Walter Nolen Named Second-Team Walter Camp All-American

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Ole Miss football junior defensive tackle Walter Nolen has been named Walter Camp All-America as a second team defensive lineman, as announced following ESPN's College Football Awards Show on Thursday night.

This is already the fourth All-America honor for the Coaches All-SEC first-team member Nolen, who has landed on All-America squads by The Athletic (first team), CBS Sports/247Sports (second team) and the College Football Network (honorable mention).

Nolen ranks among the best interior lineman in the nation, as evidenced by his additional appearance tonight as a finalist for the Outland Trophy. This season, Nolen is tied for the team lead in tackles for loss at 14.0, ranks third on the team with 6.5 sacks and fifth on the team at 48 total tackles – alongside three pass breakups, three QB hurries and two fumble recoveries.

In SEC play, Nolen leads all conference defenders at 12.0 TFL and ranks tied for fifth at 6.0 sacks. In the PFF metrics, Nolen ranks as the No. 5 run stopper in all of college football at a 91.7 season grade – which ranks second among interior defensive linemen and leads all SEC linemen.

This is the 135th edition of the Walter Camp All-America team, the nation's oldest college football All-America team. In total, 25 players were selected to both the first team and the second team by the 131 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors. Nolen was among 13 honorees from the SEC, which led all conferences in All-Americans.

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