17–0
74Overall
LBSEC

Nick Bolton

Missouri · Linebacker · 2018-20

TKL
217
TFL
17
SACKS
4

Career totals · 3 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

Bolton was a 2-time first-team all-conference pick (2019 and 2020).

From 2018 to 2020, Bolton recorded 217 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss and 4 sacks. In 2019, Bolton also had 2 interceptions.

Bolton was the No. 58 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 74 overall, the 3rd-highest linebacker rating at Missouri since 1990 and No. 57 among all linebackers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2019
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2020
    • First-team all-conference
  3. 2021
    • No. 58 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Nick Bolton season-by-season statistics at Missouri
SeasonTklTFLSacksPDInt
2018221100
20191007.5182
2020958250
Total21716.54132

Seasons with tracked stats at Missouri. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Rating by Era

  • 2015-2019 eraLB74
  • 2020-2024 eraLB74

Missouri Teammates

  1. 86Cody Schrader2022-23RB
  2. 83Tyler Badie2018-21RB
  3. 80Kris Abrams-Draine2020-23CB
  4. 80Kentrell Brothers2011-15LB
  5. 77Aarion Penton2013-16CB
  6. 75Brady Cook2020-24QB
  7. 75Drew Lock2015-18QB
  8. 75J'Mon Moore2014-17WR
  9. 75Luther Burden III2022-24WR
  10. 74Darius Robinson2019-23EDGE

Full Missouri all-time roster

Top Linebackers of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 91Jay HigginsIowa · 2020-24LB
  2. 91Jacob RodriguezTexas Tech · 2022-25LB
  3. 90Payton WilsonNC State · 2019-23LB
  4. 90Jack CampbellIowa · 2019-22LB
  5. 90Nakobe DeanGeorgia · 2019-21LB
  6. 90Jeremiah Owusu-KoramoahNotre Dame · 2019-20LB
  7. 90Ivan Pace Jr.Cincinnati · 2022LB
  8. 88Nathaniel WatsonMississippi State · 2018-23LB

Best college linebackers since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Nick Bolton) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.