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Player Dossier
2014-2018Oklahoma
Curtis Bolton
LB • 6'0" • 218 lbs • Murrieta, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Curtis Bolton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 54.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Oklahoma
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Oklahoma
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas
Player Story
Curtis Bolton built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Murrieta, CA wearing No. 18, spending time with Oklahoma. The clearest part of Curtis Bolton's career was his defensive production:...
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- Oregon State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Curtis Bolton, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Oklahoma. Curtis Bolton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 54.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 155
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 2
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Curtis Bolton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oklahoma · LB
- Career Tackles
- 155
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Oklahoma
- Top game
- Texas
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Calvary Christian · Oregon State
- High school pipeline
- Calvary Christian · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 139 tackles · LB 6th (top 1%) · Big 12 3rd (top 1%) · National 6th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Oklahoma | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 3 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.9 |
| 2018 Postseason | Oklahoma | 14 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 75 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 14 | 130 | 11.5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 75 |
Related Context
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Curtis Bolton played LB for Oklahoma. Across 5 tracked seasons, Curtis Bolton recorded 155 tackles and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Oklahoma.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Oklahoma paired 24.5 primary output with 54.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 54.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 92.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Oklahoma
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
54.1
Usage
16.2
Consistency
46
Best Game by takeover score
Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 1. Florida Atlantic: 1. UCLA: 4.5. Iowa State: 1. Army: 1. Baylor: 0. Texas: 4. TCU: 2. Kansas State: 2.5. Texas Tech: 1.5. Oklahoma State: 4. Kansas: 2. West Virginia: 0. Texas: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 9 by 47.5. Florida Atlantic: 6 by 35. UCLA: 8 by 78.3. Iowa State: 9 by 47.5. Army: 23 by 60. Baylor: 16 by 50. Texas: 13 by 90. TCU: 6 by 45. Kansas State: 7 by 54.2. Texas Tech: 4 by 31.7. Oklahoma State: 8 by 73.3. Kansas: 10 by 61.7. West Virginia: 10 by 41.7. Texas: 10 by 41.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.6 · Games = 12 · -0.9 vs Losses
Losses2.5 · Games = 2 · +0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas
Best efficiency game
90 vs Texas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/30 | @ Alabama | L 34-45 | 9 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/1 | vs Texas10+ tackles | W 39-27 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | @ West Virginia10+ tackles | W 59-56 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/18 | vs Kansas10+ tackles · Splash game | W 55-40 | 10 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Oklahoma StateSplash game | W 48-47 | 8 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/4 | @ Texas Tech | W 51-46 | 4 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Kansas StateSplash game | W 51-14 | 7 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ TCUSplash game | W 52-27 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Texas10+ tackles · Splash game | L 45-48 | 13 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Baylor10+ tackles | W 66-33 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Army10+ tackles | W 28-21 | 23 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Iowa State | W 37-27 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs UCLASplash game | W 49-21 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 63-14 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Curtis Bolton story
Curtis Bolton built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Murrieta, CA wearing No. 18, spending time with Oklahoma. The clearest part of Curtis Bolton's career was his defensive production: 155 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Oklahoma. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Curtis Bolton's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 9 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oklahoma.
The arc is straightforward: Curtis Bolton moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Oklahoma
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Oklahoma | 1 | 7 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 1 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 0 | 7 | 1.5 | -1 |
| 2018 Postseason | Oklahoma | 24.5 | 54.1 | 16.2 | 24.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 24.5 | 54.1 | 16.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Texas
Week 6 · L 45-48 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
93 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 93 takeover score.
#2
vs UCLA
Week 2 · W 49-21
4.5
Havoc Plays
92.8 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Oklahoma State
Week 11 · W 48-47 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
87.4 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 87.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Kansas State
Week 9 · W 51-14 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
69.9 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Kansas
Week 12 · W 55-40 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
68.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Oklahoma
24.5 primary output · 54.1 efficiency · 16.2 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Oklahoma
75
24.5 primary · 54.1 efficiency · 16.2 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Oklahoma
39.9
0 primary · 7 efficiency · 1.5 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
6
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
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