Nick Bolton is racking up the preseason accolades, as expected. On August 25th, the junior linebacker was announced to the AP Preseason All-American second team. Yesterday, he landed on The Athletic’s first team Preseason All-American list ($$).
Sure, The Athletic’s preseason All-American list included only the teams that were playing this fall, but regardless — a big congrats to Bolton! (Editor’s note: seems only fair the teams PLAYING should count towards this)
Here’s The Athletic’s take on Bolton:
“An overlooked three-star recruit from Texas, Bolton went from role player as a true freshman to breakout star as a sophomore, finishing with 107 tackles, 7.