The Burlsworth Trophy is an award given annually to the most outstanding FBS college football player who began his career as a walk-on.
Burlsworth walked on to the Arkansas Razorbacks football program in 1994 and became an All-American.
He was killed in a car accident 11 days after being selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the third round of the 1999 NFL draft.
[3] On October 28, 2019, the Burlsworth Trophy became a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA).
[4] The trophy was sculpted and produced by Raymond Gibby of Nobility Bronze in Pea Ridge, Arkansas.