The 2019 NWSL College Draft has arrived, and the North Carolina Courage will be making three of the first 14 picks in Chicago on Thursday. Over the last week a few big names have joined the 2019 draft class (Tierna Davidson and Tegan McGrady) while others (Bunny Shaw) have declined to enter the NWSL this year. Overall, the last few days have eased some of the hand-wringing about the list of missing players.
The Courage aren’t likely to grab any of the top-level players with the fifth-selection in the first round, but the addition of high level talent inherently increases the value of any picks that North Carolina makes in the first round.