2022 NWSL Draft Prospects – Defenders

NWSL defenders fight for the ball.

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.

NameInstitutionYNT EXPYNT Squad%GSFreshman Games StartedFreshman PointsFreshman Minutes
Maycee BellNorth Carolinayy100%2572161
Jordan BrewsterWest Virginiayy100%2382088
Naomi GirmaStanfordyy96%228
Kim RodriguezOklahoma Stateyy91%2171757
Izzy RodriguezOhio Stateyy100%2151634
Gabby CarleFlorida Stateyy100%2131844
Hanna NémethIndianayy100%192
Cecily StouteGeorgiayy100%1711615
Sofia WeinerColoradoyy80%1601264
Jayda Hylton-PelaiaASUyy100%1601446
Brianna MartinezNotre Dameyy94%1601369
Julietta ThronNorthwesternyy94%1631491
Sydney DawsonClemsonyy79%150849
Oliwia WosIndianayy81%134
Alina MiagkovaSyracuseyy85%117
Madiya HarriottVanderbiltyy41%72889
Trinity WatsonPepperdineyy33%62
Mia PalmerOregonyy27%42464
Jojo HarberStanfordyy8%10
Chai CortezOregonyy0%00172
Caitlin CosmeDukeyy0%006
Reese MoffattLSUyn75%1811673
Alia MartinMichiganyn100%121895
Karlina SampleTexas A&Myn50%3341
Kayley AblesBaylornn100%2502017
Ella ShamburgerVanderbiltnn100%2131878
Delaney GrahamDukenn95%2141926
Kelly Ann LivingstoneGeorgetownnn100%202
Christina RodgersProvidencenn100%2051442
Emily MadrilFlorida Statenn95%2061652
Christina LazarSacramento Statenn100%2001843
Jordan ThompsonGonzagann100%1921707
Abby SwansonLoyolann100%18111521
Brandi PetersonTCUnn76%1601583
Sydney StuderOregon Statenn89%1621391
Maya AlcantaraSaint Mary'snn78%1421362
Jenna RoysonGeorgetownnn46%111
Charmé MorganOklahoma Statenn45%901086
Gabby ProvenzanoRutgersnn19%401064
Hannah ShartsColoradonn0%0061

These are the defenders most likely to be selected in the 2022 NWSL draft.

Working to cover and predict the NWSL draft earlier than it ever has been before. Make sure to check out our other articles, and The Dossier, a list of NWSL draft prospects!