Nick Bolton
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| Missouri Tigers – No. 32 | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 10, 2000 Frisco, Texas |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 232 lb (105 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Lone Star (Frisco, Texas) |
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Nicholas Bolton is an American football linebacker for the Missouri Tigers.
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
- ^ bmurphy@starlocalmedia.com, Bryan Murphy. "Defensive Player of the Year: Nicholas Bolton (Lone Star LB, Sr.)". Star Local.
- ^ "Linebacker Nick Bolton commits to Missouri ahead of National Signing Day".
- ^ bmurphy@starlocalmedia.com, Bryan Murphy. "Mizzou bound: Three-star linebacker Nick Bolton signs with Missouri". Star Local.
- ^ Missouri’s Nick Bolton stepping up on field as playmaker for Tigers’ young defense
- ^ Baugh, Peter. "'It gives you perspective on everything you do': On Missouri LB Nick Bolton's driving force". The Athletic.
- ^ Durando, Bennett. "All Over the Map: Nick Bolton's road to Missouri". Columbia Missourian.
- ^ "Mizzou's Bolton, Elliott named first-team All-SEC". Columbia Daily Tribune. Associated Press.
- ^ "Nick Bolton - Football". University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "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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