Cardinals add to their defense, select Mississippi’s Walter Nolen with No. 16 pick in NFL draft
- The Arizona Cardinals selected defensive tackle Walter Nolen in the NFL draft on Thursday night.
- The team continues overhauling its defensive front after an inconsistent season last year.
- Nolen, a former blue-chip recruit, spent two seasons at Texas A&M before transferring to Mississippi.
- He recorded fourteen and a half tackles for loss and six and a half sacks last season at Ole Miss.
- Arizona received grades around B or B+ for adding the disruptive interior defensive lineman to their roster.
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Cardinals add to their defense, select Mississippi’s Walter Nolen with No. 16 pick in NFL draft
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Walter Nolen was a blue-chip prospect who spent two slightly disappointing seasons at Texas A&M before transferring to Mississippi, where he blossomed into one of the best defensive tackles in the country in 2024. He’s ready to continue that trajectory with the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals took the 6-foot-4, 296-pound Nolen with the No. 16 pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, continuing their overhaul of a defensive f…
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