The Orlando Pride made a significant trade in the first round of the 2022 NWSL Draft, picking up the No. 10 overall pick, ending up with three first-round selections in total. The trade with OL Reign saw the Pride acquire the 10th pick, the Reign’s natural 2023 second-round pick, and two players to be named for center back Phoebe McClernon. The Pride used the pick to select Duke defender Caitlin Cosme.
The pick is the sixth all-time first-round pick by the Pride, following Sam Witteman in 2016; Taylor Kornieck and Courtney Petersen in 2020; and Viviana Villacorta last year; and the second first-round selection of the 2022 NWSL Draft, following forward Mia Fishel.