1
: a minor part (as in a dramatic production)
also
: an actor having such a part
2
: a college athlete who tries out for an athletic team without having been recruited or offered a scholarship
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Junior returner Kyle Crum and junior walk-on Travis Throckmorton (Oregon State) round out the room.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
Wilhite is one of two senior walk-ons who will speak to the fans after the Arizona game (as well as Zeke Mayo, Dajuan Harris and KJ Adams).
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
From walk-on to Associated Press first-team All-American, Schwesinger is now UCLA’s top prospect ahead of April’s NFL draft as the Oaks Christian alumnus parlayed a career season with the Bruins into a shot at the pros.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
The decision to move into the realm of pay for play comes with another future settlement condition applicable for those who opt in—the elimination of ‘walk-on’ athletes.
—Donna Lopiano, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
Wilhite is one of two senior walk-ons who will speak to the fans after the Arizona game (as well as Zeke Mayo, Dajuan Harris and KJ Adams).
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
From walk-on to Associated Press first-team All-American, Schwesinger is now UCLA’s top prospect ahead of April’s NFL draft as the Oaks Christian alumnus parlayed a career season with the Bruins into a shot at the pros.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
The decision to move into the realm of pay for play comes with another future settlement condition applicable for those who opt in—the elimination of ‘walk-on’ athletes.
—Donna Lopiano, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk-on. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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