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Player Dossier
2018-2020Missouri
Nick Bolton
LB • 6'0" • 232 lbs • Frisco, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nick Bolton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 52.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
87
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
93
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Missouri
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Missouri
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Player Story
Nick Bolton built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a linebacker from Frisco, TX wearing No. 32, spending time with Missouri. The clearest part of Nick Bolton's career was his defensive production: 217...
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- Committed To
- Missouri
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 26
- Overall
- No. 58
- NFL Team
- Kansas City Chiefs
Nick Bolton, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Missouri. Nick Bolton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 52.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 217
- TFL
- 16.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 13
- Touchdowns
- 2
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Nick Bolton Missouri Highlights
2020 · Missouri · Player Highlight
Nick Bolton college highlights at Missouri.
- Season
- 2020
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Nick Bolton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Missouri · LB
- Career Tackles
- 217
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Missouri
- Top game
- Vanderbilt
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lone Star · Missouri
- High school pipeline
- Lone Star · 16 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 2 · Pick 26 · Kansas City Chiefs
- Latest roster
- No. 32 · Junior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 95 tackles · LB 16th (top 2%) · SEC 7th (top 2%) · National 17th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Missouri | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 12.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Missouri | 10 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 12.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Missouri | 12 | 100 | 7.5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 76.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Missouri | 10 | 95 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 70.9 |
Related Context
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Nick Bolton played LB for Missouri. Across 3 tracked seasons, Nick Bolton recorded 217 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Missouri.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Missouri paired 21.5 primary output with 51.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 51.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Missouri
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
51.6
Usage
13.4
Consistency
55.9
Best Game by takeover score
West Virginia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wyoming: 1. West Virginia: 4. Southeast Missouri State: 1. South Carolina: 3. Troy: 1. Ole Miss: 0. Vanderbilt: 3. Kentucky: 0.5. Georgia: 3. Florida: 1. Tennessee: 2. Arkansas: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 9 by 47.5. West Virginia: 7 by 69.2. Southeast Missouri State: 4 by 26.7. South Carolina: 5 by 50.8. Troy: 4 by 26.7. Ole Miss: 10 by 41.7. Vanderbilt: 15 by 80. Kentucky: 12 by 55. Georgia: 9 by 67.5. Florida: 6 by 35. Tennessee: 10 by 61.7. Arkansas: 9 by 57.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.8 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
West Virginia
Best efficiency game
80 vs Vanderbilt
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | @ ArkansasSplash game | W 24-14 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Tennessee10+ tackles · Splash game | L 20-24 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Florida | L 6-23 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | @ GeorgiaSplash game | L 0-27 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Kentucky10+ tackles | L 7-29 | 12 | 9 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Vanderbilt10+ tackles · Splash game | L 14-21 | 15 | 11 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Ole Miss10+ tackles | W 38-27 | 10 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Troy | W 42-10 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs South CarolinaSplash game | W 34-14 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Southeast Missouri State | W 50-0 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs West VirginiaSplash game | W 38-7 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Wyoming | L 31-37 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Nick Bolton story
Nick Bolton built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a linebacker from Frisco, TX wearing No. 32, spending time with Missouri. The clearest part of Nick Bolton's career was his defensive production: 217 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 32 career games in the available record. His career also includes 10 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nick Bolton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Missouri
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Missouri | 2 | 11.2 | 2.8 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Missouri | 2 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Missouri | 21.5 | 51.6 | 13.4 | 19.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Missouri | 16 | 52.7 | 14.7 | -5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Vanderbilt
Week 13 · W 41-0 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#2
vs West Virginia
Week 2 · W 38-7
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Vanderbilt
Week 8 · L 14-21 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#4
@ Georgia
Week 11 · L 0-27 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Kentucky
Week 8 · W 20-10 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Missouri
21.5 primary output · 51.6 efficiency · 13.4 usage
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#2
2020 Regular Season · Missouri
70.9
16 primary · 52.7 efficiency · 14.7 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Missouri
12.7
2 primary · 11.2 efficiency · 2.8 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
10
Splash games
8
10+ tackle games
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