2026 SEASON · WEEK 3
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Solo tackles8 Combined tackles17 Sacks0 QB hits0 Pressure rate21.4% INT0 Forced fumbles0 Fumble recoveries0 Tackles for loss1 Passes defended1 Same-position context
ACTIVE PLAYER PROFILE
Nick Bolton
LB · 
KC · Active
Age 26College MissouriDepth MLB #1
Defensive coverage context
Off-ball linebacker
Box 94%Defensive line 3%
Week 2 Pass Coverage
65 defensive snaps · 31 coverage snaps
Targets1
Receptions allowed1
Completion rate allowed100%
Yards allowed7
Pass breakups0
Passer rating allowed95.8
Interceptions0
Forced incompletions0
Man coverage10 snaps · 0 targetsCoverage grade 68.1
Zone coverage17 snaps · 1 targetCoverage grade 86
Credited tackle stops 5.5 · Third/fourth-down stops 0.5 · Red-zone stops 2
Week 1 Pass Coverage
51 defensive snaps · 25 coverage snaps
Targets1
Receptions allowed1
Completion rate allowed100%
Yards allowed13
Pass breakups0
Passer rating allowed118.8
Interceptions0
Forced incompletions0
Man coverage2 snaps · 0 targetsCoverage grade 60.4
Zone coverage18 snaps · 1 targetCoverage grade 56.8
Credited tackle stops 1.5 · Third/fourth-down stops 0 · Red-zone stops 0
CFI history and comparable paths
Qualified weekly form plus the closest same-position index profiles
Nick BoltonDemario Davis · comparableKendal Daniels · comparableErnest Jones · comparable
Weekly CFI history
Same-position percentile grade for each qualifying week in 2026. The season CFI above is the cumulative grade.
| Week | Weekly CFI | Rank | Qualified players | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48.5 | #33 | 65 | 51 |
| 2 | 59.8 | #17 | 66 | 65 |
Advanced Player Research
Production, usage, efficiency, and indexes for 2026
Performance · 2026
Advanced efficiency
defense
- Pressure rate
- 21.43%
- Pass rush win rate
- 21.43%
- Run stop rate
- 9.09%
- Sacks / pass rush
- 0%
- Hits / pass rush
- 0%
- Hurries / pass rush
- 21.43%
- Missed tackle rate
- 15.79%
- Defensive grade
- 78.29
- Pass rush grade
- 77.86
- Run defense grade
- 65.66
- Coverage grade
- 73.1
- Pressures
- 3
- Charted sacks
- 0
- Charted QB hits
- 0
- QB hurries
- 3
- Batted passes
- 1
- Run stops
- 4
- Charted solo tackles
- 12
- Charted assists
- 4
- Missed tackles
- 3
- Defensive snaps
- 116
- Pass rush snaps
- 14
- Run defense snaps
- 46
Core indexes · experimental v1.4
Weekly game log
| Week | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Home and away
Production by game setting
| Split | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HomeSmall sample | 2 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 21.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Indoor and outdoor
Production by game setting
| Split | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OutdoorSmall sample | 2 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 21.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Temperature
Production by game setting
| Split | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70°F and aboveSmall sample | 2 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 21.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Wind
Production by game setting
| Split | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 mph and aboveSmall sample | 2 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 21.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Opponent history
Performance against opponents across imported seasons
| Opponent | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLESmall sample | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2024-12-15 |
| BAL | 3 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2025-09-28 |
| LAC | 9 | 45 | 83 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2025-12-14 |
| PHISmall sample | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025-09-14 |
| BUF | 5 | 25 | 48 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2025-11-02 |
| WASSmall sample | 2 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2025-10-27 |
| TEN | 3 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2025-12-21 |
| NYGSmall sample | 2 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2025-09-21 |
| GBSmall sample | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2021-11-07 |
| LV | 9 | 42 | 72 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2026-01-04 |
| DALSmall sample | 2 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2025-11-27 |
| DEN | 9 | 31 | 58 | 1 | 2 | 30% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2026-09-14 |
| CIN | 4 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2024-09-15 |
| ARISmall sample | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2022-09-11 |
| IND | 3 | 11 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2026-09-20 |
| TBSmall sample | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2024-11-04 |
| SFSmall sample | 2 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2024-10-20 |
| JAX | 3 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2025-10-06 |
| LASmall sample | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2022-11-27 |
| HOU | 3 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 3 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2025-12-07 |
| SEASmall sample | 1 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2022-12-24 |
| DETSmall sample | 2 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2025-10-12 |
| NESmall sample | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2023-12-17 |
| ATLSmall sample | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2024-09-22 |
| NOSmall sample | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2024-10-07 |
| CARSmall sample | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2024-11-24 |
| PITSmall sample | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2024-12-25 |
Game log
Location, game environment, workload, and production
| Season | Week | Opponent | Site | Environment | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | DEN | Home | Outdoor · 91° | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | IND | Home | Outdoor · 71° | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career totals
Regular-season totals across available career history
| Season | Team | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | KC | 16 | 57 | 112 | 0 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | KC | 17 | 99 | 180 | 2 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 2023 | KC | 8 | 27 | 60 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | KC | 16 | 66 | 106 | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 |
| 2025 | KC | 17 | 69 | 154 | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| 2026 | KC | 2 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 21.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | All teams | 76 | 326 | 629 | 6 | 25 | 21.4% | 5 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 22 |
Weekly CFI is a same-position percentile grade using the published weekly play and production fields. CFI uses the same position model as the leaderboard. A dash means the source data or a qualified model is unavailable. Historical production is from nflverse; charted blocking and pressure metrics cover published charting reports only. Missing values are left blank rather than estimated.