CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Ole Miss football junior defensive tackle Walter Nolen (first team) and senior cornerback Trey Amos (second team) have both been named All-Americans by The Sporting News on Wednesday morning.
 
This is the eighth All-America honor for Nolen, who has also landed on All-America squads by the Associated Press (first team), Football Writers Association of America (first team), The Athletic (first team), Walter Camp (second team), AFCA (second team), CBS Sports/247Sports (second team) and the College Football Network (honorable mention).
 
Nolen ranks among the best interior linemen in the nation, as evidenced by his appearance 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. He also owns a 12.3 percent run-stop rate, which leads all SEC defensive linemen and ranks second in the FBS.
 
This is the third All-America nod for Amos, who landed on teams by the College Football Network (second team) and CBS Sports/247Sports (honorable mention). Amos was also named a first team member of the Coaches All-SEC team alongside Nolen.
 
Amos served as Ole Miss’ lockdown corner, leading the SEC and ranking third nationally in both total passes defended (16) and pass breakups (13). Amos is Ole Miss’ sixth-best tackler this season at 47 total stops with 2.5 TFL, three interceptions and one forced fumble. Amos’ 13 pass breakups ranks as the most by a Rebel defender since 2015.