Defensive tackle, Ole Miss (from Texas A&M), 2022–24
Walter Nolen
Lettered 2024 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 290 lb
- Class (2024)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Powell, TN
- Born
- Oct 14, 2003
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Walter Nolen played defensive tackle at Texas A&M (2022–23) and Ole Miss (2024). He was a consensus All‑American in 2024. The Arizona Cardinals took Nolen in the first round, No. 16 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Mississippi State, 20242sacks, career highat South Carolina, 2024Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Ole Miss 13 games, 47 tackles, 5.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Furman | W 76–0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 52–3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Wake Forest | W 40–6 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 52–13 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Kentucky | L 17–20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at South Carolina | W 27–3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at LSU | L 26–29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Oklahoma | W 26–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Arkansas | W 63–31 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Georgia | W 28–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Florida | L 17–24 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Mississippi State | W 26–14 | 8 | 2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Duke | W 52–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Texas A&M 11 games, 36 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. New Mexico | W 52–10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Miami | L 33–48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs. UL Monroe | W 47–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Auburn | W 27–10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Arkansas | W 34–22 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Alabama | L 20–26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Tennessee | L 13–20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Ole Miss | L 35–38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Mississippi State | W 51–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Abilene Christian | W 38–10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atLSU | L 30–42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Texas A&M 10 games, 29 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Sam Houston | W 31–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Arkansas | W 23–21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atMississippi State | L 24–42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atAlabama | L 20–24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atSouth Carolina | L 24–30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Ole Miss | L 28–31 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Florida | L 24–41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atAuburn | L 10–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Massachusetts | W 20–3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.LSU | W 38–23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (American team, won 22–19).
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3¾″ | |
| Weight | 296 lb | |
| Arm length | 32½″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| Wingspan | 78⅝″ | |
| Bench press | 27 repsW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.76 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 11 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arizona Cardinals | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Arizona Cardinals | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 11 | 21 | 3 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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