The Burlsworth Trophy are given to the most outstanding of collegiate football who began his career as a walk-on; a walk-on is defined as a player who began his first season of participation with a member Division I program without financial aid of any kind at his university department's combined athletic department.
The Burlsworth Trophy is given to the most outstanding collegiate football player who began his career as a walk-on. A walk-on is defined as a player who began his first season of participation with a Division I (FBS) football program without financial aid of any kind from his university's athletic department.