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#97 Walter Nolen III

Exp  1 yr NFLAge  23Ht / Wt  6'4" · 305 lbCollege  Mississippi; Texas A&M

Depth-chart placement

Current role

LDE1

Placement

Starter

Room

EDGE

Experience

YR 2

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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EDGE room context

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Walter Nolen III holds the LDE · Starter spot in Arizona Cardinals’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LDE · StarterWalter Nolen IIIStarter

RDE · StarterDarius RobinsonStarter

LOLB · StarterZaven CollinsStarter

ROLB · StarterJosh SweatStarter

LDE · BackupL.J. CollierBackup

RDE · BackupDante StillsBackup

LOLB · BackupBaron BrowningBackup

ROLB · BackupBJ OjulariBackup

Walter Nolen III played 6 games in 2025 with a 43% snap share.

Production

2025 season

Latest season · 2025

Sacks

Passes defended

Background & career

Walter Nolen III is a 6'4", 305-pound left defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals. The 22-year-old attended Mississippi and Texas A&M before being selected 16th overall in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft by Arizona. In his rookie season, Nolen has recorded 2.0 sacks and 2.0 passes defended.

Cardinals2025 — present

College

Mississippi; Texas A&MDraftRound 1 · No. 16 overall · 2025 · ARIHometownPowell, TN