Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Oklahoma
Nik Bonitto
LB • 6'3" • 238 lbs • Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nik Bonitto shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42 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
95
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Oklahoma
1819202021
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Oklahoma
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas
Player Story
Nik Bonitto built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 11, spending time with Oklahoma. The clearest part of Nik Bonitto's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Oklahoma
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 32
- Overall
- No. 64
- NFL Team
- Denver Broncos
Nik Bonitto, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Oklahoma. Nik Bonitto shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 118
- TFL
- 33
- Sacks
- 19.5
- QB hurries
- 25
- Passes defended
- 7
Featured Highlight
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Nik Bonitto Oklahoma Highlights
2021 · Oklahoma · Player Highlight
Nik Bonitto college highlights at Oklahoma.
- Season
- 2021
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Nik Bonitto quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oklahoma · LB
- Career Tackles
- 118
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Oklahoma
- Top game
- Texas
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · St. Thomas Aquinas · Oklahoma
- High school pipeline
- Kempsville · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 2 · Pick 32 · Denver Broncos
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Sophomore
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 39 tackles · LB 388th (top 31%) · Big 12 72nd (top 16%) · National 995th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 13 | 43 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 48.3 |
| 2020 Postseason | Oklahoma | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 76.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 10 | 30 | 10.5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 76.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 11 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 74.5 |
Related Context
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Nik Bonitto played LB for Oklahoma. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nik Bonitto recorded 118 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Oklahoma.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Oklahoma paired 33.5 primary output with 44.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 44.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Postseason · Oklahoma
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
3.4
Efficiency
44.2
Usage
12.3
Consistency
62.3
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida: 3. Missouri State: 1. Kansas State: 1.5. Iowa State: 1. Texas: 5. TCU: 2. Texas Tech: 4. Kansas: 8. Oklahoma State: 5. Iowa State: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida: 3 by 42.5. Missouri State: 3 by 22.5. Kansas State: 2 by 23.3. Iowa State: 1 by 14.2. Texas: 5 by 70.8. TCU: 2 by 28.3. Texas Tech: 2 by 48.3. Kansas: 4 by 66.7. Oklahoma State: 6 by 75. Iowa State: 5 by 50.8
Split Comparison
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Wins3.9 · Games = 8 · +2.6 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 2 · -2.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kansas
Best efficiency game
75 vs Oklahoma State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/31 | vs FloridaSplash game | W 55-20 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/19 | @ Iowa StateSplash game | W 27-21 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/22 | vs Oklahoma StateSplash game | W 41-13 | 6 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Kansas2+ sacks · Splash game | W 62-9 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/1 | @ Texas TechSplash game | W 62-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | @ TCUSplash game | W 33-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Texas2+ sacks · Splash game | W 53-45 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Iowa State | L 30-37 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Kansas State | L 35-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Missouri State | W 48-0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nik Bonitto story
Nik Bonitto built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 11, spending time with Oklahoma. The clearest part of Nik Bonitto's career was his defensive production: 118 tackles, 33 tackles for loss, 19.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 36 career games in the available record. That gives Nik Bonitto's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Oklahoma
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 0 | 6.3 | 1 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 20 | 29.2 | 7.1 | 20 |
| 2020 Postseason | Oklahoma | 33.5 | 44.2 | 12.3 | 13.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 33.5 | 44.2 | 12.3 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 32 | 42 | 13.5 | -1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Texas
Week 6 · W 55-48 · Conference game
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Nebraska
Week 3 · W 23-16
6
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Kansas
Week 10 · W 62-9 · Conference game
8
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
8 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Baylor
Week 15 · W 30-23 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Oklahoma State
Week 12 · W 41-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Oklahoma
33.5 primary output · 44.2 efficiency · 12.3 usage
76.6
#2
2020 Regular Season · Oklahoma
76.6
33.5 primary · 44.2 efficiency · 12.3 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Oklahoma
74.5
32 primary · 42 efficiency · 13.5 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
21
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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