Player facts
- Team
Denver Broncos- Position
- Linebacker
- Number
- 15
- Born
- Sep 26, 1999 (age 27)
- Birthplace
- Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 240 lbs
- College
- Oklahoma
- Experience
- 5 seasons
- Status
- Active
Stats
2026 Defense
| TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 153 | 102 | 51 | 40.5 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 71 | 71.0 | 1 | 71 | 7 | 26.5 | 55 | 0 |
Recent games
| Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | KB |
vs  SEA | W 17-14 OT | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  LAC | W 23-17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  SF | L 24-14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  LAR | W 30-26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  JAX | W 20-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
Nikolas Bonitto (bo-NEE-toe; born September 26, 1999) is an American professional football outside linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners.
From Wikipedia’s article on Nik Bonitto, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
Bonitto grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School. He was named an Under Armour All-American as a senior. Bonitto was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Oklahoma over offers from Texas and Louisville.
College career
Bonitto played in three games as a true freshman before using a redshirt on the season. He became a starter at outside linebacker six games into his redshirt freshman season and finished the year with 43 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. As a redshirt sophomore, he recorded 29 tackles with ten tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks and was named a second-team All-American by the Associated Press. Bonitto repeated as a second-team All-Big 12 selection after finishing his redshirt junior season with 39 total tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 7 sacks and one forced fumble. Following the conclusion of the regular season, he announced his decision to forgo his redshirt senior season and enter the 2022 NFL draft as well as opt out of the 2021 Alamo Bowl.
Personal life
Bonitto is of Cuban, Jamaican and Haitian descent. On February 4, 2026, Bonitto was named the inaugural Hispanic Professional Football Player of the Year by the Hispanic Football Hall of Fame.
Bonitto is also an investor in USL Championship soccer club OKC Energy.
From Wikipedia’s article on Nik Bonitto, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
Broncos’ next games
Recent results
Sources
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- 1WikipediaNik Bonitto on Wikipedia
- 2Wikimedia CommonsPhoto of Nik Bonitto