Garett Bolles
No. 72 – Denver Broncos | |||||
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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Walnut Creek, California, U.S. | May 27, 1992||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Westlake (Saratoga Springs, Utah) | ||||
College: | |||||
NFL draft: | 2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Garett Bolles (born May 27, 1992) is an American football offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah, and was selected by the Broncos in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft.
Early years
Bolles was born in Walnut Creek, California on May 27, 1992. His family moved to Lehi, Utah. After being kicked out of his father's home, Bolles was picked up by the Freeman family, and rebuilt his life by reactivating himself as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).[1] He attended Westlake High School in Saratoga Springs, Utah. Bolles played on the offensive and defensive lines in high school while also competing in lacrosse.[2] While at Westlake, Bolles was arrested and suspended for three games after he and four other players extensively vandalized rival Lehi High School's football field.[3]
Instead of playing
College career
Following his LDS mission, Bolles decided to attend
Bolles signed with Utah as the No. 1 overall junior college prospect in 2016. Bolles was named to the All-Pac-12 Conference First-team in his only season with the University of Utah after opening all 13 games played (891 total snaps) at left tackle.[2] He contributed to the Utes averaging close to 30 points per game and helped Utah's rushing offense rank third in the Pac-12 with 214.0 rushing yards per game. Bolles played on an offensive line that allowed just 2.1 sacks per game. After the season, Bolles decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2017 NFL draft.[8][9][10]
Professional career
Bolles received an invitation to the
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
297 lb (135 kg) |
34 in (0.86 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.95 s | 1.71 s | 2.87 s | 4.55 s | 7.29 s | 28 in (0.71 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | ||
All values from |
Bolles was selected by the
Bolles started all 16 games at left tackle in 2018.[23]
Bolles started all 16 games at left tackle in 2019 and played in all of Denver's offensive snaps. He was criticized publicly by general manager John Elway for repeatedly getting flagged for holding penalties, more than any other player in the NFL in his first three seasons in the league.[24]
On May 1, 2020, the Broncos declined the fifth-year option on Bolles' contract, making him a free agent in 2021.[25] On November 28, 2020, after improving greatly throughout the season, Bolles signed a four-year, $68 million contract extension with the Broncos.[26] On January 8, 2021, Bolles was named as the second-team All-Pro left tackle.[27]
Bolles appeared in and started 14 games in the 2021 season.[28]
In Week 5, Bolles suffered a broken leg and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on October 10, 2022.[29]
Regular season
Legend | |
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First Team All-Pro | |
Second Team All-Pro | |
No type penalty | |
Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Offense | ||||||||
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GP | GS | Snaps | Pct | Holding | False start | Decl/Pen | Acpt/Pen | ||||
2017 | DEN | 16 | 16 | 1,106 | 98% | 7 | 4 | 3 | 12 | ||
2018 | DEN | 16 | 16 | 1,062 | 99% | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
2019 | DEN | 16 | 16 | 1,015 | 100% | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ||
2020 | DEN | 15 | 15 | 1,015 | 100% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
2021 | DEN | 14 | 14 | 870 | 99% | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
2022 | DEN | 5 | 5 | 325 | 96% | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
2023 | DEN | 17 | 17 | 1,072 | 100% | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | ||
Career | 99 | 99 | 6,465 | 99% | 30 | 17 | 22 | 54 |
References
- ^ Wolfe, Cameron (April 27, 2017). "Scouting report, 5 things to know about Broncos new left tackle Garett Bolles". Denver Post. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Broncos media guide" (PDF). files.denverbroncos.com. 2018.
- ^ "Westlake football players arrested for vandalizing rival's field". KSL.com. August 24, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ Sorensen, Mike (September 3, 2016). "Garett Bolles 'grateful' after going from troubled teen to LDS mission to starting Utah Utes lineman".
- ^ Goon, Kyle (August 15, 2016). "Utah football: 'A lost kid,' five-star recruit Garett Bolles picked himself up". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ Goon, Kyle (January 4, 2016). "Utah football: Top JuCo lineman Garett Bolles commits to Utes". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ "Five-star OT Garett Bolles commits to Utah". Sports Illustrated. January 4, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ Goon, Kyle (January 4, 2017). "Utah football: After breakthrough junior season, offensive tackle Garett Bolles declares for NFL draft". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ Facer, Dirk (January 4, 2017). "Utah football: Utes OL Garett Bolles declares for NFL Draft". Deseret News. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ Bonagura, Kyle (January 5, 2017). "Top Utah OL Bolles commits to NFL draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ "*Garrett Bolles, DS #2 OT, Utah". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ Chris Burke (April 24, 2017). "2017 NFL draft rankings: Top prospects by position". si.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ Jeff Legwold (April 22, 2017). "Ranking the 2017 draft's top 100 players". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ Mike Mayock (April 12, 2017). "Mike Mayock's 2017 NFL Draft position rankings 3.0". NFL.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ Bucky Brooks (April 25, 2017). "Bucky Brook's 2017 NFL Draft position rankings 3.0". NFL.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ "Garett Bolles Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "2017 NFL Draft Scout Garett Bolles College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "Garett Bolles 2017 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ Swanson, Ben (April 27, 2017). "Broncos select OT Garett Bolles in first round of 2017 Draft". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ "Spotrac.com: Garrett Bolles contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ Sessler, Marc. "Broncos' Garett Bolles agrees to terms on rookie deal". NFL. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- ^ "2017 PFWA All-Rookie Team". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ "Garett Bolles 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ "ESPN.com "Elway calls out OT Bolles for holding penalties"". Retrieved October 11, 2020.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (May 1, 2020). "Broncos inform T Garett Bolles they have declined his fifth-year option". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (November 28, 2020). "Broncos sign T Garett Bolles to 4-year extension". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ "2020 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ "Garett Boles 2021 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (October 10, 2022). "Broncos promote WR Kendall Hinton to active roster, place three players on injured reserve". DenverBroncos.com.
External links
- Garett Bolles on Twitter
- Denver Broncos bio
- Utah Utes bio