Player Dossier

2022-2024

Ole 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 30.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

8.6

Efficiency

30.8

Consistency

31.4

Season Value

28.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Ole Miss

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Texas A&M • Ole Miss
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida

Scouting Read

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Walter Nolen, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Ole Miss. Walter Nolen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.

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 20.5 primary output with 30.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 30.8 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: Florida

Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Postseason · Ole Miss

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.6

Efficiency

30.8

Usage

8.6

Consistency

31.4

Best Game by takeover score

Duke

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Duke: 0. Unknown: 2. Middle Tennessee: 0. Wake Forest: 0.5. Georgia Southern: 1. Kentucky: 1. South Carolina: 5. LSU: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Arkansas: 1. Georgia: 0. Florida: 5. Mississippi State: 5

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 0 by 0. Unknown: 2 by 28.3. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 8.3. Wake Forest: 4 by 21.7. Georgia Southern: 4 by 26.7. Kentucky: 7 by 39.2. South Carolina: 5 by 70.8. LSU: 2 by 8.3. Oklahoma: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas: 2 by 18.3. Georgia: 2 by 8.3. Florida: 8 by 83.3. Mississippi State: 8 by 83.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.4 · Games = 9 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 3 · +0.6 vs Wins
First Half1.4 · Games = 7 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1.8 · Games = 6 · +0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Florida

Best efficiency game

83.3 vs Mississippi State

Result
Fri 1/3vs DukeW 52-2000000
Fri 11/29vs Mississippi StateSplash gameW 26-14823.501.500
Sat 11/23@ FloridaSplash gameL 17-2487311
Sat 11/9vs GeorgiaW 28-1021000
Sat 11/2@ ArkansasW 63-31210.500.500
Sat 10/26vs OklahomaW 26-1411000
Sat 10/12@ LSUL 26-2921000
Sat 10/5@ South Carolina2+ sacks · Splash gameW 27-354320
Sat 9/28vs KentuckyL 17-2074100
Sat 9/21vs Georgia SouthernW 52-13410.500.500
Sat 9/14@ Wake ForestW 40-6420.5000
Sat 9/7vs Middle TennesseeW 52-320000
Sat 8/31vs Unknown21101

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Texas A&M

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Ole Miss

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

2022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonTexas A&M3.515.66.2
2023 Regular SeasonTexas A&M12.5255.89
2024 PostseasonOle Miss20.530.88.68
2024 Regular SeasonOle Miss20.530.88.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Florida

Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.2 takeover score.

#2

Mississippi State

5

Primary metric

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.

#3

South Carolina

5

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.3 takeover score.

#4

Arkansas

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 57.9 takeover score.

#5

LSU

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · Ole Miss

20.5 primary output · 30.8 efficiency · 8.6 usage

28.4

#2

2024 Regular Season · Ole Miss

28.4

20.5 primary · 30.8 efficiency · 8.6 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Texas A&M

26.1

12.5 primary · 25 efficiency · 5.8 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

5

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

5★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.9997

Powell · Powell, TN

Committed To
Texas A&M
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

112

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 34 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.