Player Dossier

2008-2011

Ole Miss

Brandon Bolden

RB • 5'11" • Baton Rouge, LA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Brandon Bolden leans balanced backfield option traits and 50.7 efficiency.

Usage / Role

68%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

80

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

85

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Ole Miss

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Ole Miss
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

Player Story

Brandon Bolden built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 34, spending time with Ole Miss. The clearest part of Brandon Bolden's career was his backfield work:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2020 · Rating 0.77

Heritage · Vancouver, WA

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Brandon Bolden, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Ole Miss. Brandon Bolden leans balanced backfield option traits and 50.7 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
3,411
Rushing yards
2,604
Receiving yards
807
Touchdowns
33

Quick Answers

Brandon Bolden quick answers

Latest team and position
Ole Miss · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
3,411
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 47 games
Best season
2010 Regular Season · Ole Miss
Top game
Fresno State
Recruit profile
2-star · Heritage
High school pipeline
Heritage · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 34 · Class 2011
2011 Scrimmage yards rank
619 scrimmage yards · RB 123rd (top 27%) · SEC 27th (top 13%) · National 303rd (top 15%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2008 PostseasonOle Miss1311410113153
2008 Regular SeasonOle Miss1353544194553
2009 Regular SeasonOle Miss12823614209564.2
2010 Regular SeasonOle Miss121,3209763441775.5
2011 Regular SeasonOle Miss10619472147555.3

Related Context

Brandon Bolden played RB for Ole Miss. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brandon Bolden recorded 49 passing yards, 2,604 rushing yards, and 807 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Ole Miss.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season

Ole Miss paired 1,320 primary output with 59.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2010 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 59.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2011 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

Win with 243 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2010 Regular Season · Ole Miss

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

110

Efficiency

59.4

Usage

28.7

Consistency

60.6

Best Game by takeover score

Fresno State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Jacksonville State: 138. Tulane: 68. Vanderbilt: 68. Fresno State: 243. Kentucky: 125. Alabama: 64. Arkansas: 40. Auburn: 41. Louisiana: 216. Tennessee: 108. LSU: 86. Mississippi State: 123

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Jacksonville State: 18 by 70.2. Tulane: 11 by 54.3. Vanderbilt: 12 by 52.4. Fresno State: 21 by 98.2. Kentucky: 25 by 50.2. Alabama: 14 by 39. Arkansas: 15 by 16.2. Auburn: 7 by 57.7. Louisiana: 22 by 88.1. Tennessee: 13 by 84.6. LSU: 19 by 50.5. Mississippi State: 18 by 51.9

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins163 · Games = 4 · +79.5 vs Losses
Losses83.5 · Games = 8 · -79.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Fresno State

Best efficiency game

98.2 vs Fresno State

Result
Sun 11/28vs Mississippi StateL 23-3112453.8016786.8
Sat 11/20@ LSU2+ TDL 36-4318915.1021-54.5
Sat 11/13@ Tennessee100 rush yards · 2+ TDL 14-52121139.4021-58.3
Sat 11/6vs Louisiana100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 43-21181367.6024809.8
Sat 10/30vs Auburn2+ TDL 31-516325.302195.9
Sat 10/23@ ArkansasL 24-381190.8004312.7
Sun 10/17@ AlabamaL 10-2310323.2004324.6
Sat 10/2vs Kentucky100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 42-35231084.7012175
Sat 9/25vs Fresno State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 55-381922812221511.6
Sat 9/18vs VanderbiltL 14-2810464.6002225.7
Sun 9/12@ TulaneW 27-137324.6014366.2
Sat 9/4vs Jacksonville State100 rush yardsL 48-49171046.1011347.7

Player Story

Brandon Bolden story

Brandon Bolden built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 34, spending time with Ole Miss. The clearest part of Brandon Bolden's career was his backfield work: 2,604 rushing yards, 486 carries, 27 rushing touchdowns, and 807 receiving yards across 47 career games in the available record. His career also includes 49 passing yards, 807 receiving yards, and 162 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brandon Bolden's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Ole Miss

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20082008200920102011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 PostseasonOle Miss64954.815.7
2008 Regular SeasonOle Miss64954.815.70
2009 Regular SeasonOle Miss82349.823.5174
2010 Regular SeasonOle Miss1,32059.428.7497
2011 Regular SeasonOle Miss61950.720.7-701

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Fresno State

Week 4 · W 55-38

Win with 243 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

99.4 takeover

243 scrimmage yards and 38.2 usage.

#2

vs Louisiana

Week 10 · W 43-21

216

Scrimmage Yards

92.3 takeover

Win with 216 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

216 scrimmage yards and 36.1 usage.

#3

@ Auburn

Week 9 · L 23-41 · Conference game

122

Scrimmage Yards

84.3 takeover

Loss with 122 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

122 scrimmage yards and 23.3 usage.

#4

@ Vanderbilt

Week 5 · W 23-7 · Conference game

111

Scrimmage Yards

83.2 takeover

Win with 111 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

111 scrimmage yards and 31.7 usage.

#5

vs SE Louisiana

Week 3 · W 52-6

105

Scrimmage Yards

83.2 takeover

Win with 105 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

105 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Regular Season · Ole Miss

1,320 primary output · 59.4 efficiency · 28.7 usage

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#2

2009 Regular Season · Ole Miss

64.2

823 primary · 49.8 efficiency · 23.5 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Ole Miss

55.3

619 primary · 50.7 efficiency · 20.7 usage

Milestones

8

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

9

2+ TD games