The 2016 NWSL College Draft is set for this Friday, January 15, 2016 at 7am PT. There will be a live webstream of the event and the Thorns currently hold three draft picks. Going into the draft, Portland owns the first and second overall picks in the first round as well as the first pick in the third round (No. 21 overall).
<strong>Rnd./Pick</strong> |
<strong>Name</strong> |
<strong>Pos.</strong> |
<strong>College</strong> |
<strong>Twitter</strong> |
1 / 1 |
<a href="/players/Emily-Sonnett"><strong>Emily Sonnett</strong></a> |
D |
Virginia |
<strong><a href="http://twitter.com/emilysonnett" target="_blank">@emilysonnett</a></strong> |
<s>1 / 3*</s> |
** |
|||
3 / 21 |
<a href="/players/mckenzie-berryhill"><strong>McKenzie Berryhill</strong></a> |
D |
Arizona State |
<a href="https://twitter.com/k_b_hill3" target="_blank"><strong>@k_b_hill3</strong></a> |
* = Acquired in trade with Sky Blue FC on Jan. 15, 2015
** = Traded to Boston Breakers for top NWSL allocation ranking on Jan. 15, 2015
NWSL College Draft Details
News and Mock Drafts
- PortlandThornsFC.com: Thorns aiming for impact player with top two picks
- TopDrawerSoccer.com: Top 15 NWSL College Draft prospects
- TopDrawerSoccer.com Mock Draft
- EqualizerSoccer.com Mock Draft
- EqualizerSoccer.com: Attempting to unlock the draft
- SoccerWire.com: Names to know, team needs and more
Check out the latest Talk Timbers podcast where hosts Fletcher Johnson and Jake Zivin talk with Equalizer Soccer's Jennifer Gordon about the NWSL College Draft.
