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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And yes, Boise State had backup quarterback Max Cutforth, a redshirt sophomore and former walk-on, making his first collegiate start.
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Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 16 Nov. 2025
Cutforth, a former walk-on, finished the Fresno State game, completing 14 of 29 passes for 106 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
Nor had the Wildcats met a walk-on like King Miller, the redshirt freshman running back who continued to do the work of the two injured scholarship stars in front of him, on Friday running for 90 yards on nine first-half carries.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, on the other sideline, Syracuse coach Fran Brown inexplicably started a true freshman walk-on from the lacrosse team, Joe Filardi, who completed four passes, then got pulled for another freshman, Luke Carney, who got sacked on his only dropback.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 16 Nov. 2025
Cutforth, a former walk-on, finished the Fresno State game, completing 14 of 29 passes for 106 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
Nor had the Wildcats met a walk-on like King Miller, the redshirt freshman running back who continued to do the work of the two injured scholarship stars in front of him, on Friday running for 90 yards on nine first-half carries.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, on the other sideline, Syracuse coach Fran Brown inexplicably started a true freshman walk-on from the lacrosse team, Joe Filardi, who completed four passes, then got pulled for another freshman, Luke Carney, who got sacked on his only dropback.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk-on. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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