Nick Bolton
LB
#32
Experience: 3 years
Height: 5-11
Weight: 237 lbs
College: Missouri
2022 SEASON
- Solo99
- SCK2
- FF1
- INT2
Biography
- Second-year linebacker enters his second NFL season with the Chiefs in 2022.
- First career NFL start versus Cleveland (9/12/21).
- Originally entered the NFL as a second-round pick (58th overall) by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Career Highlights:
- Against the Denver Broncos (1/8/21), Bolton scooped up a fumble and returned it 86 yards for a touchdown. The fumble return ties for the fourth-longest fumble return for a touchdown in franchise history. It marks Bolton's first-career fumble recovery and his first career defensive touchdown.
- Recorded career high in tackles with 15 against Tennessee (10/24/21), including a career-high four tackles for loss in the game.
- Led the team with 112 total tackles (70 solo, 42 assisted).
- Led the team in tackles for loss with 11.
- Tallied a team-high nine tackles (seven solo) to lead all Chiefs defenders in the game against Washington (10/17/21).
- Moved into fifth place for most tackles in a season (112) by a rookie player in franchise history, passing S Greg Wesley (101, 2000).
Honors:
- 2021 Mack Lee Hill Award winner.
- Defensive Rookie of the Month for October.
Transactions:
Originally entered the NFL as a second-round pick (58th overall) by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Player Videos
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Cardinals | W 44 - 21 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Chargers | W 27 - 24 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | @Colts | L 17 - 20 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | @Buccaneers | W 41 - 31 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Raiders | W 30 - 29 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | Bills | L 20 - 24 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | @49ers | W 44 - 23 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | Titans | W 20 - 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | Jaguars | W 27 - 17 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | @Chargers | W 30 - 27 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Rams | W 26 - 10 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | @Bengals | L 24 - 27 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | @Broncos | W 34 - 28 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | @Texans | W 30 - 24 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | Seahawks | W 24 - 10 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | Broncos | W 27 - 24 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | @Raiders | W 31 - 13 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 12 | 70 | 42 | 112 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2022 | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 17 | 108 | 72 | 180 | 99 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 33 | 29 | 178 | 114 | 292 | 156 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 |