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Every year, the NWSL college draft gets a little more sophisticated, with more media attention, enhanced on-site staging, broader promotion and the like. While the last two drafts were held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they still marked significant steps for the league, as the 2021 event was broadcast live on Twitch and the ’22 edition aired on TV for the first time after being picked up by CBS Sports.
Those drafted in 2013, back when the league was just getting off the ground, had a very disparate experience. The event wasn’t even open to the media, and only a few players were in attendance in Indianapolis.
