Nick Bolton ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Bolton in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Bolton a career score of 78, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Nick Bolton
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2021 | 21 | KC | 16 | — | 99 | 57 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 624 | 59.1% | 40 | 10.3% | 45 | 36 | 0.8 | 113.8 | 4.3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 22 | KC | 17 | — | 171 | 99 | 72 | 9 | 7 | 2.0 | 18.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,119 | 97.6% | 70 | 15.3% | 74 | 61 | 0.8 | 92.6 | 3.7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 7 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 23 | KC | 8 | — | 49 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 442 | 86.3% | 24 | 11.9% | 32 | 23 | 0.7 | 82.3 | 3.8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 24 | KC | 16 | — | 99 | 66 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 3.0 | 21.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 941 | 93.5% | 65 | 16.0% | 49 | 39 | 0.8 | 103.6 | 3.9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 96 | 13 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 25 | KC | 17 | — | 150 | 69 | 81 | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,011 | 96.5% | 72 | 16.6% | 85 | 67 | 0.8 | 106.5 | 3.5 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 91 | 14 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 74 | — | 568 | 318 | 250 | 42 | 25 | 6.0 | 73.0 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 4,137 | 86.9% | 271 | 14.3% | 285 | 226 | — | — | — | 35 | 11 | 17 | 282 | 40 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
139 career value over replacement — #705 all-time of 4,649. 27.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #58 (Rd 2) · KC · 2021 · +32 vs expected KV-H
78actual
46 expected · Δ+32
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