Player Dossier

2018-2020

Missouri

Nick Bolton

LB • 6'0" • 232 lbs • Frisco, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Nick Bolton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 51.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

16.4

Efficiency

51.7

Consistency

58.6

Season Value

35.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Missouri

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Missouri
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Nick Bolton, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Missouri. Nick Bolton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 51.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Missouri paired 15 primary output with 51.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 51.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt

Win with 4 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2020 Regular Season · Missouri

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

1.5

Efficiency

51.7

Usage

16.4

Consistency

58.6

Best Game by takeover score

Mississippi State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 1. Tennessee: 0. LSU: 3. Kentucky: 2. Florida: 1.5. South Carolina: 2. Vanderbilt: 4. Arkansas: 0. Georgia: 0. Mississippi State: 1.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 8 by 43.3. Tennessee: 17 by 50. LSU: 11 by 75.8. Kentucky: 7 by 49.2. Florida: 10 by 56.7. South Carolina: 14 by 70. Vanderbilt: 9 by 77.5. Arkansas: 4 by 16.7. Georgia: 8 by 33.3. Mississippi State: 7 by 44.2

Split Comparison

Wins2.2 · n=5 · +1.4 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · n=5 · -1.4 vs Wins
First Half1.5 · n=5 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half1.5 · n=5 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Vanderbilt

Best efficiency game

77.5 vs Vanderbilt

Result
Sat 12/19@ Mississippi StateL 32-51710.5001
Sat 12/12vs GeorgiaL 14-4986000
Sat 12/5vs ArkansasW 50-4841000
Sat 11/28vs VanderbiltSplash gameW 41-099211
Sun 11/22@ South Carolina10+ tackles · Splash gameW 17-10148200
Sat 10/31@ Florida10+ tacklesL 17-411031.5000
Sat 10/24vs KentuckyW 20-1077110
Sat 10/10@ LSU10+ tacklesW 45-41117003
Sat 10/3@ Tennessee10+ tacklesL 12-35178000
Sat 9/26vs AlabamaL 19-3883100

Career Arc

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

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    Missouri

    2018-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2018201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonMissouri211.23.2
2018 Regular SeasonMissouri211.23.20
2019 Regular SeasonMissouri18.549.112.816.5
2020 Regular SeasonMissouri1551.716.4-3.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Vanderbilt

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 65.9 takeover score.

#2

West Virginia

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 62.7 takeover score.

#3

Vanderbilt

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 61.5 takeover score.

#4

Georgia

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.5 takeover score.

#5

LSU

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Missouri

15 primary output · 51.7 efficiency · 16.4 usage

35.3

#2

2019 Regular Season · Missouri

30.3

18.5 primary · 49.1 efficiency · 12.8 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · Missouri

5.8

2 primary · 11.2 efficiency · 3.2 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

5

Splash games

8

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8484

Lone Star · Frisco, TX

Committed To
Missouri
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

217

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 32 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Nick Bolton quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
217