Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2024Toledo
Daniel Bolden
LB • 6'1" • 242 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Daniel Bolden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.8 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
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Toledo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 7
- Program Path
- Toledo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Player Story
Daniel Bolden built his college career from 2018 through 2024 as a linebacker from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 31, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Daniel Bolden's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Toledo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Daniel Bolden, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Toledo. Daniel Bolden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 262
- TFL
- 17
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Daniel Bolden quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Toledo · LB
- Career Tackles
- 262
- Tracked sample
- 7 unique seasons · 9 entries · 53 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Toledo
- Top game
- Ball State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Colerain · Toledo
- High school pipeline
- Colerain · 50 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 31 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 96 tackles · LB 45th (top 4%) · Mid-American 9th (top 2%) · National 60th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Toledo | 9 | 12 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 9.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Toledo | 12 | 39 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 18.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Toledo | 5 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 35.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Toledo | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Toledo | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Postseason | Toledo | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 65.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Toledo | 14 | 85 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 65.1 |
| 2024 Postseason | Toledo | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 68.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Toledo | 13 | 90 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 68.2 |
Related Context
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Daniel Bolden played LB for Toledo. Across 7 tracked seasons, Daniel Bolden recorded 262 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Toledo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Toledo paired 13 primary output with 40.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 40.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Toledo
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
40.8
Usage
9.7
Consistency
51.3
Best Game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 3. Duquesne: 0. Massachusetts: 0. Mississippi State: 3. Western Kentucky: 1. Miami (OH): 0. Buffalo: 0. Northern Illinois: 1. Bowling Green: 2.5. Eastern Michigan: 1. Central Michigan: 0. Ohio: 1.5. Akron: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Pittsburgh: 6 by 55. Duquesne: 2 by 8.3. Massachusetts: 8 by 33.3. Mississippi State: 6 by 55. Western Kentucky: 9 by 47.5. Miami (OH): 2 by 8.3. Buffalo: 7 by 29.2. Northern Illinois: 9 by 47.5. Bowling Green: 10 by 66.7. Eastern Michigan: 12 by 60. Central Michigan: 9 by 37.5. Ohio: 8 by 48.3. Akron: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 8 · +0 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 5 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Bowling Green
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/26 | vs PittsburghSplash game | W 48-46 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/27 | @ Akron | L 14-21 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/21 | vs Ohio | L 7-24 | 8 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/13 | vs Central Michigan | W 37-10 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Eastern Michigan10+ tackles | W 29-28 | 12 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Bowling Green10+ tackles · Splash game | L 26-41 | 10 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Northern Illinois | W 13-6 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Buffalo | L 15-30 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Miami (OH) | W 30-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Western Kentucky | L 21-26 | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Mississippi StateSplash game | W 41-17 | 6 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Massachusetts | W 38-23 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/29 | vs Duquesne | W 49-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Daniel Bolden story
Daniel Bolden built his college career from 2018 through 2024 as a linebacker from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 31, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Daniel Bolden's career was his defensive production: 262 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 53 career games in the available record. His career also includes 15 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Daniel Bolden's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Toledo
2018-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820192020202120222023202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Toledo | 1.5 | 7.2 | 1.4 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Toledo | 2.5 | 15.6 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Toledo | 3 | 23.5 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Toledo | 0 | — | — | -3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Toledo | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Toledo | 13 | 37.3 | 8.5 | 13 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Toledo | 13 | 37.3 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Toledo | 13 | 40.8 | 9.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Toledo | 13 | 40.8 | 9.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ball State
Week 7 · W 13-6 · Conference game
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
92.2 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Pittsburgh
Week 1 · W 48-46 · Postseason
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#3
@ Mississippi State
Week 3 · W 41-17
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#4
vs Bowling Green
Week 9 · L 26-41 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 12 · W 45-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Toledo
13 primary output · 40.8 efficiency · 9.7 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Toledo
68.2
13 primary · 40.8 efficiency · 9.7 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Toledo
65.1
13 primary · 37.3 efficiency · 8.5 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
6
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
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