Nico Bolden: S · Kent State · #24.
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Nico Bolden
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Bob Davie, Danny Gonzales and Sean Lewis. All-MAC in 2022 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 14 tackles against Toledo — Week 7, 2022.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
103 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kent State | 103 | 64 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Kent State | 86 | 48 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | New Mexico | 25 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | New Mexico | 16 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | New Mexico | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 236 | 143 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-45@ Washington | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-33@ No. 7 Oklahoma | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-10vs Long Island University | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 22-39@ No. 1 Georgia | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-24vs Ohio | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27@ Miami (OH) | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-52@ Toledo | 14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 33-27vs Akron | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-27vs Ball State | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 40-6@ Bowling Green | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-27@ Buffalo | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 103 | 64 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
1%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
103tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%2 TFL103 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 8.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road7g | 9.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 9.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
40.4%
349 pass / 514 run
Plays / game
71.9
12 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
357 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #89 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at New Mexico and Kent State, 236 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2022)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
MAC Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Bob Davie, Danny Gonzales and Sean Lewis.
