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Anyone know what the competition is like for the walk-ons?

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Ghost of Bisbee
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How many prospective walk-ons are there for positions on average? I'm imagining about 50 walk on candidates per skill position
12thMan9
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Ghost of Bisbee said:

How many prospective walk-ons are there for positions on average? I'm imagining about 50 walk on candidates per skill position

Your imagination would be wrong.
Ronnie '88
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When I tried outline 05 there were like 85 people. I think 6 or so made it. Not me, but my friend did. I dont think fran knew any of the walk-ons names
Reno Hightower
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wangus12
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Pretty similar for my roommate when I was in school. Said it was close to 100 guys and they took less than 10 for sure.
ccolley68
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Same with a roommate of mine around '02 or so. He made it through one day.

Funny story, an uncle of mine grew up in Rockport. Was a 2A all state linebacker, thought he was hot **** coming out of high school. Went to tu and tried to walk on. Said he'd never seen people that big and they just absolutely terrorized the walk on applicants, basically just used them as tackling dummies. Made it one day and couldn't even walk the next day, realized 2A football in the 70's wasn't good prep for big time college ball, lol.
Aggie Dad 26
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#1 requirement

Must run hard and fast through many holes
wangus12
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Yeah my roommate that year was an all-state safety out of Shiner. He was by no means a small guy, but he said it was insane when you get in there and start messing with the obvious guys who were recruited for D1 football.
Crjdoc
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With the series of recent NCAA rule changes rosters are capped at 105 ( 85 scholarships in the SEC + 20 non-scholarship) , in that ruling they also grandfathered all non-scholarship players who were currently on a roster, so you may find the current roster over 105. As those grandfathered players graduate, they will come down to 105, so basically its 20 spots. If you assume a normal distribution, its 5 per year, then factor in a few preferred walk-ons ( legacy kids, high potential who choose A&M path, specialist) you are really looking at 1-2 spots per year. When open walk-ons tryouts were a thing, you would see between 100-150 kids show up, so figure 1-2% chance of making it, but there is a chance.
Ghost of Bisbee
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Wow. Even more competitive than I imagined
AgTrip
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