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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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Graves originally joined the team as a walk-on ahead of the 2022-23 season.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
Taevion Swint, who suffered a season-ending injury in fall camp, walk-on Agyeman Addae and true freshman Chance Nixon were the only returners back in 2026.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
OCVarsity’s list includes athletes who received a commitment letter from an Ivy League school or a military service academy, but does not include athletes offered preferred walk-on status or athletes attending a community college.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Co-founded by childhood friends Mick Assaf—a former Notre Dame football walk-on—and Bailey O’Sullivan, an Auburn graduate and Tigers superfan, the five-year-old platform is the cornerstone of their joint venture Yoke.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Graves originally joined the team as a walk-on ahead of the 2022-23 season.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
Taevion Swint, who suffered a season-ending injury in fall camp, walk-on Agyeman Addae and true freshman Chance Nixon were the only returners back in 2026.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
OCVarsity’s list includes athletes who received a commitment letter from an Ivy League school or a military service academy, but does not include athletes offered preferred walk-on status or athletes attending a community college.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Walk on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk%20on. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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