Linebacker, Oklahoma, 2018–21
Nik Bonitto
- Number
- No. 11
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 238 lb
- Class (2021)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Born
- Sep 26, 1999, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Nik Bonitto played linebacker at Oklahoma (2018–21). The Denver Broncos took Bonitto in round 2, No. 64 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
3sacks, career highvs. Kansas, 2020Honors
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Oklahoma | 11 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Oklahoma | 11 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Oklahoma | 11 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Oklahoma | 11 | LB | So. (Yr 4) | 6′3″ | 238 |
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
2021 Oklahoma 11 games, 39 tackles, 7 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Tulane | W 40–35 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Nebraska | W 23–16 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. West Virginia | W 16–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Kansas State | W 37–31 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Texas | W 55–48 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. TCU | W 52–31 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Kansas | W 35–23 | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Texas Tech | W 52–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | at Baylor | L 14–27 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Iowa State | W 28–21 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at Oklahoma State | L 33–37 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Oklahoma 10 games, 33 tackles, 9 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. Missouri State | W 48–0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs.Kansas State | L 35–38 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | atIowa State | L 30–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs.Texas | W 53–45 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | atTCU | W 33–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | atTexas Tech | W 62–28 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Kansas | W 62–9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 41–13 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 19 | vs.Iowa State | W 27–21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Florida | W 55–20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Oklahoma 13 games, 43 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Houston | W 49–31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. South Dakota | W 70–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at UCLA | W 48–14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Texas Tech | W 55–16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atKansas | W 45–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Texas | W 34–27 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.West Virginia | W 52–14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atKansas State | L 41–48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Iowa State | W 42–41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | atBaylor | W 34–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs.TCU | W 28–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | atOklahoma State | W 34–16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs.Baylor | W 30–23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Oklahoma 2 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 63–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs.UCLA | W 49–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3″ | |
| Weight | 248 lb | |
| Arm length | 32½″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ | |
| Wingspan | 78¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.54 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.61 s | |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ | |
| Bench press | 22 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.07 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.23 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 65 games with a stat; latest team: Denver Broncos.
Pro Bowls: 2 (2024–25) · First-team All-Pro: 2 (2024–25) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2024
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2024; Pro Football Writers first team 2024–25; Sporting News first team 2025.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Denver Broncos | 11 | 14 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Denver Broncos | 15 | 21 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | Denver Broncos | 17 | 45 | 13.5 | 1 |
| 2025 | Denver Broncos | 17 | 45 | 14 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Denver Broncos | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| NFL career | 65 | 136 | 40 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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