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Nick Bolton is a 26-year-old linebacker in his sixth season with the Kansas City Chiefs after being selected 58th overall in the 2021 NFL Draft from Missouri. In 2021, his rookie year, he registered 112 tackles and 11 tackles for loss while earning PFWA All-Rookie honors and Defensive Rookie of the Month. Bolton finished second league-wide with 180 tackles in 2022, the most in franchise single-season history, and nine of his games that year featured double-digit tackles. His 612 career tackles rank third among Chiefs linebackers. In 2025, he led the team with 154 tackles, added 1.0 sack and 6 passes defended. Bolton has been voted defensive team captain by teammates three times and scored two fumble-return touchdowns in the postseason, including one in Super Bowl LVII.

Nick Bolton played 17 games in 2025 with a 97% share of defensive snaps.

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T-9 of 280 · LB market by AAV

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