Kansas City Chiefs · LB · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Missouri (2021 Round 2, Pick 58)

Nick Bolton

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83.7

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #11 of 156 qualified LBs

Combined tackles: 6733 solo · 34 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 01 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 30 forced fumbles
Coverage: 2 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 47167.3 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: −0.005Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Nick Bolton among the 156 qualified linebackers: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Singleton93.8
Cashman93.8
Jones92.4
Dean89.5
Warner89.2
Trotter87.8
Smith86.4
Wilson84.6
Edmunds84.5
Bolton#1283.7

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per team game, regressed8% weight · Raw 1.07 → Shrunk 47.52

90thpercentile

Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.15 → Shrunk 8.56

96thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.17 → Shrunk 9.40

91thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 15.3% → Shrunk 13.8%

95thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 7.5% → Shrunk 6.4%

95thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 0.4% → Shrunk 0.6%

19thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.8% → Shrunk 0.5%

66thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.005 → Shrunk 0.000

53thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Nick Bolton. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	TFL	QB hits	PD	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 14, 2026	vs DEN	W 31-10	4	2	0	0	1	51
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	vs IND	W 33-30	13	6	1	0	0	65
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	@ MIA	W 24-10	11	8	1	0	1	73
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	@ LV	W 30-27	9	4	0	0	0	84
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	vs LAC	W 22-6	11	3	0	0	0	68
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	@ SEA	L 3-20	10	5	1	0	0	68
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	@ DEN	L 24-28	9	5	0	1	0	62

College to the NFL: Missouri to Kansas City Chiefs

Verified identity bridge linking Nick Bolton's college regular-season tackles at Missouri to official NFL game lines.

Missouri (College tackles)

182018

1002019

952020

5858th pick
2021 Draft

KC (NFL tackles)

992021

1712022

492023

992024

1502025

672026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 6 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2021	KC	16	99	57	42	0	5	3	3	0	0	624
2022	KC	17	171	99	72	2	8	7	3	2	1	1,119
2023	KC	8	49	27	22	0	0	1	3	1	0	442
2024	KC	16	99	66	33	3	11	7	6	1	1	941
2025	KC	17	150	69	81	1	10	7	6	1	1	1,011
2026 (so far)	KC	7	67	33	34	0	3	1	2	0	0	471

Compare Nick Bolton with top linebackers

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Nick Bolton vs. Alex Singleton (DEN)Score 83.7 vs. 93.8 Nick Bolton vs. Blake Cashman (MIN)Score 83.7 vs. 93.8 Nick Bolton vs. Ernest Jones (SEA)Score 83.7 vs. 92.4 Nick Bolton vs. Nakobe Dean (LV)Score 83.7 vs. 89.5 Nick Bolton vs. Fred Warner (SF)Score 83.7 vs. 89.2 Nick Bolton vs. Josiah Trotter (TB)Score 83.7 vs. 87.8