Kansas City Chiefs rookie linebacker Nick Bolton has been named the NFL’s defensive rookie of the month for October 2021.
Bolton, who was the No. 58 overall pick in the second round of last year’s NFL Draft, is the first Chiefs rookie to win the monthly defensive award since December of 2015, when cornerback Marcus Peters took home the honor. The only other Chiefs player to win the award was safety Eric Berry, who did so in 2010.
Bolton finished October with 43 tackles (8.6 per game) and seven tackles for loss in five games — the most by any rookie since Week 4.