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Welcome to the 2021 NWSL Draft open thread, the perfect place to discuss everything happening in the draft with fellow Stumptown Footy readers.
Here we’ll update you with every pick in the draft as it happens, including all trades that may occur. The Portland Thorns themselves have a litany of picks, currently boasting the seventh, 12th, 22nd, 32nd, and 37th picks in this draft. As our very own Grant Little pointed out last week, they will most likely not be keeping all of these picks, but who knows! That’s the fun of draft night!
No matter what happens tonight, you’ll have your friends here at Stumptown Footy ready to discuss it. Now let’s get ready to have some fun!
2021 NWSL Draft Order
Every pick will be updated as it happens.
- Racing Louisville FC — Emily Fox, Defender/Midfielder, University of North Carolina
- Washington Spirit — Trinity Rodman, Forward, Washington State University
- Sky Blue FC — Brianna Pinto, Midfielder, University of North Carolina
- Kansas City (Via Sky Blue FC) — Kiki Pickett, Defender, Stanford
- Racing Louisville FC — Emina Ekic, Midfielder, University of Louisville
- Portland Thorns FC (Via Chicago Red Stars) — Yazmeen Ryan, Midfielder, Texas Christian University
- Chicago Red Stars (Via Portland Thorns FC) — Madison Haley, Forward, Stanford University
- Washington Spirit (Via Sky Blue FC) — Tara McKeown, Forward, University of Southern California
- Orlando Pride — Viviana Villacorta, Midfielder, UCLA
- North Carolina Courage — Deanne Rose, Forward, University of Florida
- Racing Louisville FC — Taylor Otto, Midfielder, University of North Carolina
- Portland Thorns FC — Sam Coffey, Midfielder/Forward, Penn State University
- Racing Louisville FC (Via Sky Blue FC) — Kirsten Davis, Forward, Texas Tech University
- Orlando Pride — Mikayla Colohan, Midfielder, Brigham Young University
- Kansas City — Victoria Pickett, Midfielder, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Kansas City — Lucy Parker, Defender, UCLA
- Kansas City — Addie McCain, Midfielder, Texas A&M University
- Chicago Red Stars — Kelsey Turnbow, Forward, Santa Clara
- Washington Sprit — Anna Heilferty, Forward, Boston University
- North Carolina Courage — Alyssa Malonson, Defender, Auburn University
- Racing Louisville FC — Parker Goins, Forward, University of Arkansas
- Portland Thorns FC — Amirah Ali, Forward/Midfielder, Rutgers University
- Sky Blue FC — Taryn Torres, Midfielder, University of Virginia
- Orlando Pride — Kerry Abello, Forward, Penn State University
- Chicago Red Stars — Brianna Alger, Defender, Washington State University
- Houston Dash — Joelle Anderson, Midfielder/Forward, Pepperdine University
- Houston Dash — Makamae Gomera-Stevens, Forward, Washington State University
- OL Reign — Jimena Lopez, Defender, Texas A&M University
- Washington Spirit — Sydney Schneider, Goalkeeper, UNC-Wilmington
- North Carolina Courage — Myra Konte, Defender, Vanderbilt University
- Racing Louisville FC — Emily Smith, Defender, University of California Berkeley
- Chicago Red Stars (Via Portland Thorns FC) — Channing Foster, Forward/Midfielder, Ole Miss
- Sky Blue FC — Delanie Sheehan, Defender, UCLA
- Orlando Pride — Kaylie Collins, Goalkeeper, University of Southern California
- Chicago Red Stars — Alissa Gorzak, Forward, University of Virginia
- Kansas City — Alex Loera, Midfielder, Santa Clara University
- Portland Thorns FC — Hannah Betfort, Defender, Wake Forest University
- Kansas City — Brooklyn Entz, Midfielder, Kansas State University
- Washington Spirit — Mariana Speckmaier, Forward, Clemson University
- Sky Blue FC — Tess Boade, Forward/Midfielder, Duke University
Draft Trades
If a trade happens during the draft, you’ll find it here.
Sky Blue FC Trades the No. 4 pick for $175,000 in allocation money.
Damn, $175,000 in allocation money to Sky Blue FC from @KCWoSo for the No. 4 pick, which they to draft Kiki Pickett.
— Meg Linehan (@itsmeglinehan) January 14, 2021
$175K. $175K!
Thorns trade international slot, two picks for the No. 6 pick.
We have traded the 2021 #NWSLDraft 7th pick, 32nd pick and a 2021 international slot to Chicago for 2021 6th pick. #BAONPDX pic.twitter.com/lLUldGSPEh
— Portland Thorns FC (@ThornsFC) January 14, 2021
Sky Blue FC trades No. 8 pick for $100,000 in allocation money, second-round pick in 2022.
Another $100,000K in allocation money for Sky Blue FC. Spirit pick up the No. 8 pick. #NWSLDraft
— Meg Linehan (@itsmeglinehan) January 14, 2021
Sky Blue FC to get Jennifer Cudjoe back from Racing Louisville for $35,000 in allocation money and No. 13 pick.
CUDJOE IS BACK!
— Sky Blue FC (@SkyBlueFC) January 14, 2021
@JenniferCudjoe is staying in blue