Garett Bolles
| No. 72 Denver Broncos | |||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||
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| Date of birth: | May 27, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth: | Walnut Creek, California | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Saratoga Springs (UT) Westlake | ||
| College: | Utah | ||
| NFL Draft: | 2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
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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 the University of Utah, and was drafted by the Broncos in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
Early life
Bolles was born in Walnut Creek, California on May 27, 1992. His family moved to Lehi, Utah, where he battled a troubled life as he sought out and found trouble with drugs, alcoholism, violence, and gangs. After being kicked out of his father's home, Bolles was adopted by the Freeman family, and reshaped his life by becoming a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[1] He attended Westlake High School in Saratoga Springs, Utah. He played defensive tackle in high school. Instead of playing college football straight out of high school, Bolles served on a LDS mission in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[2][3]
College career
After his two-year mission, Bolles attended Snow College, where he played for two years before transferring to the University of Utah in 2016.[4][5] In his only season at Utah, he was named a first team All-Pac-12 selection.[6] After the season, Bolles decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2017 NFL Draft.[7][8][9]
Professional career
Bolles received an invitation to the NFL Combine as one of the top five offensive tackle prospects in the draft. He performed well and was able to raise his draft stock by showing athleticism in positional drills and having his 40-yard dash come under five seconds. Bolles completed every drill except for the bench press. He also participated at Utah's Pro Day and performed only positional drills for scouts and representatives in attendance. The majority of NFL Draft experts and analysts projected Bolles to be selected in either the first or second round.[10] He was ranked the second best offensive tackle by ESPN and NFLDraftScout.com, was ranked the fourth best offensive tackle by Sports Illustrated, and was ranked the third best offensive tackle by NFL analysts Mike Mayock and Bucky Brooks.[11][12][13][14]
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40‑yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5 in | 297 lb | 34 in | 9⅜ in | 4.95 s | 1.71 s | 2.87 s | 4.55 s | 7.29 s | 28 in | 9 ft 7 in | ||||
| All value from NFL Combine.[15] | ||||||||||||||
Bolles was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the first round (20th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[16]
On May 11, 2017, Bolles signed a four-year, $11.01 million contract with $8.59 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $6.16 million.[17][18]
Personal life
Bolles is married and has one son named Kingston
References
- ↑ Wolfe, Cameron. "Scouting report, 5 things to know about Broncos new left tackle Garett Bolles". Denver Post. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- ↑ Garett Bolles 'grateful' after going from troubled teen to LDS mission to starting Utah Utes lineman
- ↑ Utah football: 'A lost kid,' five-star recruit Garett Bolles picked himself up
- ↑ Utah football: Top JuCo lineman Garett Bolles commits to Utes
- ↑ Five-star offensive lineman Garett Bolles commits to Utah
- ↑ 12 Utes Earn All-Pac-12 Conference Football Honors
- ↑ Utah football: After breakthrough junior season, offensive tackle Garett Bolles declares for NFL draft
- ↑ Utah football: Utes OL Garett Bolles declares for NFL Draft
- ↑ Garett Bolles leaving Utah for NFL draft
- ↑ "*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.
- ↑ http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/garett-bolles?id=2558014
- ↑ Swanson, Ben (April 27, 2017). "Broncos select OT Garett Bolles in first round of 2017 Draft". DenverBroncos.com.
- ↑ "Sportrac.com: Garrett Bolles contract". sportrac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ↑ Sessler, Marc. "Broncos' Garett Bolles agrees to terms on rookie deal". NFL. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
