Nik Bonitto: LB · Oklahoma · #11.
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Nik Bonitto
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for two head coaches at Oklahoma: Lincoln Riley and Bob Stoops. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-Big 12 again in 2021. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Iowa State — Week 12, 2021.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 15 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.
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth Nov 3
On3 Oct 29
ABC News Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-35vs Tulane | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 23-16vs Nebraska | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 16-13vs West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-31@ Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 55-48vs No. 21 Texas | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 52-31vs TCU | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-23@ Kansas | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 52-21vs Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-27@ No. 18 Baylor | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-21vs Iowa State | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 13 | L 33-37@ No. 7 Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 23 | 15.0 | 7.0 | — | 1 |
Week 3 · 2021
W 23-16
vs Nebraska
2 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
39tackles this seasonTFL rate
38%15 TFLSack rate
18%7 sacksPD rate
3%1 pass breakups39 tackles · 15 for loss · 7 sacks.
4 seasons under Lincoln Riley — 44-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Stoops
Pass share
47.7%
401 pass / 440 run
Plays / game
70.1
12 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
451 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #28 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Oklahoma, 118 tackles — drafted at #64 overall by the Denver Broncos.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Lincoln Riley.
Next stop · NFL
Denver BroncosEntering 5th NFL season
Denver BroncosEntering 5th NFL season
