redshirt
noun
red·shirt
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Definition of redshirt
: a college athlete who is kept out of varsity competition for a year in order to extend eligibility
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There were a few sloppy penalties, the most egregious a pass interference on redshirt sophomore cornerback Kobe Boyce. — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, "No. 10 Texas cruises past La. Tech as No. 6 LSU looms," 31 Aug. 2019 The big play on the drive came on a 39-yard pass from quarterback Mitchell Guadagni to Danzel McKinley-Lewis against redshirt freshman cornerback Jamari Brown. — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky football opens 2019 season with win over Toledo," 31 Aug. 2019 In the first season-opening start of his college career, redshirt junior Collin Hill dropped in a beautiful 39-touchdown pass to wideout Dante Wright down the right seam. — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, "Rocky Mountain Showdown: Observations, standout performers from the first half at Mile High Stadium," 30 Aug. 2019 The plan was to preserve Roschon Johnson’s redshirt at all costs. — Nick Moyle, Houston Chronicle, "Texas QB Roschon Johnson willing to sacrifice redshirt to help at RB," 30 Aug. 2019 Moses, who made 86 tackles and 3½ sacks while starting all 15 games last season, was supposed to anchor the linebacking corps with redshirt senior Joshua McMillon. — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, "St. Frances football coaches know Shane Lee is ready for start at Alabama: ‘He just does things the right way’," 29 Aug. 2019 Also added to the roster is redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Dakota Napierkowski, who formerly played at Abilene Christian. — oregonlive.com, "Oregon State linebacker Andrzej Hughes-Murray lost indefinitely due to foot injury, other surprises on the Beavers’ first two-deep of 2019," 26 Aug. 2019 Yellen could see some playing time against those first two foes, especially with the new rule that allows a player to participate in four games and still redshirt. — Michelle Gardner, azcentral, "ASU football Q&A: Discussing Jayden Daniels, offensive line shuffling, Joey Yellen's future," 26 Aug. 2019 Number crunch: 61 The number of freshmen (first-year and redshirts) on the current roster, per UCLA’s website. — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, "UCLA preview: Major progress under Chip Kelly in Year Two as brutal schedule awaits," 23 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'redshirt.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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redshirt
noun
English Language Learners Definition of redshirt
US, sports
: a college athlete who practices with a team but does not play any official games
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