Esme Morgan
Washington Spirit · Centre-back · Deep Builder
The shape of Esme's game is unusually clear: 99th percentile for passing, 7th for discipline, now 25.7 and at the stable part of the curve. The cap implies she is worth $366,240.
In plain EnglishTouches the ball more than one in every ten times her team does.
Above the 65th percentile in passing, carrying, shooting. Below the 35th in discipline, receiving / positioning.
| Share of team touches | 11.8% |
| Average pass distance | 22.2 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 8.1 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 15.5% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.31 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.62 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.006 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.043 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.006 |
These are the inputs to the style space that assigns her archetype — descriptive of how she plays, deliberately separate from how well.
| Goals above replacement | 3.72 |
| Share of base cap | 11.1% |
| Forward re-pricing | −$54,881 |
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.
| Season | Club | Pos | Age | Min | g+/96 | Pctile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | WAS | CB | 23.7 | 875 | +0.021 | 69 |
| 2025 | WAS | CB | 24.7 | 2728 | +0.048 | 88 |
| 2026 | WAS | CB | 25.7 | 1246 | +0.036 | 81 |
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tara Rudd | CB | WAS | 2026 | 27.0 | +0.089 |
| Tierna Davidson | CB | NJY | 2026 | 27.8 | +0.002 |
| Rachel Corsie | CB | UTA | 2019 | 29.9 | +0.076 |
| Naomi Girma | CB | SD | 2024 | 24.0 | +0.085 |
| Kylie Nadaner | CB | ORL | 2025 | 33.3 | -0.025 |
| Malia Berkely | CB | NC | 2023 | 25.4 | +0.022 |
| Phoebe McClernon | CB | SEA | 2026 | 28.5 | -0.019 |
| Kristen McNabb | CB | SD | 2026 | 32.2 | +0.032 |