The Orlando Pride selected goalkeeper Kaylie Collins in the fourth round (No. 34 overall) of the 2021 NWSL Draft. That’s a spot where most players don’t hang around long. But Orlando saw potential in Collins and kept the former USC goalkeeper around as a practice player, signing her as a National Team Replacement Player in June of 2021 and rewarding her with a new two-year contract in February, but placing her on the club’s supplemental roster.
Collins, however, did get to see a little action with the first team in 2022, and if not for her picking up a knock this season, she might have gotten more minutes when the Pride were dealing with multiple goalkeeper injuries.