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Nick Bolton

Linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs · #32.

Player facts

Team: Kansas City Chiefs
Position: Linebacker
Number: 32
Born: Mar 10, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Frisco, TX, USA
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 237 lbs
College: Missouri
Experience: 6 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	37	20	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	3.5	5	0
Career	649	382	267	6	3	3	86	5	16	3.2	0	1	23	59.5	74	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 4	@ LV	W 30-27	9	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ MIA	W 24-10	11	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs IND	W 33-30 OT	13	6	7	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Mon, Sep 14	vs DEN	W 31-10	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Nicholas Bolton (born March 10, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Missouri Tigers, and was selected by the Chiefs in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft. Bolton has won two Super Bowl titles, LVII and LVIII, having been a starter in the 2022 and 2023 Chiefs teams. He also scored a defensive touchdown from a fumble recovery in the first win.

From Wikipedia’s article on Nick Bolton, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Bolton attended Lone Star High School in Frisco, Texas. He had 130 tackles and five interceptions as a senior and 111 tackles and one interception his junior season. He committed to the University of Missouri to play college football.

College career

As a true freshman at Missouri in 2018, he played in all 13 games recording 22 tackles and one sack. As a sophomore in 2019, he became a starter. He had two interceptions, including one for a touchdown, in a game against West Virginia in the 2019 season. He was named first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) after finishing with 103 tackles, two interceptions and one sack. During a COVID-19 scheduled ten game season in 2020, Bolton finished with 95 tackles and two sacks to close out his junior year. He was once again named first-team All-SEC. In addition, he received Associated Press Second-team All-American honors.

In 2026, Bolton was elected to Missouri's Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame.