Orlando Pride. Orlando Pride acquired a first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as the natural third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft and $50,000 in allocation money from Gotham FC in exchange for the rights to Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger;{{cite news \|title=Orlando Pride Acquires 2022 First Round Pick, 2023 Third Round Pick and Allocation Money from NJ/NY Gotham FC \|url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/orlando-pride-acquires-2022-first-round-pick-2023-third-round-pick-and-allocatio \|access-date=December 6, 2021 \|publisher=Orlando City \|date=December 6, 2021 \|archive-date=December 6, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206180255/https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/orlando-pride-acquires-2022-first-round-pick-2023-third-round-pick-and-allocatio \|url-status=live }} the exact position of the 2022 first-round pick originally from Chicago Red Stars was confirmed by the NWSL on December 17, 2021.{{cite news \|title=2022 NWSL Draft order confirmation \|url=https://twitter.com/NWSL/status/1472048698880413697 \|access-date=December 18, 2021 \|publisher=NWSL Twitter \|date=December 17, 2021 \|archive-date=December 18, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218033956/https://twitter.com/NWSL/status/1472048698880413697 \|url-status=live }} Gotham FC had acquired a conditional first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft, the No. 4 and No. 8 picks in the 2021 NWSL Draft, and an international slot for 2021 and 2022 from Chicago Red Stars in exchange for Mallory Pugh and Sarah Woldmoe.{{cite news \|title=Chicago Acquires Mallory Pugh and Sarah Killion Woldmoe from Sky Blue FC \|url=https://chicagoredstars.com/chicago-acquires-mallory-pugh-and-sarah-killion-woldmoe-from-sky-blue-fc/ \|access-date=December 29, 2020 \|publisher=Chicago Red Stars \|date=December 29, 2020 \|archive-date=December 29, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229180048/https://chicagoredstars.com/chicago-acquires-mallory-pugh-and-sarah-killion-woldmoe-from-sky-blue-fc/ \|url-status=dead }}\|group="R1 trade"}}	Santa Clara
12 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Kaitlin\|Fregulia}} ^#	D	North Carolina Courage	{{#tag:ref\|Washington Spirit → Kansas City Current → North Carolina Courage. North Carolina Courage acquired the No. 12 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as the rights to Malia Berkely from Kansas City Current in exchange for the No. 7 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft. Kansas City Current had acquired the natural first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $75,000 in allocation money from Washington Spirit in exchange for Kelley O'Hara.{{cite news \|title=Utah Royals FC Receives Allocation Money in Exchange for Kelley O'Hara \|url=https://www.rsl.com/post/2020/12/02/utah-royals-fc-receives-allocation-money-exchange-kelley-ohara \|access-date=December 4, 2020 \|publisher=Real Salt Lake \|date=December 2, 2020 \|archive-date=April 17, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417103557/https://www.rsl.com/post/2020/12/02/utah-royals-fc-receives-allocation-money-exchange-kelley-ohara \|url-status=live }}\|group="R1 trade"}}	Long Beach State
rowspan="14" \|Round 2 \|13 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Sydny\|Nasello}} ^#	F	Portland Thorns FC	{{#tag:ref\|Angel City FC → Portland Thorns FC. Portland Thorns acquired the natural second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft, $100,000 in allocation money, and roster protection in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft from Angel City in exchange for Simone Charley and Tyler Lussi.{{Cite web\|url=https://www.timbers.com/news/thorns-fc-acquire-allocation-money-2022-nwsl-draft-pick-expansion-draft-immunity\|title=Thorns FC acquire Allocation Money, 2022 NWSL Draft pick, Expansion Draft immunity in trade with Angel City FC\|first=Portland\|last=Timbers\|website=Portland Timbers\|access-date=December 8, 2021\|archive-date=December 8, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208223300/https://www.timbers.com/news/thorns-fc-acquire-allocation-money-2022-nwsl-draft-pick-expansion-draft-immunity\|url-status=dead}}\|group="R2 trade"}}	South Florida
14 \| {{flagicon\|ENG}}	{{sortname\|Tinaya\|Alexander}}	F	Washington Spirit	{{#tag:ref\|San Diego Wave FC → Washington Spirit. Washington Spirit acquired the No. 14 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from San Diego Wave in exchange for $85,000 in allocation money.{{cite news \|title=Washington Spirit Acquire the 14th Overall Pick, Send Allocation Money to San Diego Wave FC \|url=https://washingtonspirit.com/2021/12/18/washington-spirit-acquire-the-14th-overall-pick-send-allocation-money-to-san-diego-wave-fc/ \|access-date=December 18, 2021 \|publisher=Washington Spirit \|date=December 18, 2021 \|archive-date=December 18, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218210142/https://washingtonspirit.com/2021/12/18/washington-spirit-acquire-the-14th-overall-pick-send-allocation-money-to-san-diego-wave-fc/ \|url-status=live }}\|group="R2 trade"}}	LSU
15 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Maddie\|Elwell}}	F	Washington Spirit	{{#tag:ref\|Kansas City Current → OL Reign → Washington Spirit. Washington Spirit acquired the No. 15 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from OL Reign in exchange for $85,000 in allocation money.{{cite news \|title=Washington Spirit Acquire the 15th Overall Pick, Send Allocation Money to OL Reign \|url=https://washingtonspirit.com/2021/12/18/washington-spirit-acquire-the-15th-overall-pick-send-allocation-money-to-ol-reign/ \|access-date=December 18, 2021 \|publisher=Washington Spirit \|date=December 18, 2021 \|archive-date=December 18, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218210509/https://washingtonspirit.com/2021/12/18/washington-spirit-acquire-the-15th-overall-pick-send-allocation-money-to-ol-reign/ \|url-status=live }} OL Reign had acquired a second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as Tziarra King from Kansas City Current in exchange for Darian Jenkins, the rights to Meg Brandt, and a fourth-round pick in the 2021 NWSL Draft.{{cite news \|title=OL Reign acquires Tziarra King and draft pick from Kansas City \|url=https://www.olreign.com/news/2021/1/4/ol-reign-acquires-tziarra-king-and-draft-pick-from-kansas-city \|access-date=January 4, 2021 \|publisher=OL Reign \|date=January 4, 2021 \|archive-date=January 4, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104180023/https://www.olreign.com/news/2021/1/4/ol-reign-acquires-tziarra-king-and-draft-pick-from-kansas-city \|url-status=live }}\|group="R2 trade"}}	Vanderbilt
16 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Charmé\|Morgan}} ^#	D	Racing Louisville FC		Oklahoma State
17 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Chardonnay\|Curran}}	M	Kansas City Current	{{#tag:ref\|Orlando Pride → Kansas City Current. Kansas City Current acquired the natural second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as Kristen Edmonds from Orlando Pride in exchange for Gunnhildur Jonsdottir and the rights to Erika Tymrak.{{cite news \|title=KC NWSL acquires Edmonds from Orlando \|url=https://www.thebluetestament.com/2021/1/30/22258093/kansas-city-nwsl-acquires-edmonds-from-orlando \|access-date=December 3, 2021 \|publisher=The Blue Testament \|date=January 30, 2021 \|archive-date=December 4, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204001346/https://www.thebluetestament.com/2021/1/30/22258093/kansas-city-nwsl-acquires-edmonds-from-orlando \|url-status=live }}\|group="R2 trade"}}	Oregon
18 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Ava\|Cook}}	F	Chicago Red Stars	{{#tag:ref\|Houston Dash → Chicago Red Stars. Chicago Red Stars acquired the natural second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Houston Dash in exchange for the rights to María Sánchez.{{cite news \|title=Houston Dash acquire rights to Mexico international María Sánchez from Chicago Red Stars \|url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/houstondash/houston-dash-acquire-rights-to-mexico-international-maria-sanchez-from-chicago-red-stars \|access-date=March 30, 2021 \|publisher=Houston Dynamo FC \|date=March 29, 2021 \|archive-date=April 15, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415020258/https://www.houstondynamofc.com/houstondash/houston-dash-acquire-rights-to-mexico-international-maria-sanchez-from-chicago-red-stars \|url-status=dead }}\|group="R2 trade"}}	Michigan State
19 \| {{flagicon\|SLV}}	{{sortname\|Samantha\|Fisher\|Samantha Fisher (soccer)}}	M	Chicago Red Stars	{{#tag:ref\|North Carolina Courage → Chicago Red Stars. Chicago Red Stars acquired the natural second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $35,000 in allocation money from North Carolina Courage in exchange for a 2021 international slot.{{cite news \|title=Chicago Acquires Allocation Money and Draft Selection from North Carolina Courage \|url=https://chicagoredstars.com/chicago-acquires-allocation-money-and-draft-selection-from-north-carolina-courage/ \|access-date=January 13, 2021 \|publisher=Chicago Red Stars \|date=January 13, 2021 \|archive-date=January 13, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113145533/https://chicagoredstars.com/chicago-acquires-allocation-money-and-draft-selection-from-north-carolina-courage/ \|url-status=dead }}\|group="R2 trade"}}	Notre Dame
20 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Claudia\|Dickey}}	G	OL Reign	{{#tag:ref\|NJ/NY Gotham FC → OL Reign. OL Reign acquired the natural second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $80,000 in allocation money from Gotham FC in exchange for Allie Long. The teams also swapped places in the Discovery Ranking order.{{cite news \|title=OL Reign acquire allocation money and draft pick from Gotham FC \|url=https://www.olreign.com/news/allie-long \|access-date=April 27, 2021 \|publisher=OL Reign \|date=April 27, 2021}}\|group="R2 trade"}}	North Carolina
21 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Ryanne\|Brown}}	F	OL Reign	{{#tag:ref\|OL Reign → Houston Dash → OL Reign. OL Reign acquired the No. 21 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $15,000 in allocation money from Houston Dash in exchange for Kelcie Hedge.{{cite web \|title=OL Reign Trade Kelcie Hedge to Houston Dash \|url=https://www.olreign.com/news/2021/12/18/ol-reign-trade-kelcie-hedge-to-houston-dash \|website=Reign FC \|date=December 18, 2021 \|access-date=December 18, 2021 \|archive-date=December 18, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218204339/https://www.olreign.com/news/2021/12/18/ol-reign-trade-kelcie-hedge-to-houston-dash \|url-status=live }} Houston Dash had acquired a conditional second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as Shea Groom and Megan Oyster from OL Reign in exchange for the rights to Sofia Huerta and Amber Brooks.{{cite web \|title=Sofia Huerta and Amber Brooks Acquired in Trade with Dash \|url=https://www.reignfc.com/news/2020/2/3/sofia-huerta-and-amber-brooks-acquired-in-trade-with-dash \|website=Reign FC \|date=February 3, 2020 \|access-date=November 4, 2021 \|archive-date=February 3, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203191506/https://www.reignfc.com/news/2020/2/3/sofia-huerta-and-amber-brooks-acquired-in-trade-with-dash \|url-status=live }}\|group="R2 trade"}}	Wake Forest
22 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Gabby\|Provenzano}}	D	Portland Thorns FC		Rutgers
23 \| {{flagicon\|ENG}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Lucy\|Shepherd}} ^#	F	Washington Spirit	{{#tag:ref\|Chicago Red Stars → Washington Spirit. Washington Spirit acquired the No. 23 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Chicago Red Stars in exchange for Washington's highest second-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft and $25,000 in allocation money.{{cite news \|title=Washington Spirit Acquire the 23rd Overall Pick, Send Allocation Money and Pick in 2023 NWSL Draft to Chicago Red Stars \|url=https://washingtonspirit.com/2021/12/18/washington-spirit-acquire-the-23rd-overall-pick-send-allocation-money-and-pick-in-2023-nwsl-draft-to-chicago-red-stars/ \|access-date=December 18, 2021 \|publisher=Washington Spirit \|date=December 18, 2021 \|archive-date=December 18, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218215203/https://washingtonspirit.com/2021/12/18/washington-spirit-acquire-the-23rd-overall-pick-send-allocation-money-and-pick-in-2023-nwsl-draft-to-chicago-red-stars/ \|url-status=live }}\|group="R2 trade"}}	Hofstra
24 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Kelly Ann\|Livingstone}}	D	NJ/NY Gotham FC	{{#tag:ref\|Washington Spirit → NJ/NY Gotham FC. Gotham FC acquired the natural second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $100,000 in allocation money from Washington Spirit in exchange for the No. 8 pick in the 2021 NWSL Draft.{{cite web \|title=Washington Spirit Acquire Eighth Pick In 2021 NWSL Draft \|url=https://washingtonspirit.com/2021/01/13/washington-spirit-acquire-eighth-pick-in-2021-nwsl-draft/ \|website=www.washingtonspirit.com \|date=January 13, 2021 \|access-date=November 4, 2021 \|archive-date=April 6, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406081556/https://washingtonspirit.com/2021/01/13/washington-spirit-acquire-eighth-pick-in-2021-nwsl-draft/ \|url-status=live }}\|group="R2 trade"}}	Georgetown
25 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Sydney\|Pulver}}	M	San Diego Wave FC	{{#tag:ref\|Each expansion team also received an additional compensatory pick at the end of the second round with a coin flip determining San Diego would pick first.\|group="Compensatory"}}	Washington State
26 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Jordyn\|Bloomer}}	G	Racing Louisville FC	{{#tag:ref\|Angel City FC → Houston Dash → Racing Louisville FC. Racing Louisville acquired the No. 26 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Houston Dash in exchange for Julia Ashley.{{Cite web\|url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/houston-dash-acquire-defender-julia-ashley-from-racing-louisville-fc\|title=Houston Dash acquire defender Julia Ashley from Racing Louisville FC \| Houston Dynamo\|website=houstondynamofc\|access-date=December 18, 2021\|archive-date=December 18, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218062521/https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/houston-dash-acquire-defender-julia-ashley-from-racing-louisville-fc\|url-status=live}} Houston Dash had previously acquired the No. 26 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $125,000 in allocation money from Angel City in exchange for the No. 6 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft. Angel City had received an additional compensatory pick at the end of the second round as one of two expansion teams with a coin flip determining Angel City would pick second of the two.\|group="R2 trade"}}	Wisconsin
rowspan="12" \|Round 3 \|27 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Belle\|Briede}}	M	San Diego Wave FC		Stanford
28 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Hope\|Breslin}}	M	Angel City FC		Illinois
29 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Haleigh\|Stackpole}} ^#	M	North Carolina Courage	{{#tag:ref\|Kansas City Current → Orlando Pride → North Carolina Courage. North Carolina Courage acquired the No. 29 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Orlando Pride in exchange for the rights to Deanne Rose.{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/1199529-nc-courage-acquire-the-29th-overall-pick-in-trade-with-orlando-pride-for-deanne-rose-player-rights\|title=NC Courage Acquire the 29th Overall Pick in Trade with Orlando Pride for Deanne Rose Player Rights\|first=NC Courage\|last=Communications\|date=December 18, 2021\|website=North Carolina Courage\|access-date=December 18, 2021\|archive-date=December 18, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218232038/https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/1199529-nc-courage-acquire-the-29th-overall-pick-in-trade-with-orlando-pride-for-deanne-rose-player-rights\|url-status=dead}} Orlando Pride acquired the natural third-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Kansas City Current in exchange for Jordyn Listro. The pick could have risen to Kansas City's lowest-held second-round pick in the same draft had conditions been met.{{cite news \|title=Orlando Pride Acquires 2022 Third Round Draft Pick From Kansas City \|url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2021/03/30/orlando-pride-acquires-2022-third-round-draft-pick-kansas-city \|access-date=March 30, 2021 \|publisher=Orlando City SC \|date=March 30, 2021 \|archive-date=March 30, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330194010/https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2021/03/30/orlando-pride-acquires-2022-third-round-draft-pick-kansas-city \|url-status=live }}\|group="R3 trade"}}	Ole Miss
30 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Jenna\|Menta}} ^#	F	Racing Louisville FC		Wake Forest
31 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Jada\|Talley}}	F	Orlando Pride		USC
32 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Kaile\|Halvorsen}} ^#	F	OL Reign	{{#tag:ref\|Houston Dash → OL Reign. OL Reign acquired the natural third-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Houston Dash in exchange for Jasmyne Spencer.{{cite news \|title=Houston Dash acquire forward Jasmyne Spencer from OL Reign \|url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/houstondash/post/2021/05/31/houston-dash-acquire-forward-jasmyne-spencer-ol-reign \|access-date=May 31, 2021 \|publisher=Houston Dynamo FC \|date=May 31, 2021 \|archive-date=May 31, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531160414/https://www.houstondynamofc.com/houstondash/post/2021/05/31/houston-dash-acquire-forward-jasmyne-spencer-ol-reign \|url-status=live }}\|group="R3 trade"}}	Santa Clara
33 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Olivia\|Van der Jagt}}	M	OL Reign	{{#tag:ref\|North Carolina Courage → OL Reign. OL Reign acquired the natural third-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from North Carolina Courage in exchange for the rights to Schuyler DeBree.{{cite news \|title=OL REIGN acquire third-round pick from North Carolina Courage \|url=https://www.olreign.com/news/debree-trade \|access-date=March 25, 2021 \|publisher=OL Reign \|date=March 25, 2021 \|archive-date=March 24, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324150019/https://www.olreign.com/news/debree-trade \|url-status=live }}\|group="R3 trade"}}	Washington
34 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Hensley\|Hancuff}} ^#	G	NJ/NY Gotham FC		Clemson
35 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Sarah\|Griffith}}	F	Chicago Red Stars	{{#tag:ref\|OL Reign → Chicago Red Stars. Chicago Red Stars acquired the natural third-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from OL Reign in exchange for Nikki Stanton.{{Cite web\|url=https://www.chicagoredstars.com/post/chicago-red-stars-announce-roster-moves-ahead-of-expansion-draft\|title=Chicago Red Stars Announce Roster Moves Ahead of Expansion Draft\|first=Chicago Red\|last=Stars\|date=December 2, 2021\|website=Chicago Red Stars\|access-date=December 2, 2021\|archive-date=December 2, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202215244/https://www.chicagoredstars.com/post/chicago-red-stars-announce-roster-moves-ahead-of-expansion-draft\|url-status=dead}}\|group="R3 trade"}}	Purdue
36 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Lily\|Nabet}}	M	Angel City FC	{{#tag:ref\|Portland Thorns FC → OL Reign → Angel City FC. Angel City acquired the No. 36 pick of the 2022 NWSL Draft from OL Reign in exchange for $25,000 in allocation money and an agreement not to select any forwards off of OL Reign's unprotected list in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft.{{cite news \|title=OL Reign Acquire Partial Roster Protection and Allocation Money from Angel City FC \|url=https://www.olreign.com/news/ol-reign-acquire-partial-roster-protection-and-allocation-money-from-angel-city-fc \|access-date=December 6, 2021 \|publisher=OL Reign \|date=December 6, 2021 \|archive-date=December 6, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206200531/https://www.olreign.com/news/ol-reign-acquire-partial-roster-protection-and-allocation-money-from-angel-city-fc \|url-status=live }} OL Reign had acquired a third-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Portland Thorns in exchange for the rights to Olivia Moultrie.{{cite news \|title=Thorns FC sign midfielder Olivia Moultrie \|url=https://www.timbers.com/post/2021/06/30/thorns-fc-sign-midfielder-olivia-moultrie \|access-date=July 1, 2021 \|publisher=Portland Timbers \|date=June 30, 2021 \|archive-date=June 30, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630223802/https://www.timbers.com/post/2021/06/30/thorns-fc-sign-midfielder-olivia-moultrie \|url-status=dead }}\|group="R3 trade"}}	Duke
37 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Kayla\|McKeon}} ^#	M	Chicago Red Stars		Arkansas
38 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Audrey\|Harding}}	F	Washington Spirit		UNC Wilmington
rowspan="12" \|Round 4 \|39 \| {{flagicon\|ENG}}	{{sortname\|Miri\|Taylor}}	F	Angel City FC		Hofstra
40 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Kayla\|Bruster}} ^#	D	San Diego Wave FC		Georgia
41 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Jenna\|Winebrenner}}	D	Kansas City Current		TCU
42 \| {{flagicon\|GUY}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Sydney\|Cummings}} ^#	D	Racing Louisville FC		Georgetown
43 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Izzy\|Rodriguez}}	D	Kansas City Current	{{#tag:ref\|Orlando Pride → Kansas City Current. Kansas City Current acquired the natural fourth-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Orlando Pride in exchange for the rights to Parker Roberts.{{cite web \|title=Orlando Pride Signs University of Florida Product Parker Roberts \|url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/orlando-pride-signs-university-of-florida-product-parker-roberts \|access-date=August 26, 2021 \|publisher=Orlando City SC \|date=August 26, 2021 \|archive-date=August 26, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826164742/https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/orlando-pride-signs-university-of-florida-product-parker-roberts \|url-status=live }}\|group="R4 trade"}}	Ohio State
44 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Ryan\|Gareis}}	F	Houston Dash		South Carolina
45 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Marisa\|Bova}} ^#	G	North Carolina Courage		Purdue
46 \| {{flagicon\|ARG}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Raleigh\|Loughman}} ^#	M	NJ/NY Gotham FC		Michigan
47 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Marley\|Canales}}	M	OL Reign		UCLA
48 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Natalie\|Beckman}}	F	Portland Thorns FC		Denver
49 \| {{flagicon\|JAM}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{Sortname\|Jayda\|Hylton-Pelaia}} ^#	D	Chicago Red Stars		Arizona State
50 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Jordan\|Thompson\|dab=soccer}} ^#	D	Washington Spirit		Gonzaga

=Notable undrafted players=

Below is a list of undrafted rookies who appeared in a competitive NWSL game in 2022.

{{tooltip\|Nat.\|FIFA national affiliation}} !Player !{{tooltip\|Pos.\|Player position}} !Original NWSL team !College
class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align: center;"
{{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Olivia\|Athens}}	M	OL Reign	UCLA
{{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Jenna\|Bike}}	F	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Boston College
{{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Amanda\|Kowalski\|dab=soccer}}	D	Chicago Red Stars	Butler
{{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Taylor\|Malham}}	M	Racing Louisville FC	Arkansas
{{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Mikenna\|McManus}}	D	Chicago Red Stars	Northeastern
{{flagicon\|BRA}}	{{sortname\|Thais\|Reiss}}	M	Orlando Pride	North Florida
{{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Frankie\|Tagliaferri}}	M	North Carolina Courage	Rutgers
{{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Cameron\|Tucker\|Cameron Tucker (soccer)}}	F	NJ/NY Gotham FC	BYU

Trades

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Round 4:

Compensatory picks:

Summary

In 2022, a total of 40 colleges had players selected. Of these, five had a player drafted to the NWSL for the first time: Gonzaga, Grand Canyon, Long Beach State, Michigan State and Purdue.

=Schools with multiple draft selections=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
Selections !class="unsortable"\|Schools
2	Duke, Georgetown, Hofstra, Purdue, Santa Clara, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Wake Forest, Washington State

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"

Selections

!class="unsortable"|Schools

Duke, Georgetown, Hofstra, Purdue, Santa Clara, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Wake Forest, Washington State

= Selections by college athletic conference =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" !Conference !Round 1 !Round 2 !Round 3 !Round 4 !Total
ACC \|4\|\|3\|\|3\|\|0 !10
Big East \|1\|\|1\|\|0\|\|1 !3
Big Ten \|0\|\|3\|\|2\|\|3 !8
Big West \|1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0 !1
Big 12 \|0\|\|1\|\|0\|\|1 !2
Colonial \|0\|\|1\|\|1\|\|1 !3
Pac-12 \|4\|\|2\|\|3\|\|2 !11
SEC \|0\|\|2\|\|2\|\|2 !6
Summit \|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|1 !1
The American \|0\|\|1\|\|0\|\|0 !1
WAC \|1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0 !1
West Coast \|1\|\|0\|\|1\|\|1 !3

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

!Conference

!Round 1

!Round 2

!Round 3

!Round 4

!Total

ACC

|4||3||3||0

!10

|1||1||0||1

|0||3||2||3

|1||0||0||0

|0||1||0||1

|0||1||1||1

|4||2||3||2

!11

|0||2||2||2

|0||0||0||1

|0||1||0||0

|1||0||0||0

|1||0||1||1

=Selections by position=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
Position !Round 1 !Round 2 !Round 3 !Round 4 !Total
Goalkeeper \|0\|\|2\|\|1\|\|1 \|style="background:#f2f2f2;text-align:center"\|4
Defender \|3\|\|3\|\|0\|\|6 \|style="background:#f2f2f2;text-align:center"\|12
Midfielder \|3\|\|3\|\|6\|\|2 \|style="background:#f2f2f2;text-align:center"\|14
Forward \|6\|\|6\|\|5\|\|3 \|style="background:#f2f2f2;text-align:center"\|20

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

Position

!Round 1

!Round 2

!Round 3

!Round 4

!Total

Goalkeeper

|0||2||1||1

|style="background:#f2f2f2;text-align:center"|4

Defender

|3||3||0||6

|style="background:#f2f2f2;text-align:center"|12

Midfielder

|3||3||6||2

|style="background:#f2f2f2;text-align:center"|14

Forward

|6||6||5||3

|style="background:#f2f2f2;text-align:center"|20

References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.nwslsoccer.com/nwsldraft}}

Category:National Women's Soccer League drafts

Category:2022 National Women's Soccer League season

NWSL Draft

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align: center;" \|+ align="bottom" \| !Round !Pick !{{tooltip\|Nat.\|FIFA national affiliation}} !Player !{{tooltip\|Pos.\|Player position}} !NWSL team ! class="unsortable" \|Notes !College
rowspan="12" \|Round 1 \|1 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#FBCEB1" \| {{sortname\|Naomi\|Girma}} *^	D	San Diego Wave FC		Stanford
2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Jaelin\|Howell}}	M	Racing Louisville FC	{{#tag:ref\|Angel City FC → Racing Louisville FC. Racing Louisville acquired the natural first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $75,000 in allocation money and roster protection during the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft from Angel City in exchange for the rights to Christen Press.{{cite news \|title=Angel City FC acquires rights to Christen Press from Racing Louisville FC \|url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/angel-city-fc-acquires-rights-to-christen-press-from-racing-louisville-fc \|access-date=August 24, 2021 \|publisher=NWSL \|date=August 23, 2021 \|archive-date=August 24, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824012218/https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/angel-city-fc-acquires-rights-to-christen-press-from-racing-louisville-fc \|url-status=live }}\|group="R1 trade"}}	Florida State
3 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Emily\|Gray}}	M	North Carolina Courage	{{#tag:ref\|Kansas City Current → North Carolina Courage. North Carolina Courage acquired the natural first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as Kiki Pickett from Kansas City Current in exchange for Sam Mewis.{{Cite web\|url=https://www.kansascitycurrent.com/news/kansas-city-current-acquire-u-s-womens-national-team-midfiel\|title=Kansas City Current Acquire U.S. Women's National Team Midfielder Sam Mewis in Trade - Kansas City Current\|date=November 30, 2021\|website=www.kansascitycurrent.com\|access-date=November 30, 2021\|archive-date=November 30, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130150644/https://www.kansascitycurrent.com/news/kansas-city-current-acquire-u-s-womens-national-team-midfiel\|url-status=live}}\|group="R1 trade"}}	Virginia Tech
4 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#FBCEB1" \| {{sortname\|Savannah\|DeMelo}} *	M	Racing Louisville FC		USC
5 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Mia\|Fishel}} ^#	F	Orlando Pride		UCLA
6 \| {{flagicon\|MEX}}	bgcolor="#FBCEB1" \| {{sortname\|Diana\|Ordóñez}} *	F	North Carolina Courage	{{#tag:ref\|Houston Dash → Angel City FC → Racing Louisville FC → North Carolina Courage. North Carolina Courage acquired the No. 6 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Racing Louisville in exchange for Jessica McDonald.{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/1199439-jessica-mcdonald-traded-to-racing-louisville-fc-for-sixth-overall-pick-in-2022-nwsl-draft\|title=Jessica McDonald Traded to Racing Louisville FC for Sixth Overall Pick in 2022 NWSL Draft\|first=NC Courage\|last=Communications\|date=December 17, 2021\|website=North Carolina Courage\|access-date=December 18, 2021\|archive-date=December 18, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218064338/https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/1199439-jessica-mcdonald-traded-to-racing-louisville-fc-for-sixth-overall-pick-in-2022-nwsl-draft\|url-status=dead}} Racing Louisville had acquired the No. 6 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft and $25,000 in allocation money from Angel City in exchange for Savannah McCaskill.{{Cite web\|url=https://www.racingloufc.com/news_article/show/1199415-racing-lands-world-cup-winner-mcdonald-on-busy-pre-draft-trade-day\|title=Racing lands World Cup winner McDonald on busy pre-draft trade day\|first=Racing Louisville FC\|last=Communications\|date=December 17, 2021\|website=Racing Louisville Football Club - NWSL\|access-date=December 18, 2021\|archive-date=December 18, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218064344/https://www.racingloufc.com/news_article/show/1199415-racing-lands-world-cup-winner-mcdonald-on-busy-pre-draft-trade-day\|url-status=dead}} Angel City had acquired the No. 6 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Houston Dash in exchange for the No. 26 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft and $125,000 in allocation money.{{cite web\|title=Houston Dash acquire No. 26 overall pick and allocation money from Angel City FC\|url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/houston-dash-acquire-no-26-overall-pick-and-allocation-money-from-angel-city-fc\|date=December 16, 2021\|website=www.houstondynamofc.com\|access-date=December 17, 2021\|archive-date=December 17, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217021831/https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/houston-dash-acquire-no-26-overall-pick-and-allocation-money-from-angel-city-fc\|url-status=live}}\|group="R1 trade"}}	Virginia
7 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Elyse\|Bennett}}	F	Kansas City Current	{{#tag:ref\|North Carolina Courage → Kansas City Current. Kansas City Current acquired the natural first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from North Carolina Courage in exchange for the rights to Malia Berkely and the No. 12 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft.{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/1199090\|title=NC Courage Sign Malia Berkely\|date=December 16, 2021\|website=www.nccourage.com\|access-date=December 16, 2021\|archive-date=December 16, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216220903/https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/1199090\|url-status=dead}}\|group="R1 trade"}}	Washington State
8 \| {{flagicon\|HUN}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Zsanett\|Kaján}} ^#	F	OL Reign	{{#tag:ref\|NJ/NY Gotham FC → OL Reign. OL Reign acquired the No. 8 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from NJ/NY Gotham FC in exchange for the natural first-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft and $40,000 in allocation money.{{Cite web\|url=https://www.olreign.com/news/2021/12/18/ol-reign-acquire-first-round-draft-pick-from-gotham-fc\|title=OL Reign Acquire First Round Draft Pick from Gotham FC\|website=OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD\|access-date=December 18, 2021\|archive-date=December 18, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218223352/https://www.olreign.com/news/2021/12/18/ol-reign-acquire-first-round-draft-pick-from-gotham-fc\|url-status=live}}\|group="R1 trade"}}	St. John's
9 \| {{flagicon\|GER}}	{{sortname\|Marleen\|Schimmer}}	F	San Diego Wave FC	{{#tag:ref\|OL Reign → Washington Spirit → San Diego Wave FC. San Diego Wave acquired a first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as the rights to Tegan McGrady and an international spot in 2022 from Washington Spirit in exchange for roster protection from San Diego in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft.{{Cite web\|url=https://washingtonspirit.com/2021/12/01/spirit-trade-mcgrady-international-spot-draft-pick-to-san-diego-for-expansion-draft-protection/\|title=Spirit Trade McGrady, International Spot, Draft Pick to San Diego for Expansion Draft Protection\|first=Jordan\|last=Small\|date=December 1, 2021\|access-date=December 2, 2021\|archive-date=December 2, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202091356/https://washingtonspirit.com/2021/12/01/spirit-trade-mcgrady-international-spot-draft-pick-to-san-diego-for-expansion-draft-protection/\|url-status=live}} Washington Spirit had acquired the natural first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $200,000 in allocation money from OL Reign in exchange for Rose Lavelle.{{cite news \|title=Rose Lavelle joins OL Reign as U.S. allocated players \|url=https://www.olreign.com/news/lavelle \|access-date=May 17, 2021 \|publisher=OL Reign \|date=May 17, 2021 \|archive-date=April 11, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411164041/https://www.olreign.com/news/lavelle \|url-status=live }}\|group="R1 trade"}}	Grand Canyon
10 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Caitlin\|Cosme}}	D	Orlando Pride	{{#tag:ref\|Portland Thorns FC → OL Reign → Orlando Pride. Orlando Pride acquired the No. 10 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as Celia Jiménez, Leah Pruitt, and the natural second-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft from OL Reign in exchange for Phoebe McClernon.{{cite web \|title=OL Reign Acquire Defender Phoebe McClernon in Trade with Orlando Pride \|url=https://www.olreign.com/news/2021/12/18/ol-reign-acquire-defender-phoebe-mcclernon-in-trade-with-orlando-pride \|website=OL Reign \|date=December 18, 2021 \|access-date=December 18, 2021 \|archive-date=December 18, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218224650/https://www.olreign.com/news/2021/12/18/ol-reign-acquire-defender-phoebe-mcclernon-in-trade-with-orlando-pride \|url-status=live }} OL Reign had acquired the natural first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $200,000 in allocation money and an international roster spot for the 2021 season from Portland Thorns in exchange for Crystal Dunn.{{cite web \|title=USWNT star Dunn joins Thorns in blockbuster three-team trade \|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/uswnt-star-dunn-joins-thorns-in-blockbuster-three-team-trade/19jtt61u6yr6n1meexcba5d9lc \|website=Goal.com \|date=October 22, 2020 \|access-date=November 4, 2021 \|archive-date=October 28, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028234417/https://www.goal.com/en/news/uswnt-star-dunn-joins-thorns-in-blockbuster-three-team-trade/19jtt61u6yr6n1meexcba5d9lc \|url-status=live }}\|group="R1 trade"}}	Duke
11 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Julie\|Doyle\|Julie Doyle (soccer, born 1998)}}	F	Orlando Pride	{{#tag:ref\|Chicago Red Stars → NJ/NY Gotham FC → Orlando Pride. Orlando Pride acquired a first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as the natural third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft and $50,000 in allocation money from Gotham FC in exchange for the rights to Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger;{{cite news \|title=Orlando Pride Acquires 2022 First Round Pick, 2023 Third Round Pick and Allocation Money from NJ/NY Gotham FC \|url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/orlando-pride-acquires-2022-first-round-pick-2023-third-round-pick-and-allocatio \|access-date=December 6, 2021 \|publisher=Orlando City \|date=December 6, 2021 \|archive-date=December 6, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206180255/https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/orlando-pride-acquires-2022-first-round-pick-2023-third-round-pick-and-allocatio \|url-status=live }} the exact position of the 2022 first-round pick originally from Chicago Red Stars was confirmed by the NWSL on December 17, 2021.{{cite news \|title=2022 NWSL Draft order confirmation \|url=https://twitter.com/NWSL/status/1472048698880413697 \|access-date=December 18, 2021 \|publisher=NWSL Twitter \|date=December 17, 2021 \|archive-date=December 18, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218033956/https://twitter.com/NWSL/status/1472048698880413697 \|url-status=live }} Gotham FC had acquired a conditional first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft, the No. 4 and No. 8 picks in the 2021 NWSL Draft, and an international slot for 2021 and 2022 from Chicago Red Stars in exchange for Mallory Pugh and Sarah Woldmoe.{{cite news \|title=Chicago Acquires Mallory Pugh and Sarah Killion Woldmoe from Sky Blue FC \|url=https://chicagoredstars.com/chicago-acquires-mallory-pugh-and-sarah-killion-woldmoe-from-sky-blue-fc/ \|access-date=December 29, 2020 \|publisher=Chicago Red Stars \|date=December 29, 2020 \|archive-date=December 29, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229180048/https://chicagoredstars.com/chicago-acquires-mallory-pugh-and-sarah-killion-woldmoe-from-sky-blue-fc/ \|url-status=dead }}\|group="R1 trade"}}	Santa Clara
12 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Kaitlin\|Fregulia}} ^#	D	North Carolina Courage	{{#tag:ref\|Washington Spirit → Kansas City Current → North Carolina Courage. North Carolina Courage acquired the No. 12 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as the rights to Malia Berkely from Kansas City Current in exchange for the No. 7 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft. Kansas City Current had acquired the natural first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $75,000 in allocation money from Washington Spirit in exchange for Kelley O'Hara.{{cite news \|title=Utah Royals FC Receives Allocation Money in Exchange for Kelley O'Hara \|url=https://www.rsl.com/post/2020/12/02/utah-royals-fc-receives-allocation-money-exchange-kelley-ohara \|access-date=December 4, 2020 \|publisher=Real Salt Lake \|date=December 2, 2020 \|archive-date=April 17, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417103557/https://www.rsl.com/post/2020/12/02/utah-royals-fc-receives-allocation-money-exchange-kelley-ohara \|url-status=live }}\|group="R1 trade"}}	Long Beach State
rowspan="14" \|Round 2 \|13 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Sydny\|Nasello}} ^#	F	Portland Thorns FC	{{#tag:ref\|Angel City FC → Portland Thorns FC. Portland Thorns acquired the natural second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft, $100,000 in allocation money, and roster protection in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft from Angel City in exchange for Simone Charley and Tyler Lussi.{{Cite web\|url=https://www.timbers.com/news/thorns-fc-acquire-allocation-money-2022-nwsl-draft-pick-expansion-draft-immunity\|title=Thorns FC acquire Allocation Money, 2022 NWSL Draft pick, Expansion Draft immunity in trade with Angel City FC\|first=Portland\|last=Timbers\|website=Portland Timbers\|access-date=December 8, 2021\|archive-date=December 8, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208223300/https://www.timbers.com/news/thorns-fc-acquire-allocation-money-2022-nwsl-draft-pick-expansion-draft-immunity\|url-status=dead}}\|group="R2 trade"}}	South Florida
14 \| {{flagicon\|ENG}}	{{sortname\|Tinaya\|Alexander}}	F	Washington Spirit	{{#tag:ref\|San Diego Wave FC → Washington Spirit. Washington Spirit acquired the No. 14 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from San Diego Wave in exchange for $85,000 in allocation money.{{cite news \|title=Washington Spirit Acquire the 14th Overall Pick, Send Allocation Money to San Diego Wave FC \|url=https://washingtonspirit.com/2021/12/18/washington-spirit-acquire-the-14th-overall-pick-send-allocation-money-to-san-diego-wave-fc/ \|access-date=December 18, 2021 \|publisher=Washington Spirit \|date=December 18, 2021 \|archive-date=December 18, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218210142/https://washingtonspirit.com/2021/12/18/washington-spirit-acquire-the-14th-overall-pick-send-allocation-money-to-san-diego-wave-fc/ \|url-status=live }}\|group="R2 trade"}}	LSU
15 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Maddie\|Elwell}}	F	Washington Spirit	{{#tag:ref\|Kansas City Current → OL Reign → Washington Spirit. Washington Spirit acquired the No. 15 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from OL Reign in exchange for $85,000 in allocation money.{{cite news \|title=Washington Spirit Acquire the 15th Overall Pick, Send Allocation Money to OL Reign \|url=https://washingtonspirit.com/2021/12/18/washington-spirit-acquire-the-15th-overall-pick-send-allocation-money-to-ol-reign/ \|access-date=December 18, 2021 \|publisher=Washington Spirit \|date=December 18, 2021 \|archive-date=December 18, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218210509/https://washingtonspirit.com/2021/12/18/washington-spirit-acquire-the-15th-overall-pick-send-allocation-money-to-ol-reign/ \|url-status=live }} OL Reign had acquired a second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as Tziarra King from Kansas City Current in exchange for Darian Jenkins, the rights to Meg Brandt, and a fourth-round pick in the 2021 NWSL Draft.{{cite news \|title=OL Reign acquires Tziarra King and draft pick from Kansas City \|url=https://www.olreign.com/news/2021/1/4/ol-reign-acquires-tziarra-king-and-draft-pick-from-kansas-city \|access-date=January 4, 2021 \|publisher=OL Reign \|date=January 4, 2021 \|archive-date=January 4, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104180023/https://www.olreign.com/news/2021/1/4/ol-reign-acquires-tziarra-king-and-draft-pick-from-kansas-city \|url-status=live }}\|group="R2 trade"}}	Vanderbilt
16 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Charmé\|Morgan}} ^#	D	Racing Louisville FC		Oklahoma State
17 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Chardonnay\|Curran}}	M	Kansas City Current	{{#tag:ref\|Orlando Pride → Kansas City Current. Kansas City Current acquired the natural second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as Kristen Edmonds from Orlando Pride in exchange for Gunnhildur Jonsdottir and the rights to Erika Tymrak.{{cite news \|title=KC NWSL acquires Edmonds from Orlando \|url=https://www.thebluetestament.com/2021/1/30/22258093/kansas-city-nwsl-acquires-edmonds-from-orlando \|access-date=December 3, 2021 \|publisher=The Blue Testament \|date=January 30, 2021 \|archive-date=December 4, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204001346/https://www.thebluetestament.com/2021/1/30/22258093/kansas-city-nwsl-acquires-edmonds-from-orlando \|url-status=live }}\|group="R2 trade"}}	Oregon
18 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Ava\|Cook}}	F	Chicago Red Stars	{{#tag:ref\|Houston Dash → Chicago Red Stars. Chicago Red Stars acquired the natural second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Houston Dash in exchange for the rights to María Sánchez.{{cite news \|title=Houston Dash acquire rights to Mexico international María Sánchez from Chicago Red Stars \|url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/houstondash/houston-dash-acquire-rights-to-mexico-international-maria-sanchez-from-chicago-red-stars \|access-date=March 30, 2021 \|publisher=Houston Dynamo FC \|date=March 29, 2021 \|archive-date=April 15, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415020258/https://www.houstondynamofc.com/houstondash/houston-dash-acquire-rights-to-mexico-international-maria-sanchez-from-chicago-red-stars \|url-status=dead }}\|group="R2 trade"}}	Michigan State
19 \| {{flagicon\|SLV}}	{{sortname\|Samantha\|Fisher\|Samantha Fisher (soccer)}}	M	Chicago Red Stars	{{#tag:ref\|North Carolina Courage → Chicago Red Stars. Chicago Red Stars acquired the natural second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $35,000 in allocation money from North Carolina Courage in exchange for a 2021 international slot.{{cite news \|title=Chicago Acquires Allocation Money and Draft Selection from North Carolina Courage \|url=https://chicagoredstars.com/chicago-acquires-allocation-money-and-draft-selection-from-north-carolina-courage/ \|access-date=January 13, 2021 \|publisher=Chicago Red Stars \|date=January 13, 2021 \|archive-date=January 13, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113145533/https://chicagoredstars.com/chicago-acquires-allocation-money-and-draft-selection-from-north-carolina-courage/ \|url-status=dead }}\|group="R2 trade"}}	Notre Dame
20 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Claudia\|Dickey}}	G	OL Reign	{{#tag:ref\|NJ/NY Gotham FC → OL Reign. OL Reign acquired the natural second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $80,000 in allocation money from Gotham FC in exchange for Allie Long. The teams also swapped places in the Discovery Ranking order.{{cite news \|title=OL Reign acquire allocation money and draft pick from Gotham FC \|url=https://www.olreign.com/news/allie-long \|access-date=April 27, 2021 \|publisher=OL Reign \|date=April 27, 2021}}\|group="R2 trade"}}	North Carolina
21 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Ryanne\|Brown}}	F	OL Reign	{{#tag:ref\|OL Reign → Houston Dash → OL Reign. OL Reign acquired the No. 21 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $15,000 in allocation money from Houston Dash in exchange for Kelcie Hedge.{{cite web \|title=OL Reign Trade Kelcie Hedge to Houston Dash \|url=https://www.olreign.com/news/2021/12/18/ol-reign-trade-kelcie-hedge-to-houston-dash \|website=Reign FC \|date=December 18, 2021 \|access-date=December 18, 2021 \|archive-date=December 18, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218204339/https://www.olreign.com/news/2021/12/18/ol-reign-trade-kelcie-hedge-to-houston-dash \|url-status=live }} Houston Dash had acquired a conditional second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as Shea Groom and Megan Oyster from OL Reign in exchange for the rights to Sofia Huerta and Amber Brooks.{{cite web \|title=Sofia Huerta and Amber Brooks Acquired in Trade with Dash \|url=https://www.reignfc.com/news/2020/2/3/sofia-huerta-and-amber-brooks-acquired-in-trade-with-dash \|website=Reign FC \|date=February 3, 2020 \|access-date=November 4, 2021 \|archive-date=February 3, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203191506/https://www.reignfc.com/news/2020/2/3/sofia-huerta-and-amber-brooks-acquired-in-trade-with-dash \|url-status=live }}\|group="R2 trade"}}	Wake Forest
22 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Gabby\|Provenzano}}	D	Portland Thorns FC		Rutgers
23 \| {{flagicon\|ENG}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Lucy\|Shepherd}} ^#	F	Washington Spirit	{{#tag:ref\|Chicago Red Stars → Washington Spirit. Washington Spirit acquired the No. 23 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Chicago Red Stars in exchange for Washington's highest second-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft and $25,000 in allocation money.{{cite news \|title=Washington Spirit Acquire the 23rd Overall Pick, Send Allocation Money and Pick in 2023 NWSL Draft to Chicago Red Stars \|url=https://washingtonspirit.com/2021/12/18/washington-spirit-acquire-the-23rd-overall-pick-send-allocation-money-and-pick-in-2023-nwsl-draft-to-chicago-red-stars/ \|access-date=December 18, 2021 \|publisher=Washington Spirit \|date=December 18, 2021 \|archive-date=December 18, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218215203/https://washingtonspirit.com/2021/12/18/washington-spirit-acquire-the-23rd-overall-pick-send-allocation-money-and-pick-in-2023-nwsl-draft-to-chicago-red-stars/ \|url-status=live }}\|group="R2 trade"}}	Hofstra
24 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Kelly Ann\|Livingstone}}	D	NJ/NY Gotham FC	{{#tag:ref\|Washington Spirit → NJ/NY Gotham FC. Gotham FC acquired the natural second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $100,000 in allocation money from Washington Spirit in exchange for the No. 8 pick in the 2021 NWSL Draft.{{cite web \|title=Washington Spirit Acquire Eighth Pick In 2021 NWSL Draft \|url=https://washingtonspirit.com/2021/01/13/washington-spirit-acquire-eighth-pick-in-2021-nwsl-draft/ \|website=www.washingtonspirit.com \|date=January 13, 2021 \|access-date=November 4, 2021 \|archive-date=April 6, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406081556/https://washingtonspirit.com/2021/01/13/washington-spirit-acquire-eighth-pick-in-2021-nwsl-draft/ \|url-status=live }}\|group="R2 trade"}}	Georgetown
25 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Sydney\|Pulver}}	M	San Diego Wave FC	{{#tag:ref\|Each expansion team also received an additional compensatory pick at the end of the second round with a coin flip determining San Diego would pick first.\|group="Compensatory"}}	Washington State
26 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Jordyn\|Bloomer}}	G	Racing Louisville FC	{{#tag:ref\|Angel City FC → Houston Dash → Racing Louisville FC. Racing Louisville acquired the No. 26 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Houston Dash in exchange for Julia Ashley.{{Cite web\|url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/houston-dash-acquire-defender-julia-ashley-from-racing-louisville-fc\|title=Houston Dash acquire defender Julia Ashley from Racing Louisville FC \| Houston Dynamo\|website=houstondynamofc\|access-date=December 18, 2021\|archive-date=December 18, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218062521/https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/houston-dash-acquire-defender-julia-ashley-from-racing-louisville-fc\|url-status=live}} Houston Dash had previously acquired the No. 26 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft as well as $125,000 in allocation money from Angel City in exchange for the No. 6 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft. Angel City had received an additional compensatory pick at the end of the second round as one of two expansion teams with a coin flip determining Angel City would pick second of the two.\|group="R2 trade"}}	Wisconsin
rowspan="12" \|Round 3 \|27 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Belle\|Briede}}	M	San Diego Wave FC		Stanford
28 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Hope\|Breslin}}	M	Angel City FC		Illinois
29 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Haleigh\|Stackpole}} ^#	M	North Carolina Courage	{{#tag:ref\|Kansas City Current → Orlando Pride → North Carolina Courage. North Carolina Courage acquired the No. 29 pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Orlando Pride in exchange for the rights to Deanne Rose.{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/1199529-nc-courage-acquire-the-29th-overall-pick-in-trade-with-orlando-pride-for-deanne-rose-player-rights\|title=NC Courage Acquire the 29th Overall Pick in Trade with Orlando Pride for Deanne Rose Player Rights\|first=NC Courage\|last=Communications\|date=December 18, 2021\|website=North Carolina Courage\|access-date=December 18, 2021\|archive-date=December 18, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218232038/https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/1199529-nc-courage-acquire-the-29th-overall-pick-in-trade-with-orlando-pride-for-deanne-rose-player-rights\|url-status=dead}} Orlando Pride acquired the natural third-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Kansas City Current in exchange for Jordyn Listro. The pick could have risen to Kansas City's lowest-held second-round pick in the same draft had conditions been met.{{cite news \|title=Orlando Pride Acquires 2022 Third Round Draft Pick From Kansas City \|url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2021/03/30/orlando-pride-acquires-2022-third-round-draft-pick-kansas-city \|access-date=March 30, 2021 \|publisher=Orlando City SC \|date=March 30, 2021 \|archive-date=March 30, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330194010/https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2021/03/30/orlando-pride-acquires-2022-third-round-draft-pick-kansas-city \|url-status=live }}\|group="R3 trade"}}	Ole Miss
30 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Jenna\|Menta}} ^#	F	Racing Louisville FC		Wake Forest
31 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Jada\|Talley}}	F	Orlando Pride		USC
32 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Kaile\|Halvorsen}} ^#	F	OL Reign	{{#tag:ref\|Houston Dash → OL Reign. OL Reign acquired the natural third-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Houston Dash in exchange for Jasmyne Spencer.{{cite news \|title=Houston Dash acquire forward Jasmyne Spencer from OL Reign \|url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/houstondash/post/2021/05/31/houston-dash-acquire-forward-jasmyne-spencer-ol-reign \|access-date=May 31, 2021 \|publisher=Houston Dynamo FC \|date=May 31, 2021 \|archive-date=May 31, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531160414/https://www.houstondynamofc.com/houstondash/post/2021/05/31/houston-dash-acquire-forward-jasmyne-spencer-ol-reign \|url-status=live }}\|group="R3 trade"}}	Santa Clara
33 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Olivia\|Van der Jagt}}	M	OL Reign	{{#tag:ref\|North Carolina Courage → OL Reign. OL Reign acquired the natural third-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from North Carolina Courage in exchange for the rights to Schuyler DeBree.{{cite news \|title=OL REIGN acquire third-round pick from North Carolina Courage \|url=https://www.olreign.com/news/debree-trade \|access-date=March 25, 2021 \|publisher=OL Reign \|date=March 25, 2021 \|archive-date=March 24, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324150019/https://www.olreign.com/news/debree-trade \|url-status=live }}\|group="R3 trade"}}	Washington
34 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Hensley\|Hancuff}} ^#	G	NJ/NY Gotham FC		Clemson
35 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Sarah\|Griffith}}	F	Chicago Red Stars	{{#tag:ref\|OL Reign → Chicago Red Stars. Chicago Red Stars acquired the natural third-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from OL Reign in exchange for Nikki Stanton.{{Cite web\|url=https://www.chicagoredstars.com/post/chicago-red-stars-announce-roster-moves-ahead-of-expansion-draft\|title=Chicago Red Stars Announce Roster Moves Ahead of Expansion Draft\|first=Chicago Red\|last=Stars\|date=December 2, 2021\|website=Chicago Red Stars\|access-date=December 2, 2021\|archive-date=December 2, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202215244/https://www.chicagoredstars.com/post/chicago-red-stars-announce-roster-moves-ahead-of-expansion-draft\|url-status=dead}}\|group="R3 trade"}}	Purdue
36 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Lily\|Nabet}}	M	Angel City FC	{{#tag:ref\|Portland Thorns FC → OL Reign → Angel City FC. Angel City acquired the No. 36 pick of the 2022 NWSL Draft from OL Reign in exchange for $25,000 in allocation money and an agreement not to select any forwards off of OL Reign's unprotected list in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft.{{cite news \|title=OL Reign Acquire Partial Roster Protection and Allocation Money from Angel City FC \|url=https://www.olreign.com/news/ol-reign-acquire-partial-roster-protection-and-allocation-money-from-angel-city-fc \|access-date=December 6, 2021 \|publisher=OL Reign \|date=December 6, 2021 \|archive-date=December 6, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206200531/https://www.olreign.com/news/ol-reign-acquire-partial-roster-protection-and-allocation-money-from-angel-city-fc \|url-status=live }} OL Reign had acquired a third-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Portland Thorns in exchange for the rights to Olivia Moultrie.{{cite news \|title=Thorns FC sign midfielder Olivia Moultrie \|url=https://www.timbers.com/post/2021/06/30/thorns-fc-sign-midfielder-olivia-moultrie \|access-date=July 1, 2021 \|publisher=Portland Timbers \|date=June 30, 2021 \|archive-date=June 30, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630223802/https://www.timbers.com/post/2021/06/30/thorns-fc-sign-midfielder-olivia-moultrie \|url-status=dead }}\|group="R3 trade"}}	Duke
37 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Kayla\|McKeon}} ^#	M	Chicago Red Stars		Arkansas
38 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Audrey\|Harding}}	F	Washington Spirit		UNC Wilmington
rowspan="12" \|Round 4 \|39 \| {{flagicon\|ENG}}	{{sortname\|Miri\|Taylor}}	F	Angel City FC		Hofstra
40 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Kayla\|Bruster}} ^#	D	San Diego Wave FC		Georgia
41 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Jenna\|Winebrenner}}	D	Kansas City Current		TCU
42 \| {{flagicon\|GUY}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Sydney\|Cummings}} ^#	D	Racing Louisville FC		Georgetown
43 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Izzy\|Rodriguez}}	D	Kansas City Current	{{#tag:ref\|Orlando Pride → Kansas City Current. Kansas City Current acquired the natural fourth-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft from Orlando Pride in exchange for the rights to Parker Roberts.{{cite web \|title=Orlando Pride Signs University of Florida Product Parker Roberts \|url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/orlando-pride-signs-university-of-florida-product-parker-roberts \|access-date=August 26, 2021 \|publisher=Orlando City SC \|date=August 26, 2021 \|archive-date=August 26, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826164742/https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/orlando-pride-signs-university-of-florida-product-parker-roberts \|url-status=live }}\|group="R4 trade"}}	Ohio State
44 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Ryan\|Gareis}}	F	Houston Dash		South Carolina
45 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Marisa\|Bova}} ^#	G	North Carolina Courage		Purdue
46 \| {{flagicon\|ARG}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Raleigh\|Loughman}} ^#	M	NJ/NY Gotham FC		Michigan
47 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Marley\|Canales}}	M	OL Reign		UCLA
48 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	{{sortname\|Natalie\|Beckman}}	F	Portland Thorns FC		Denver
49 \| {{flagicon\|JAM}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{Sortname\|Jayda\|Hylton-Pelaia}} ^#	D	Chicago Red Stars		Arizona State
50 \| {{flagicon\|USA}}	bgcolor="#C0C0C0" \| {{sortname\|Jordan\|Thompson\|dab=soccer}} ^#	D	Washington Spirit		Gonzaga