This table contains the defenders from the Pre-Season Dossier, their youth national team experience, and their playing time as freshman. Read about why these categories are important here.
| Name | Institution | YNT EXP | YNT Squad | %GS | Freshman Games Started | Freshman Points | Freshman Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maycee Bell | North Carolina | y | y | 100% | 25 | 7 | 2161 |
| Jordan Brewster | West Virginia | y | y | 100% | 23 | 8 | 2088 |
| Naomi Girma | Stanford | y | y | 96% | 22 | 8 | |
| Kim Rodriguez | Oklahoma State | y | y | 91% | 21 | 7 | 1757 |
| Izzy Rodriguez | Ohio State | y | y | 100% | 21 | 5 | 1634 |
| Gabby Carle | Florida State | y | y | 100% | 21 | 3 | 1844 |
| Hanna Németh | Indiana | y | y | 100% | 19 | 2 | |
| Cecily Stoute | Georgia | y | y | 100% | 17 | 1 | 1615 |
| Sofia Weiner | Colorado | y | y | 80% | 16 | 0 | 1264 |
| Jayda Hylton-Pelaia | ASU | y | y | 100% | 16 | 0 | 1446 |
| Brianna Martinez | Notre Dame | y | y | 94% | 16 | 0 | 1369 |
| Julietta Thron | Northwestern | y | y | 94% | 16 | 3 | 1491 |
| Sydney Dawson | Clemson | y | y | 79% | 15 | 0 | 849 |
| Oliwia Wos | Indiana | y | y | 81% | 13 | 4 | |
| Alina Miagkova | Syracuse | y | y | 85% | 11 | 7 | |
| Madiya Harriott | Vanderbilt | y | y | 41% | 7 | 2 | 889 |
| Trinity Watson | Pepperdine | y | y | 33% | 6 | 2 | |
| Mia Palmer | Oregon | y | y | 27% | 4 | 2 | 464 |
| Jojo Harber | Stanford | y | y | 8% | 1 | 0 | |
| Chai Cortez | Oregon | y | y | 0% | 0 | 0 | 172 |
| Caitlin Cosme | Duke | y | y | 0% | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Reese Moffatt | LSU | y | n | 75% | 18 | 1 | 1673 |
| Alia Martin | Michigan | y | n | 100% | 12 | 1 | 895 |
| Karlina Sample | Texas A&M | y | n | 50% | 3 | 341 | |
| Kayley Ables | Baylor | n | n | 100% | 25 | 0 | 2017 |
| Ella Shamburger | Vanderbilt | n | n | 100% | 21 | 3 | 1878 |
| Delaney Graham | Duke | n | n | 95% | 21 | 4 | 1926 |
| Kelly Ann Livingstone | Georgetown | n | n | 100% | 20 | 2 | |
| Christina Rodgers | Providence | n | n | 100% | 20 | 5 | 1442 |
| Emily Madril | Florida State | n | n | 95% | 20 | 6 | 1652 |
| Christina Lazar | Sacramento State | n | n | 100% | 20 | 0 | 1843 |
| Jordan Thompson | Gonzaga | n | n | 100% | 19 | 2 | 1707 |
| Abby Swanson | Loyola | n | n | 100% | 18 | 11 | 1521 |
| Brandi Peterson | TCU | n | n | 76% | 16 | 0 | 1583 |
| Sydney Studer | Oregon State | n | n | 89% | 16 | 2 | 1391 |
| Maya Alcantara | Saint Mary's | n | n | 78% | 14 | 2 | 1362 |
| Jenna Royson | Georgetown | n | n | 46% | 11 | 1 | |
| Charmé Morgan | Oklahoma State | n | n | 45% | 9 | 0 | 1086 |
| Gabby Provenzano | Rutgers | n | n | 19% | 4 | 0 | 1064 |
| Hannah Sharts | Colorado | n | n | 0% | 0 | 0 | 61 |
These are the defenders most likely to be selected in the 2022 NWSL draft.
SoccerDossier Staff
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