While trades seemed to dominate the headlines, the 2018 NWSL College Draft kicked off the sixth season the way it has for the past four times- drafting a US player of the future. 40 players were selected over the afternoon to commence the sixth NWSL draft.
Round 1
1. Washington Spirit- Andi Sullivan, midfielder, Stanford
2. Boston Breakers- Savannah McCaskell, midfielder/forward, South Carolina
3. Washington Spirit- Rebecca Quinn, defender, Duke
4. Sky Blue FC- Michaela Abam, midfielder/forward, West Virginia
5. Sky Blue FC- Imani Doresy, midfielder/forward, Duke
6. Sky Blue FC (via Chicago via Houston)- Amandine Pierre-Louis, midfielder/forward, West Virginia
7. Houston Dash- Hayley Hanson, defender/midfielder/forward, Nebraska-Lincoln
8. Portland Thorns- Sandra Yu, midfielder/forward, Notre Dame
9. Portland Thorns- Gabby Seiler, midfielder/forward, Florida
10. North Carolina Courage- Frannie Crouse, midfielder/forward, Penn State
Round 2
11. Washington Spirit- Schuyler DeBree, defender/midfielder/forward, Duke
12. Houston Dash- Kimberly Keever, midfielder/forward, Washington
13. Sky Blue FC (via Chicago Red Stars)- Casey Murphy, goalkeeper, Rutgers
14. Utah Royals- Taylor Isom, defender, Brigham Young
15. Chicago Red Stars (via Sky Blue)- Emily Boyd, goalkeeper, UC Berkeley
16. Washington Spirit- Mallory Eubanks, defender/midfielder/forward, Mississippi State
17. Boston Breakers- Elizabeth Wenger, defender, Georgetown
18. Chicago Red Stars- Indigo Gibson, defender, UC Berkeley
19. Chicago Red Stars- Brianna Visalli, midfielder/forward, Pepperdine
20. North Carolina Courage- Rebecca Rasmussen, midfielder/forward, Colorado Boulder
Round 3
21. Washington Spirit- Brittany Basinger, defender, Penn State
22. Boston Breakers- Ashton Miller, midfielder, Duke
23. Orlando Pride- Nadia Gomes, forward, Brigham Young
24. Chicago Red Stars (via Houston)- Megan Buckingham, midfielder/forward, North Carolina
25. Seattle Reign (via Utah)- Allyson Haran, defender, Wake Forest
26. Washington Spirit- Maddie Huster, defender/midfielder, Wake Forest
27. Chicago Red Stars- Zoey Goralski, defender/midfielder/forward, UCLA
28. Houston Dash- Veronica Latsko, midfielder/forward, Virginia
29. Portland Thorns (via Chicago Red Stars)- Annabella Geist, goalkeeper, Oregon
30. Houston Dash- Abby Elinsky, defender/midfielder/forward, North Carolina
Round 4
31. Washington Spirit- Rachel Moore, midfielder, William & Mary
32. Boston Breakers- Joanna Boyles, midfielder, North Carolina
33. Houston Dash- Sarah Shimer, goalkeeper, Washington
34. Utah Royals- EJ Proctor, goalkeeper, Duke
35. Sky Blue FC, Kiana Palacios, midfielder/forward, UC Irvine
36. Seattle Reign- Celia Jimanez-Delgado, midfielder, Alabama
37. Chicago Red Stars- Alexa Ben, midfielder, DePaul
38. North Carolina Courage- Morgan Reid, defender, Duke
39. North Carolina Courage- Carlin Hudson, defender, Yale
40. North Carolina Courage- Ryan Williams, defender, Texas Christian