2025 Draft Profile - DT Walter Nolen
After his trip through the portal, Nolen has become the force he was billed to be.
We continue our run through the defensive tackle bin today with another name that most will recognize.
No. 2 - Walter Nolen - Age 21 - Junior - 6’3 - 305 - Mississippi
2021 USA Today High School Defensive Player of the Year
2022 ESPN No. 1 recruit in USA, 24/7 No. 2 recruit (Travis Hunter)
2024 1st team All American, 1st team All-SEC
2022 - 289 snaps at Texas A&M, 1 sack, 16 QBP - 68.1 PFF
2023 - 365 snaps at Texas A&M, 4 sacks, 16 QBP - 72.5 PFF
2024 - 587 snaps, 6.5 sacks, 35 QBP - 88.9 PFF (No. 2 graded run defender in nation)
We definitely know Nolen as the crown jewel of the famous 2022 Texas A&M recruiting class that never excelled for Jimbo Fisher. But, the quality of Nolen was best seen with his breakout year at Ole Miss. He was a force this year and then quickly put his name in the 2025 draft as soon as possible.
We have plenty of snaps from three games this season for Mississippi. Week 7 LSU, Week 11 Georgia and Week 13 Florida.