Silas Bolden
| Texas Longhorns – No. 11 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver/Return specialist |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Business Administration |
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| Born: | Fontana, California |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Rancho Cucamonga (CA) |
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Silas Bolden is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Texas Longhorns. He previously played for the Oregon State Beavers.
Early life and high school
[edit]Bolden was born in Fontana, California, and attended Rancho Cucamonga High School in Rancho Cucamonga. In his high school career he caught 132 passes for 2,091 yards and 23 touchdowns, and rushed for 290 yards and two touchdowns. He also recorded eight tackles and an interception on defense.[1] Bolden committed to play college football at Oregon State over other schools such as Hawaii, San Jose State, and Utah State.[2][3]
College career
[edit]Oregon State
[edit]In Bolden's first collegiate season with the Beavers in 2020, he only played in one game, returning one kickoff for 17 yards.[4] In Bolden's second season in 2021, he played in ten games and hauled in three receptions for 25 yards, while also rushing for 13 yards.[5] The 2022 season was his breakout season for Bolden. He got off to a hot start as in week two he scored his first career touchdown on a 36-yard rush, while also bringing in one reception for 15 yards, as he helped Oregon State take down Fresno State 35–32.[6][7] In Week three Bolden caught his first receiving touchdown on a 24-yard catch, and also help set up a touchdown for the Beavers as he returned a kickoff for 80 yards, as the Beavers dominated Montana State 68–28.[8][9] In week five, Bolden caught two passes for 19 yards and had a 29-yard rush for a touchdown in a 42–16 loss to Utah.[10] The next week, Bolden caught two passes for 41 yards, as well as a touchdown on a fourth down, as he helped Oregon State beat Stanford 28–27.[11][12] The next week against Washington State, Bolden returned a kick for 60 yards to set up an Oregon State touchdown, adding 14 rushing yards and one catch for four yards, as the Beavers won 24–10.[13][14] In week 11, Bolden made five receptions for 54 yards, as he helped Oregon State beat Arizona State 31–7.[15] In Oregon State's season finale, Bolden led the team in receiving, catching two passes for 23 yards, and rushing for 14 yards, as the Beavers would beat rival Oregon 38–34.[16] In the 2022 Las Vegas Bowl, Bolden had the best game of his career bringing in six receptions for 99 yards and a touchdown as he helped Oregon State win 30–3 against Florida.[17][18] Bolden finished the year with 23 receptions for 305 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 105 yards and two touchdowns. He also returned 22 kickoffs for 599 yards.[19] For his performance on the year, Bolden was named second team all Pac-12 as a return specialist.[20][21] Bolden was named a preseason second-team all Pac-12 member as a return specialist.[22]
On January 1, 2024, Bolden announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.[23]
Texas
[edit]On January 16, 2024, Bolden announced that he would be transferring to Texas.[24]
Personal life
[edit]Bolden is the younger brother of NFL wide receiver Victor Bolden Jr.[25]
References
[edit]- ^ "Silas Bolden Football Stats". MaxPreps. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ Nemec, Andrew (October 2, 2019). "Silas Bolden, younger brother of Victor Bolden Jr., commits to Oregon State Beavers". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ Halus, Jared (October 2019). "BREAKING: 2020 WR Silas Bolden commits to Oregon State". BeaversEdge. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "2020 Oregon State Beavers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Silas Bolden 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ Bahns, Carter. "Oregon State's Top Performers at Fresno State". 247Sports. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ Gehrett, Les (September 11, 2022). "OSU football: Beavers rally for 35-32 win at Fresno State". Albany Democrat-Herald. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ Daschel, Nick (September 18, 2022). "Oregon State is 3-0 for first time in 8 years after routing Montana State: Game at a glance". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ Russ, Tanner (September 17, 2022). "Oregon State football: 4 takeaways from 68-28 blowout of Montana State". Portland Tribune. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Rising's 3 TD passes lead No. 12 Utes past Beavers, 42-16". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Oregon State rallies for 28-27 win over Stanford". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ Borba, Kevin (October 9, 2022). "Recap of Stanford's heartbreaking loss to Oregon State". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Oregon State tops Washington State 24-10 behind Gulbranson". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ Daschel, Nick (October 16, 2022). "Oregon State and a big finish, future dividends with students: 10 takeaways from 24-10 win over Washington State". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Martinez's 2 TDs puts No. 25 Oregon St over Arizona St 31-7". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "No. 22 Oregon State rallies to stun No. 10 Oregon 38-34". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "No. 17 Oregon State dominates Florida to win Las Vegas Bowl". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ Carroll, Brandon (December 17, 2022). "Gators Suffer Blowout Loss to Oregon State in Las Vegas Bowl, 30-3". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Silas Bolden 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ Daschel, Nick (November 30, 2022). "Oregon State Beavers land four players on 1st team and 10 total on Pro Football Focus all-conference squad". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ Slaughter, Brenden (July 23, 2023). "BeaversEdge Top 25 For 2023: No. 8 Silas Bolden". BeaversEdge. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Media selects preseason 2023 Pac-12 All-Conference Football Team". Pac-12 Conference. July 18, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Oregon State wide receiver Silas Bolden enters NCAA transfer portal". On3.com. January 1, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ Galatzan, Matt (January 16, 2024). "Longhorns Land Commitment From Oregon State Transfer Silas Bolden". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ Daschel, Nick (April 12, 2023). "Victor Bolden 2.0? Younger brother Silas Bolden beginning to earn comparisons to former Oregon State Beavers great". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 1, 2023.