Every college football program relies to some extent on walk-on players. Many of these non-scholarship players focus their time on the scout team and improving the starters in practice. However, when major depth concerns arise due to injuries or other factors, walk-ons also need to be ready to play as needed. Below are just a few of the Illinois walk-ons who are worthy of recognition and might be interesting to watch over the next few years to see how they develop. Illinois doesn’t publicize which players are on scholarship and which are not, so it is possible that some of these players may no longer be walk-ons.
Illinois Football Walk-Ons to Watch
