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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Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
Ponder had been a walk-on quarterback with Colorado in Sanders’ first season as head coach and appeared in two games last season.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Redd, a finance major, made the transition from manager to walk-on halfway through his freshman season, after the Illini encountered some injury woes that left the team short on healthy bodies.
—Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Phelps arrived at Boise State as a walk-on and was treated as a defensive back at first.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Freshman, senior, junior, walk-on guy getting a ton of Rev money, none of that counts.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
Ponder had been a walk-on quarterback with Colorado in Sanders’ first season as head coach and appeared in two games last season.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Redd, a finance major, made the transition from manager to walk-on halfway through his freshman season, after the Illini encountered some injury woes that left the team short on healthy bodies.
—Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Phelps arrived at Boise State as a walk-on and was treated as a defensive back at first.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Walk on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk%20on. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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