Avery Patterson
Houston Dash · Full-back · Metronome
Full-back2026 seasonUSAage 24.01448 minMetronome
Everything about Avery's profile points one way: 96th percentile for carrying, 2nd for discipline, at 24.0, squarely in her prime. The cap implies she is worth $338,312.
In plain EnglishTouches the ball more than one in every ten times her team does.
+0.036
goals added / 96
82nd
percentile in position
+0.029
2027 projection
$338,312
cap-implied wage, 2025
$248,274
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in carrying, shooting, defensive disruption, receiving / positioning. Below the 35th in discipline.
Style metrics2026 season
| Share of team touches | 12.2% |
| Average pass distance | 18.1 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 4.8 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 27.9% |
| Shots per 96 | 1.33 |
| Key passes per 96 | 1.06 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.060 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.086 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.060 |
These are the inputs to the style space that assigns her archetype — descriptive of how she plays, deliberately separate from how well.
Cap-implied valuepriced on 2025
| Goals above replacement | 3.39 |
| Share of base cap | 10.2% |
| Forward re-pricing | −$90,038 |
Cap-implied wage distributes the league's published 2025 wage pool in proportion to goals added above replacement. It is what the cap says she should command — the NWSL does not publish actual salaries.
Career record
| Season | Club | Pos | Age | Min | g+/96 | Pctile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HOU | FB | 22.0 | 2451 | +0.005 | 65 |
| 2025 | HOU | FB | 23.0 | 2135 | +0.072 | 93 |
| 2026 | HOU | FB | 24.0 | 1448 | +0.036 | 82 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bianca St. Georges | FB | BOS | 2026 | 28.9 | +0.081 |
| Arin Wright | FB | CHI | 2018 | 25.5 | +0.041 |
| Olivia Griffitts | FB | UTA | 2024 | 22.9 | -0.050 |
| Casey Krueger | FB | CHI | 2023 | 32.9 | +0.059 |
| Reyna Reyes | FB | POR | 2025 | 24.4 | -0.003 |
| Hanna Lundkvist | FB | SD | 2024 | 22.0 | -0.000 |
| Sam Coffey | DM | POR | 2025 | 26.5 | +0.064 |
| Alyssa Malonson | FB | BAY | 2025 | 26.2 | -0.027 |