2021 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Nick Bolton | Mizzou | ILB

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Player Bio: Nick Bolton starred at Frisco High School in Frisco, TX. He earned District 13-5A Defensive MVP both his junior and senior year. As a junior, Bolton recorded 111 tackles (seven tackles for loss), three forced fumbles, and one interception. In his senior year, he totaled 130 tackles (16 tackles for loss) and five interceptions. Bolton was named the Morning News First-Team All-State, and #5 linebacker in the Dallas-Fort Worth area by the Dallas Morning News. He chose to play his collegiate career at Mizzou after strong offers from Mississippi State, Washington, Boston College, Colorado, Houston, Utah, Indiana, and Kansas. 
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ACCOLADES
2021 NFL Combine Invite
2020 Preseason Sports First Team All-American 
2020 Nagurski Trophy Watch List
2020 Butkus Award Watch List
2020 Preseason Steele Second Team All-American 
2019 AP All-SEC First Team 
2019 Coaches All-SEC First Team
2019 PFF All-American Third Team 
​2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll

NICK BOLTON
INSIDE LINEBACKER
HOMETOWN                      |           CLASS
FRISCO, TX                         |           JUNIOR 
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DRAFT YR:  2021              COMBINE INVITE: YES

​HEIGHT                    WEIGHT                    ARMS
5' 11"                237 lbs            35 5/8"

HANDS                   PROJECTED 40-TIME            DRAFT GRADE
 9 ¾"                       4.60                        6.33

SCHOOL:  MISS0URI                                     |                    CONFERENCE: SEC
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COMBINE RESULTS
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       4.58         |             DNP               |                  32”            |            126”          |             7.39             |              4.50                      
 
​PRO DAY RESULTS
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       4.58         |              23                  |                  32”            |            126”          |             7.39             |              4.50                     

game film
#32 Nick Bolton vs alabama (2020)

#32 Nick Bolton highlights (2020)

Strengths: He is an excellent cerebral player who rarely makes a mistake at his position, tremendously gifted, and a very physical player who enjoys laying the wood. He is an excellent tackler who generally does not miss once in range and terminates any progress. He is a very talented linebacker who plays excellent against the run and rarely caught out of alignment comes downhill like a missile and explodes through the runner. Possess great speed and generally is around the ball first. He plays well against the run and the pass, which allows him to be a true three-down linebacker. He has good range, can go sideline-to-sideline with relative ease while in pursuit with excellent angles to the ball. He is very crafty, maintains great discipline against the run, and lights out as a blitzer. As a pass defender can play both man and zone defense but is very aggressive in the zone. He will not make it easy for the receivers to make the catch as he makes plays breaking up passes in the receiver's hands. An excellent fit for most 3-4 schemes and many sub-packages.

Weaknesses: His arms is a bit short in length that may limit his tackling radius at the next level despite making many tackles. He shows lower body tightness that tends to have him striving to reroute his pursuit to the ball. He is often disadvantaged when he has to cover the backs out the backfield when redirecting his hips. Stiffness also shows up, causing him to rearrange himself in zone coverages and late close on the ball.

Draft Projection: 2nd Round

NFL Comparison: Devin Bush Jr

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