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Nick-Bolton

Nick Bolton

LB

#32

Experience: 4 years

Height: 5-11

Weight: 237 lbs

College: Missouri

2023 SEASON

  • Solo
    27
  • SCK
    0
  • FF
    0
  • INT
    1
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Defense

Field Position

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Opp 19-1 - by Yard Line 6 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line 8 24 16 8 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line 6 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line 8 13 6 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Game Halves

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
1st Half 8 27 14 13 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 1
Last Two Minutes of Half 5 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2nd Half 8 22 13 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Home vs Road

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Home Games 6 38 20 18 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 1
Road Games 2 11 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Margin of Victory

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Margin 0-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Margin 15+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Margin 8-14 5 34 19 15 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 1

Point Differential

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Ahead 6 20 11 9 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1
Ahead by 1-8 Points 6 16 8 8 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1
Ahead by 9-16 Points 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behind 5 14 9 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Behind by 1-8 Points 4 13 8 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Behind by 9-16 Points 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tied 8 15 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Quarters

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
1st Quarter 8 16 8 8 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1
4th Quarter 5 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4th Quarter within 7 4 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2nd Quarter 7 11 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
3rd Quarter 7 17 12 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Stadium Surfaces

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Grass 7 46 25 21 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 1
Turf 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Biography

  • Bolton enters his fourth season with the Chiefs in 2024.
  • 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 league wide 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 (1/8/22), 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 marked Bolton's first-career fumble recovery and his first career defensive touchdown.
  • 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.
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