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#97 Walter Nolen

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Defensive Tackle · Arizona Cardinals

82
Role Score
Starter
Projected Role
Unknown
Current Status
ARIARI
Last Season → Now

Player profile

Age
22 yr
−4.2 yr vs NFL DT2nd percentile
Height
6'4"
+0.7" vs NFL DT58th percentile
Weight
305 lb
−0.7 lb vs NFL DT43rd percentile
NFL Experience
1 year
Birth Date
Oct 14, 2003
College
Mississippi; Texas A&M
Draft
2025
Draft Pick
R1 · #16

Availability & contract

Expected Games
6/17
Total Contract
$19M
This Year
$4.4M
+$2.0M vs NFL DT66th percentile
Per Game
$259K

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against
62
Roster Value+13.9 vs NFL DT72nd percentile
82
Role+34.6 vs NFL DT90th percentile
29
Experience−12.6 vs NFL DT41st percentile
83
Prime−4.9 vs NFL DT18th percentile
35
Durability−25.6 vs NFL DT7th percentile
58
Continuity+21.3 vs NFL DT64th percentile
85
Draft Pedigree+53.6 vs NFL DT95th percentile
69
Contract Fit+12.0 vs NFL DT74th percentile

Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

We do not yet have what it takes to answer this for the next game.

No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where Walter Nolen fits · Defensive Tackles

ARI defensive tackles, last season vs this season — Walter Nolen is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Defensive Line: Pete Kwiatkowski
#97Walter Nolen62826/172958358385$4.4M22.96'4"305
#91L.J. Collier73788/177094478680$1.7M31.06'2"291
#56Darius Robinson757812/175492689281$3.8M25.06'5"285
Zachary CarterInjured reserve636210/176550599659$1.2M27.56'4"290
Damonic WilliamsPractice squad26455/17——50790—22.16'1"305
Keveion'ta SpearsFree agent19303/170050950—25.86'4"313
Last season · 2025Defensive Line: Pete Kwiatkowski
Walter NolenReserve list62826/172958358385$4.4M22.96'4"305
Darius Robinson757812/175492689281$3.8M25.06'5"285
Zachary CarterInjured reserve636210/176550599659$1.2M27.56'4"290
Bilal NicholsFree agent59459/178876559139—30.06'3"313
PJ MustipherOn waivers484511/17384463960$1.1M27.96'4"318
Denzel DaxonPractice squad2930—0050960—27.56'2"320
Calais Campbell——12/17——————40.16'8"300
Dalvin TomlinsonUnknown——16/17——————32.66'3"335

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