Nick Bolton

MLB1

Season

Tackles

58▼ 92 vs '25

11th of 123 LBs

Stops

34▼ 53 vs '25

5th of 123 LBs

Yards per run tackle

3.2▼ 0.2 vs '25

65th of 123 LBs

Missed tackle rate

9.2%▲ 1.1 vs '25

77th of 123 LBs

Coverage

19 targets

78.9 cmp% · 7.9 y/tgt · 0 int

Ranks compare against the 123 qualifying linebackers on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

Tackles by game, dashed line = 2025 per-game average

	Usage		Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Game	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tacklesMissed tackles (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Completion % allowedCompletions allowed per target in coverage.	Yards per target allowedReceiving yards allowed per target in coverage.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.
Wk 1 vs DENW	51	100.0	4	2	0	1	0.0	0	1	0	–	–	0	1
Wk 2 vs INDW	65	100.0	13	8	1	2	0.0	0	0	1	100.0	7.0	0	0
Wk 3 @ MIAW	73	100.0	11	7	1	1	0.0	0	0	5	60.0	4.4	0	1
Wk 4 @ LVW	84	100.0	9	4	0	0	0.0	0	0	6	83.3	7.2	0	0
Wk 6 vs LACW	68	100.0	11	6	0	0	0.0	0	0	5	80.0	9.8	0	0
Wk 7 @ SEAL	68	98.6	10	7	1	2	0.0	0	0	2	100.0	14.5	0	0
Season	409	99.8	58	34	3	6	0.0	0	1	19	78.9	7.9	0	2

2026 linebackers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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signed 2025 with Chiefs

$45Mover 3 years

2025

2026 · now

2027

Year 2 of 3 ·

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Season	GamesGames played.	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tackle rateMissed tackles as a share of tackle attempts (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Passer rating allowedNFL passer rating on throws into the defender's coverage, computed from completions, yards, touchdowns and interceptions allowed.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.	Forced fumblesFumbles forced.	Defensive touchdownsTouchdowns scored on defense.
2026	6	409	99.8	58	34	3	9.2	0.0	0	1	19	99.6	0	2	0	0
2025	17	1,011	97.2	150	87	10	8.2	1.0	7	10	71	101.9	1	6	1	0
2024	16	941	93.4	99	61	11	11.2	3.0	7	7	42	105.5	1	6	1	0
2023	8	442	86.5	49	35	0	3.2	0.0	1	2	32	82.3	1	3	0	0
2022	17	1,119	97.5	171	84	8	3.7	2.0	7	7	74	92.6	2	3	1	0
2021	16	624	59.5	99	57	5	3.4	0.0	3	8	45	113.8	0	3	0	0
Career	80	4,546	88.0	626	358	37	6.2	6.0	25	35	283	100.0	5	23	3	0