Jarvis Bolton
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No. 30 New England Patriots | |||||||||
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| Strong Safety | |||||||||
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| Place of birth: Gainesville, GA | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| High school: North Hall High School, Gainesville, GA | |||||||||
| College: Georgia | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2024 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2024 for the New England Patriots | |||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 0, 2024 | |||||||||
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Jarvis Bolton is an American football strong safety for the New England Patriots. He played college football at Georgia. The New England Patriots selected him with the 11st overall pick in the 2024 NFLHC Draft.
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Early Life
Bolton was born in Gainesville, Georgia. He played as a Quarterback and as Strong Safety in North Hall High School, and was recruited heavily by every team in the Southeast as he was considered a 5* player. After many deliberations, he elected to stay in the state, and play for Georgia.
College Career
Bolton attended Georgia, finishing with a degree in business management.
Recruiting
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Jarvis Bolton SS |
Gainesville, GA | North Hall High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | Round 1 | |
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College Statistics
| Season | Defense | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Tackles | Int | Sacks | FF | FR | TD | Safeties | |||||
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NCAA Career Totals | 36 | 36 | 57 | 4 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Professional Career
Pre-draft
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | Shuttle | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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| 6 ft 1 in | 192 lb | 4.51 s | 4.17 s | 7.13 s | 32.5 in | 10 ft 6 in | 22 reps | N/A |
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Heading into the draft, Bolton was considered one of the best defensive prospects in the draft, and of the best safeties to come to the draft in the last few years.
Draft
Bolton impressed the Patriots organization enough to become their first round draft selection.
Regular season
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