Report: 5-star defensive lineman Walter Nolen visiting Texas A&M

Powell (Tenn.) defensive lineman Walter Nolen will be back at Texas A&M this weekend, according to a report from 247Sports’ Steve Wiltfong.

Nolen is the No. 2 player in the 2022 class according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

He has already taken a pair of unofficial visits to College Station this season. And he’s also been to Tennessee multiple times over the last six months. Those two schools are largely considered the frontrunners to land him.

Last month, On3 Director of Recruiting Chad Simmons said that based on the intel he has received, the Aggies are the program “everyone else is chasing” for Nolen’s commitment.

I think the the main schools involved are Texas A&M, Alabama, and Tennessee,” Simmons added. “He still lists Georgia in his top three. Unless he trips again to Athens, the Bulldogs, I think, are on the outside looking in. He did go to Florida for the Alabama game, took an official to Florida in June. The Gators cannot be ruled out. But again, it’s Texas A&M, Tennessee, Alabama — I think in that order.”