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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Washington transfer Mishael Powell, a former Huskies walk-on, wasn’t the problem in the secondary.
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Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
When the true freshman phenom strained his hamstring Nov. 2 against Georgia, third-string walk-on quarterback Aidan Warner stepped in and acquitted himself well during a 34-20 loss to the No. 2 Bulldogs.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2025
The Fighting Irish then defeated No. 9 Michigan, 19-17, in the season opener thanks to walk-on kicker Reggie Ho’s 26-yard field goal with 1:13 remaining.
—Tim Casey, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
The 2020 graduate of McCall-Donnelly High School recently committed to the Crimson Tide as a preferred walk-on.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
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Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
When the true freshman phenom strained his hamstring Nov. 2 against Georgia, third-string walk-on quarterback Aidan Warner stepped in and acquitted himself well during a 34-20 loss to the No. 2 Bulldogs.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2025
The Fighting Irish then defeated No. 9 Michigan, 19-17, in the season opener thanks to walk-on kicker Reggie Ho’s 26-yard field goal with 1:13 remaining.
—Tim Casey, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
The 2020 graduate of McCall-Donnelly High School recently committed to the Crimson Tide as a preferred walk-on.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk-on. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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