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ARI · RDT · #97

Walter Nolen III

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Is Walter Nolen III starting?

Walter Nolen III is the starting RDT for the Arizona Cardinals.

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Walter Nolen III this week

The Arizona Cardinals play next in Week 6, on the road against the Los Angeles Rams on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Walter Nolen III is listed as the starter at RDT going into that game.

At RDT for the Arizona Cardinals, L.J. Collier and Kaleb Proctor are next in line behind him.

Walter Nolen III's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 21-45 vs DET (Oct 11); L 24-36 at NYG (Oct 4); L 30-36 at SF (Sep 27).

Walter Nolen III wears No. 97, is 23 years old, is listed at 6' 4", 300 lbs, has 2 years of NFL experience, came out of Ole Miss.

Is Walter Nolen III playing this week?

Walter Nolen III is expected to start at RDT for Arizona Cardinals. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

ARI RDT Depth

1Walter Nolen IIIStarter
2L.J. Collier
3Kaleb Proctor

Arizona Cardinals Starting Lineup

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Age
23
Height
6' 4"
Weight
300
Experience
2 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026ARI522100
    2025ARI675202
    Career2 yrs1197302

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    2
    -0.8/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    1
    -0.1/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    2
    Games
    11
    Tackles
    9

    #38 of 138 at DT in Sacks (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Walter Nolen III is rated 80 (Good): production, role and draft slot rank 57th of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 73% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    66th percentile
    Beats 66% of 211
    Sample
    5 + 6 games
    2026 + 2025 · 362 snaps
    Draft slot
    30% of rating
    Pick 16 · 2025 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11Lvs DETTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 21-45

    Oct 4L@ NYGTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    2
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 24-36

    Sep 27L@ SFTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 30-36

    Sep 20Lvs SEATKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 7-31

    Sep 13W@ LACTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 26-14

    Walter Nolen III's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Walter Nolen III plays 62% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share62%

    College

    Ole Miss

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