Positional ranking: #6
Big Board ranking: #53
Overview
Position: LB
College: Missouri
Class: Junior
Age: 21
Measurables
Height: 5’11 1/8”
Weight: 237 lbs.
Arm length: 31 7/8″
Hand size: 10 3/8″
Athletic testing
40-yard dash: 4.59 sec.
Vertical jump: 32.0″
Broad jump: 115.0″
Bench press: 24 reps
3-cone drill: 7.40 sec.
Short shuttle: 4.50 sec.
Strengths
Very aggressive going downhill. Great closing burst as a finisher. Extremely twitchy. High football IQ. Excellent overall pursuit. Tremendous speed and acceleration. Outstanding instincts and reaction time. Very disruptive as a penetrator. Square-up tackler. Will fill gaps and make the play when kept clean. Great effectiveness as a blitzer. Easy movement skills in space/coverage. Tough. Sticks his nose in the action and wants to get in on gang tackles. Will deliver a big hit when he can. Hustles all over the field. Outstanding in man coverage with the natural mirror skills to defend running backs. Good feel/awareness in zone coverage. Explosive and will leap for deflections. Saw some snaps on the edge (particularly in goal-line situations).
Weaknesses
Noticeably short stature. Can get lost behind blockers and in traffic. Would like to see him take on and shed blockers more. Will sometimes take a poor angle by trying to go around or undercutting a block.
NFL comparison
Jatavis Brown
Conclusion
Overall, Bolton is a twitchy and aggressive linebacker that can make an impact on all three downs. The best fit for him should be in an attacking 3-4 defense that allows him to get downhill on early downs and either drop in coverage or try to create pressure as a blitzer in passing situations.
I didn’t watch enough of Mizzou
Who would lol