Usage / Role
59%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Kent State
Nico Bolden
S • 6'3" • 213 lbs • Saint Paul, MN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nico Bolden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
74
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
90
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- New Mexico • Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Player Story
Nico Bolden built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a safety from Saint Paul, MN wearing No. 24, spending time with Kent State and New Mexico. The clearest part of Nico Bolden's career was his defensive...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Nico Bolden, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Kent State. Nico Bolden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 236
- TFL
- 5.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Nico Bolden quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · S
- Career Tackles
- 236
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Ohio
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Bishop Gorman
- High school pipeline
- Bishop Gorman · 116 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 103 tackles · S 1st (top 1%) · Mid-American 6th (top 2%) · National 39th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | New Mexico | 3 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | New Mexico | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 17.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | New Mexico | 4 | 25 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 28.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kent State | 11 | 86 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 67.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kent State | 11 | 103 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 34.8 |
Related Context
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Nico Bolden played S for New Mexico and Kent State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nico Bolden recorded 236 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Kent State paired 8 primary output with 39.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 40.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across New Mexico, Kent State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2022 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
40.5
Usage
7
Consistency
9.1
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington: 0. Oklahoma: 0.5. Long Island University: 0. Georgia: 0. Ohio: 1. Miami (OH): 0. Toledo: 0. Akron: 1. Ball State: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Buffalo: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 6 by 25. Oklahoma: 12 by 55. Long Island University: 9 by 37.5. Georgia: 9 by 37.5. Ohio: 7 by 39.2. Miami (OH): 6 by 25. Toledo: 14 by 50. Akron: 9 by 47.5. Ball State: 10 by 41.7. Bowling Green: 10 by 41.7. Buffalo: 11 by 45.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.4 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ohio
Best efficiency game
55 vs Oklahoma
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Buffalo10+ tackles | W 30-27 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/10 | @ Bowling Green10+ tackles | W 40-6 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 11/1 | vs Ball State10+ tackles | L 20-27 | 10 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Akron | W 33-27 | 9 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Toledo10+ tackles | L 31-52 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Miami (OH) | L 24-27 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Ohio | W 31-24 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Georgia | L 22-39 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Long Island University | W 63-10 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Oklahoma10+ tackles | L 3-33 | 12 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | @ Washington | L 20-45 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nico Bolden story
Nico Bolden built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a safety from Saint Paul, MN wearing No. 24, spending time with Kent State and New Mexico. The clearest part of Nico Bolden's career was his defensive production: 236 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 interceptions across 34 career games in the available record. That gives Nico 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.
- 1
New Mexico
2018-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Kent State
2021-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 8.3 | 1.3 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | New Mexico | 1 | 15.3 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | New Mexico | 1 | 28.6 | 7.7 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kent State | 8 | 39.9 | 9 | 7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kent State | 2.5 | 40.5 | 7 | -5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ohio
Week 8 · W 34-27 · Conference game
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Havoc Plays
80 takeover
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
#2
@ Hawai'i
Week 10 · L 33-39 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
78.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Akron
Week 12 · W 38-0 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Air Force
Week 13 · L 22-44 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Ohio
Week 5 · W 31-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
73.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Kent State
8 primary output · 39.9 efficiency · 9 usage
67.5
#2
2018 Regular Season · New Mexico
39.7
0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Kent State
34.8
2.5 primary · 40.5 efficiency · 7 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
1
Splash games
11
10+ tackle games
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