Nick Bolton
LB
#32
Experience: 2 years
Height: 6-0
Age: 22
Weight: 237 lbs
College: Missouri
2021 SEASON
- Solo57
- SCK0
- FF0
- INT--
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 | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | @Broncos | W 28 - 24 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 17 | @Bengals | L 31 - 34 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | Steelers | W 36 - 10 | |||||||||||||
| 15 | @Chargers | W 34 - 28 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | Raiders | W 48 - 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | Broncos | W 22 - 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | Cowboys | W 19 - 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | @Raiders | W 41 - 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | Packers | W 13 - 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Giants | W 20 - 17 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | @Titans | L 3 - 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | @Football Team | W 31 - 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Bills | L 20 - 38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | @Eagles | W 42 - 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Chargers | L 24 - 30 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | @Ravens | L 35 - 36 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | Browns | W 33 - 29 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 12 | 112 | 57 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| TOTAL | 16 | 12 | 112 | 57 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |