Tara Rudd
Washington Spirit · Centre-back · Deep Builder
Centre-back2026 seasonUSAage 27.01519 min5 ft 7 inDeep Builder
Tara is a deep builder in the truest sense: 93rd percentile for carrying, at 27.0, squarely in her prime.
In plain EnglishAdds a full goal of value roughly every 11 matches; touches the ball more than one in every ten times her team does.
+0.089
goals added / 96
97th
percentile in position
+0.011
2027 projection
$242,630
cap-implied wage, 2025
$273,377
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in carrying, receiving / positioning, shooting, defensive disruption, discipline.
Style metrics2026 season
| Share of team touches | 12.1% |
| Average pass distance | 20.8 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 6.5 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 13.5% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.44 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.13 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.046 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.027 |
| Finishing vs expectation | +0.017 |
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 | 2.27 |
| Share of base cap | 7.3% |
| Forward re-pricing | +$30,747 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | WAS | W | 22.0 | 1259 | +0.018 | 60 |
| 2022 | WAS | ST | 23.0 | 1255 | +0.011 | 56 |
| 2023 | WAS | CB | 24.0 | 2367 | +0.029 | 76 |
| 2024 | WAS | CB | 25.0 | 3140 | -0.019 | 40 |
| 2025 | WAS | CB | 26.0 | 2865 | -0.007 | 52 |
| 2026 | WAS | CB | 27.0 | 1519 | +0.089 | 97 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kylie Nadaner | CB | ORL | 2025 | 33.3 | -0.025 |
| Naomi Girma | CB | SD | 2024 | 24.0 | +0.085 |
| Esme Morgan | CB | WAS | 2026 | 25.7 | +0.036 |
| Kennedy Wesley | CB | SD | 2026 | 25.3 | -0.009 |
| Emily Sams | CB | ORL | 2025 | 26.0 | +0.005 |
| Jordyn Bugg | CB | SEA | 2024 | 17.9 | +0.075 |
| Phoebe McClernon | CB | SEA | 2026 | 28.5 | -0.019 |
| Trinity Armstrong | CB | SD | 2025 | 17.9 | +0.083 |