Joseph Daniel Bolden (born August 19, 1993) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the special teams coordinator for Tulsa. Bolden is a former player for the Michigan Wolverines football team.[1]
.jpg) Bolden in 2012 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Special teams coordinator, co-defensive run game coordinator |
| Team | Tulsa |
| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 19, 1993 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Playing career | |
| 2012–2015 | Michigan |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2016 | Michigan (GA) |
| 2017–2018 | Washington State (GA) |
| 2019 | USC (STQC) |
| 2020–2021 | Ohio State (DQC) |
| 2022 | Nevada (ST/OLB) |
| 2023 | Tulsa (ST) |
| 2024–present | Tulsa (ST/co-DRGC) |
High school career
editBolden was born in 1993 and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, attending Colerain High School.[2] He verbally committed to the University of Michigan in April 2011.[3] He was selected as a first-team All-Ohio player in 2011 and played in the 2012 Under Armour All-America Game.[2]
College career
editAs a freshman during the 2012 season, Bolden appeared in 13 games on special teams and 12 games as a backup at the linebacker position. At the end of the season, he was named to the All-Big Ten Conference freshman teams selected by ESPN.com and BTN.com. As a sophomore in 2013, Bolden appeared in 13 games as a linebacker and was a starter in four games.[2]
During the 2014 season, Bolden was Michigan's second leading tackler with 102 tackles, including 55 solo tackles.[4]
In April 2015, Bolden was placed on the watch list for the Lott IMPACT Trophy.[4][5] He was selected as a co-captain of the 2015 Michigan team.[6] During the 2015 season, Bolden led Michigan with 83 total tackles.[7]
NFL career
editBolden went undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft.[8][9] Bolden subsequently tried out with the Washington Redskins during rookie mini-camp.
Coaching career
editEarly coaching
editFollowing his playing career, Bolden was a graduate assistant for one year at Michigan in 2016 before a brief stop at Florida Atlantic and then on to Washington State for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. In 2019, he served as the special teams quality control analyst at USC.[10][11]
In 2020, Bolden joined Ohio State coaching staff as a quality control coach on defense.[11]
Nevada
editIn January 2022, Bolden got his first full-time coaching position when he was hired as part of Ken Wilson's inaugural Nevada Wolf Pack staff. He will serve as the special teams coordinator, while also coaching the outside linebackers.[12]
References
edit- ^ Mark Snyder (August 3, 2015). "Michigan LB Joe Bolden a sure bet amid uncertainty". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ a b c "Joe Bolden Bio". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ "Ohio linebacker Joe Bolden is Michigan football team's seventh commitment for 2012 class". AnnArbor.com. April 29, 2011.
- ^ a b Mark Snyder (April 20, 2015). "U-M linebacker Joe Bolden makes Lott Trophy watch list". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ Nick Baumgardner (April 20, 2015). "Michigan's Joe Bolden makes Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list". Mlive.com.
- ^ Mike Dyer (August 28, 2015). "Colerain's Joe Bolden named Michigan team captain". Cincinnati Enquirer.
- ^ "2015 Michigan Football: Michigan Overall Individual Statistics (as of Jan 01, 2016) All games" (PDF). University of Michigan. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ^ Max Cohen (March 18, 2016). "Michigan's Bolden guarantees he'll make NFL roster". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ Mike Dyer (April 15, 2016). "Former Michigan and Colerain standout Joe Bolden preparing for NFL". WCPO Cincinnati.
- ^ "HCA: Cougars add youth to coaching staff". March 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "Joe Bolden – Ohio State Buckeyes". Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ Feldman, Bruce (January 1, 2022). "Tweet". twitter.com. Retrieved January 2, 2022.