Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2024Ole Miss
Walter Nolen
DT • 6'4" • 290 lbs • Powell, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Walter Nolen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
25
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
40
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Ole Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Texas A&M • Ole Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Player Story
Walter Nolen built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a defensive tackle from Powell, TN wearing No. 2, spending time with Ole Miss and Texas A&M. The clearest part of Walter Nolen's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Texas A&M
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 16
- Overall
- No. 16
- NFL Team
- Arizona Cardinals
Walter Nolen, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Ole Miss. Walter Nolen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 112
- TFL
- 23.5
- Sacks
- 10
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Walter Nolen quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ole Miss · DT
- Career Tackles
- 112
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Ole Miss
- Top game
- Mississippi State
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Powell · Texas A&M
- High school pipeline
- Powell · 7 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 1 · Pick 16 · Arizona Cardinals
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Junior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 47 tackles · DT 9th (top 4%) · SEC 90th (top 13%) · National 710th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 10 | 29 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 21.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 11 | 36 | 8 | 3.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| 2024 Postseason | Ole Miss | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 58.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 13 | 47 | 13 | 5.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 58.9 |
Related Context
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Walter Nolen played DT for Texas A&M and Ole Miss. Across 3 tracked seasons, Walter Nolen recorded 112 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Ole Miss.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Ole Miss paired 24.5 primary output with 33.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 33.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Texas A&M, Ole Miss.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Ole Miss
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.9
Efficiency
33.9
Usage
8.4
Consistency
31.6
Best Game by takeover score
Mississippi State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Duke: 1. Furman: 2. Middle Tennessee: 0. Wake Forest: 1.5. Georgia Southern: 2. Kentucky: 1. South Carolina: 5. LSU: 0. Oklahoma: 1. Arkansas: 1. Georgia: 0. Florida: 5. Mississippi State: 5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 0 by 10. Furman: 2 by 28.3. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 8.3. Wake Forest: 4 by 31.7. Georgia Southern: 4 by 36.7. Kentucky: 7 by 39.2. South Carolina: 5 by 70.8. LSU: 2 by 8.3. Oklahoma: 1 by 14.2. Arkansas: 2 by 18.3. Georgia: 2 by 8.3. Florida: 8 by 83.3. Mississippi State: 8 by 83.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.9 · Games = 10 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 3 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Mississippi State
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs Mississippi State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/3 | vs Duke | W 52-20 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | vs Mississippi StateSplash game | W 26-14 | 8 | 2 | — | 3.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ FloridaSplash game | L 17-24 | 8 | 7 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Georgia | W 28-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Arkansas | W 63-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Oklahoma | W 26-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ LSU | L 26-29 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ South Carolina2+ sacks · Splash game | W 27-3 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Kentucky | L 17-20 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Georgia SouthernSplash game | W 52-13 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Wake Forest | W 40-6 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 52-3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs FurmanSplash game | W 76-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Walter Nolen story
Walter Nolen built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a defensive tackle from Powell, TN wearing No. 2, spending time with Ole Miss and Texas A&M. The clearest part of Walter Nolen's career was his defensive production: 112 tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 34 career games in the available record. That gives Walter Nolen's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Texas A&M
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Ole Miss
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 4.5 | 16.6 | 4.7 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 12.5 | 25 | 5.3 | 8 |
| 2024 Postseason | Ole Miss | 24.5 | 33.9 | 8.4 | 12 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 24.5 | 33.9 | 8.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Mississippi State
Week 14 · W 26-14 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Florida
Week 13 · L 17-24 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#3
@ South Carolina
Week 6 · W 27-3 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Arkansas
Week 5 · W 34-22 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Auburn
Week 4 · W 27-10 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Ole Miss
24.5 primary output · 33.9 efficiency · 8.4 usage
58.9
#2
2024 Regular Season · Ole Miss
58.9
24.5 primary · 33.9 efficiency · 8.4 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Texas A&M
42
12.5 primary · 25 efficiency · 5.3 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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