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Garett Bolles
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Bolles with the Broncos in 2017
No. 72 – Denver Broncos
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1992-05-27) May 27, 1992 (age 32)
Walnut Creek, California, U.S.
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
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2024
Games played:106
Games started:106
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Garett Bolles (born May 27, 1992) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Utah Utes, and was selected by the Broncos in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft.

Early years

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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 football straight out of high school, Bolles embarked on an LDS Church mission in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[4][5]

College career

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Following his LDS mission, Bolles decided to attend Snow College, where he played for the Badgers for two years before transferring to the University of Utah in 2016.[6][7] Bolles earned NJCAA first-team All-America honors following his sophomore season at Snow College, starting all 11 games played. He was named the 2015 Western State Football League Offensive Player of the Year in addition to picking up All-WSFL first-team honors. Bolles helped Snow College finish No. 2 in the NJCAA rankings after winning the WSFL championship and Salt City Bowl.[2]

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

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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.[11] 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.[12][13][14][15]

Pre-draft measurables
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
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 NFL Combine[16][17][18]
Bolles blocking in 2018 preseason.

Bolles was selected by the Denver Broncos in the first round (20th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[19] 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.[20][21] Bolles opened all 16 games at left tackle to represent just the fifth time in team history a rookie left tackle started every game since starting lineups were tracked beginning in 1968.[2] Bolles earned all-rookie honors from the PFWA, and was the sixth rookie to open the season at left tackle for the Broncos in Week 1.[22]

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]

In the 2023 season, Bolles started in all 17 games.[30]

Regular season

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Legend
First Team All-Pro
Second Team All-Pro
No type penalty
Bold Career high
Year Team Games Offense
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

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  1. ^ Wolfe, Cameron (April 27, 2017). "Scouting report, 5 things to know about Broncos new left tackle Garett Bolles". Denver Post. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Broncos media guide" (PDF). files.denverbroncos.com. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Westlake football players arrested for vandalizing rival's field". KSL.com. August 24, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  4. ^ Sorensen, Mike (September 3, 2016). "Garett Bolles 'grateful' after going from troubled teen to LDS mission to starting Utah Utes lineman".
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Goon, Kyle (January 4, 2016). "Utah football: Top JuCo lineman Garett Bolles commits to Utes". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  7. ^ "Five-star OT Garett Bolles commits to Utah". Sports Illustrated. January 4, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Facer, Dirk (January 4, 2017). "Utah football: Utes OL Garett Bolles declares for NFL Draft". Deseret News. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  10. ^ Bonagura, Kyle (January 5, 2017). "Top Utah OL Bolles commits to NFL draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  11. ^ "*Garrett Bolles, DS #2 OT, Utah". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  12. ^ Chris Burke (April 24, 2017). "2017 NFL draft rankings: Top prospects by position". si.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  13. ^ Jeff Legwold (April 22, 2017). "Ranking the 2017 draft's top 100 players". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  14. ^ Mike Mayock (April 12, 2017). "Mike Mayock's 2017 NFL Draft position rankings 3.0". NFL.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  15. ^ Bucky Brooks (April 25, 2017). "Bucky Brook's 2017 NFL Draft position rankings 3.0". NFL.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  16. ^ "Garett Bolles Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  17. ^ "2017 NFL Draft Scout Garett Bolles College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  18. ^ "Garett Bolles 2017 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  19. ^ Swanson, Ben (April 27, 2017). "Broncos select OT Garett Bolles in first round of 2017 Draft". DenverBroncos.com.
  20. ^ "Spotrac.com: Garrett Bolles contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  21. ^ Sessler, Marc. "Broncos' Garett Bolles agrees to terms on rookie deal". NFL. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  22. ^ "2017 PFWA All-Rookie Team". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  23. ^ "Garett Bolles 2018 Game Log". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  24. ^ Legwold, Jeff (September 19, 2019). "Elway calls out OT Bolles for holding penalties". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  25. ^ DiLalla, Aric (May 1, 2020). "Broncos inform T Garett Bolles they have declined his fifth-year option". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  26. ^ DiLalla, Aric (November 28, 2020). "Broncos sign T Garett Bolles to 4-year extension". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  27. ^ "2020 NFL All-Pros". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  28. ^ "Garett Bolles 2021 Game Log". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  29. ^ DiLalla, Aric (October 10, 2022). "Broncos promote WR Kendall Hinton to active roster, place three players on injured reserve". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  30. ^ "Garett Bolles 2023 Game Log". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
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