Every 5th pick in WNBA draft history

30 players have gone 5th in the WNBA draft since 1997, from Wanda Guyton to Gabriela Jaquez in 2026.

WNBA draft, every No. 5 pick by year

Year	Player	Team	Honours
2026	Gabriela Jaquez	Chicago Sky	—
2025	Juste Jocyte	Golden State Valkyries	—
2024	Jacy Sheldon	Dallas Wings	—
2023	Lou Lopez Senechal	Dallas Wings	—
2022	Nyara Sabally	New York Liberty	—
2021	Chelsea Dungee	Dallas Wings	—
2020	Bella Alarie	Dallas Wings	—
2019	Arike Ogunbowale	Dallas Wings	—
2018	Jordin Canada	Seattle Storm	—
2017	Nia Brodie	San Antonio Stars	—
2016	Aerial Powers	Dallas Wings	—
2015	Cheyenne Parker-Tyus	Chicago Sky	—
2014	Natasha Howard	Indiana Fever	—
2013	Kelsey Bone	New York Liberty	—
2012	Shenise Johnson	San Antonio Silver Stars	—
2011	Jantel Lavender	Los Angeles Sparks	—
2010	Jayne Appel Marinelli	San Antonio Silver Stars	—
2009	DeWanna Bonner	Phoenix Mercury	—
2008	Matee Ajavon	Houston Comets	—
2007	Tiffany Jackson	New York Liberty	—
2006	Lisa Willis	Los Angeles Sparks	—
2005	Sancho Lyttle	Houston Comets	—
2004	Shameka Christon	New York Liberty	—
2003	Kara Lawson	Detroit Shock	—
2002	Nikki Teasley	Portland Fire	—
2001	Ruth Riley	Miami Sol	—
2000	Grace Daley	Minnesota Lynx	—
1999	Jennifer Azzi	Detroit Shock	—
1998	Allison Feaster	Los Angeles Sparks	—
1997	Wanda Guyton	Houston Comets	—

Honours from the WNBA award history, matched to the pick by name. Picks from ESPN's draft pages, 1975 on.