Nick Bolton

Nicholas Bolton is an American football linebacker for the Missouri Tigers.

Nick Bolton
Missouri Tigers – No. 32
PositionLinebacker
ClassJunior
Career history
College
High schoolLone Star (Frisco, Texas)
Personal information
Born: (2000-03-10) March 10, 2000
Frisco, Texas
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight232 lb (105 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Early years

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.[1] He committed to the University of Missouri to play college football.[2][3]

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.[4][5][6] He was named first-team All-SEC after finishing with 103 tackles, two interceptions and one sack.[7] During a COVID-19 scheduled ten game season in 2020, Nick finished with 95 tackles and two sacks to close out his junior year.[8] He was once again named first-team All-SEC. In addition, he received AP Second-Team All-American honor.[9]

References
  1. bmurphy@starlocalmedia.com, Bryan Murphy. "Defensive Player of the Year: Nicholas Bolton (Lone Star LB, Sr.)". Star Local.
  2. "Linebacker Nick Bolton commits to Missouri ahead of National Signing Day".
  3. bmurphy@starlocalmedia.com, Bryan Murphy. "Mizzou bound: Three-star linebacker Nick Bolton signs with Missouri". Star Local.
  4. Missouri’s Nick Bolton stepping up on field as playmaker for Tigers’ young defense
  5. Baugh, Peter. "'It gives you perspective on everything you do': On Missouri LB Nick Bolton's driving force". The Athletic.
  6. Durando, Bennett. "All Over the Map: Nick Bolton's road to Missouri". Columbia Missourian.
  7. "Mizzou's Bolton, Elliott named first-team All-SEC". Columbia Daily Tribune. Associated Press.
  8. "Nick Bolton - Football". University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  9. "2020 AP All-America team: Alabama stars lead the way as Crimson Tide earn six first-team selections". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.


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