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
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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
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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.
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%)
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.
Recognition
Honors
- 20242024 Coaches All-SEC · conference_coachesfirst
- 20242024 Consensus All-America · ncaa_consensusconsensus
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