Nick Bolton
LB
#32
Experience: 4 years
Height: 5-11
Weight: 237 lbs
College: Missouri
2023 SEASON
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Biography
- Third-year linebacker enters his third season with the Chiefs in 2023.
- Originally entered the NFL as a second-round pick (58th overall) by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Career Highlights:
- Finished second overall in total tackles made in 2022 (180) and recorded the franchise's single-season best.
- Had nine games with 10 or more tackles in 2022, marking the most 10+-tackle games in a single-season in Chiefs history.
- 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.Â
- Led the team with 112 total tackles (70 solo, 42 assisted) and 11 tackles for loss in 2021.
- Moved into fifth place for most tackles in a season (112) by a rookie player in franchise history, passing S Greg Wesley (101, 2000).
Postseason Career Highlights:
- In Super Bowl LVII in Arizona, Bolton returned a fumble 36 yards for a touchdown that helped tie the Chiefs 14-14 with the Eagles. Bolton had a similar play later in the game that ended up being ruled back. His touchdown made him the first Mizzou Tiger to score in the Super Bowl.
Honors:
- Was voted by teammates as a defensive team captain prior to the club's 2022 playoff games.
- 2021 Mack Lee Hill Award winner, voted by teammates as best rookie.
- 2021 PFWA All-Rookie Team.
- October 2021 Defensive Rookie of the Month.
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 | Lions | L 20 - 21 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | @Jaguars | W 17 - 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Bears | W 41 - 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | @Jets | W 23 - 20 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | @Vikings | W 27 - 20 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Broncos | W 19 - 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Chargers | W 31 - 17 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | Bills | L 17 - 20 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | @Patriots | W 27 - 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | Raiders | L 14 - 20 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | Bengals | W 25 - 17 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | @Chargers | W 13 - 12 |
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 | |
| 2023 | Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 8 | 38 | 22 | 60 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| TOTAL | 41 | 37 | 216 | 136 | 352 | 183 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 |