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Linebacker, Missouri, 2018–20
Nick Bolton
- Number
- No. 32
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 232 lb
- Class (2020)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Frisco, TX
- Born
- Mar 10, 2000, in Frisco, Texas
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Nick Bolton played linebacker at Missouri (2018–20). The Kansas City Chiefs took Bolton in round 2, No. 58 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
17tackles, career highat Tennessee, 20202interceptions, career highvs. West Virginia, 2019Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2020 Missouri 10 games, 95 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs. Alabama | L 19–38 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Tennessee | L 12–35 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at LSU | W 45–41 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 24 | vs. Kentucky | W 20–10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at Florida | L 17–41 | 10 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at South Carolina | W 17–10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 41–0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | vs. Arkansas | W 50–48 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs. Georgia | L 14–49 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | at Mississippi State | L 32–51 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2019 Missouri 12 games, 100 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Wyoming | L 31–37 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. West Virginia | W 38–7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 50–0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs.South Carolina | W 34–14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Troy | W 42–10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Ole Miss | W 38–27 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atVanderbilt | L 14–21 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atKentucky | L 7–29 | 12 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atGeorgia | L 0–27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Florida | L 6–23 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Tennessee | L 20–24 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 29 | atArkansas | W 24–14 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2018 Missouri 10 games, 22 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. UT Martin | W 51–14 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs.Wyoming | W 40–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | atSouth Carolina | L 35–37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atAlabama | L 10–39 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Memphis | W 65–33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atFlorida | W 38–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Vanderbilt | W 33–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | atTennessee | W 50–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Arkansas | W 38–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma State | L 33–38 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅛″ |
| Weight | 237 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅞″ |
| Hand size | 10⅜″ |
| Wingspan | 76¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.60 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.71 s |
| Vertical jump | 32″ |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ |
| Bench press | 24 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.40 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.50 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 78 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 99 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 171 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 49 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 99 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 150 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 (so far) | Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 78 | 605 | 6 | 5 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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