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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Injuries hurt, with the Trojans down to a walk-on running back, stunning for a program built on Heisman Trophy rushers.
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Redshirt freshman walk-on King Miller had a breakout game against Michigan with 18 carries for 158 yards and a touchdown and rattled off a career-long rush of 49 yards.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Eli successfully played with other walk-on hopefuls and drew the attention of coaches and players alike.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Just as Ted Lasso began life as a promo for NBC’s English Premier League coverage, Chad Powers crawled out of a gag on Eli’s Places, Eli Manning’s post-retirement ESPN+ program, in which the former Giants quarterback hides under prosthetics to pose as an aspiring Penn State walk-on.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Redshirt freshman walk-on King Miller had a breakout game against Michigan with 18 carries for 158 yards and a touchdown and rattled off a career-long rush of 49 yards.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Eli successfully played with other walk-on hopefuls and drew the attention of coaches and players alike.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Just as Ted Lasso began life as a promo for NBC’s English Premier League coverage, Chad Powers crawled out of a gag on Eli’s Places, Eli Manning’s post-retirement ESPN+ program, in which the former Giants quarterback hides under prosthetics to pose as an aspiring Penn State walk-on.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk-on. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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