27 Facts About Garett Bolles

Garett Bolles was born on May 27,1992 and is an American football offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League.

Garett Bolles played college football at Utah, and was drafted by the Broncos in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

Garett Bolles attended Westlake High School in Saratoga Springs, Utah.

Garett Bolles played on the offensive and defensive lines in high school while competing in lacrosse.

Garett Bolles earned NJCAA first-team All-America honors following his sophomore season at Snow College, starting all 11 games played.

Garett Bolles was named the 2015 Western State Football League Offensive Player of the Year in addition to picking up All-WSFL first-team honors.

Garett Bolles helped Snow College finish No 2 in the NJCAA rankings after winning the WSFL championship and Salt City Bowl.

Garett Bolles signed with Utah as the No 1 overall junior college prospect in 2016.

Garett Bolles was named to the All-Pac-12 Conference First-team in his only season with the University of Utah after opening all 13 games played at left tackle.

Garett Bolles contributed to the Utes averaging close to 30 points per game and helped Utah's rushing offense rank third in the Pac-12 with 214.0 rushing yards per game.

Garett Bolles played on an offensive line that allowed just 2.1 sacks per game.

Garett Bolles received an invitation to the NFL Combine as one of the top five offensive tackle prospects in the draft.

Garett Bolles performed well and was able to raise his draft stock by showing athleticism in positional drills and having his 40-yard dash come under five seconds.

Garett Bolles participated at Utah's Pro Day and performed only positional drills for scouts and representatives in attendance.

The majority of NFL Draft experts and analysts projected Garett Bolles to be selected in either the first or second round.

Garett Bolles was ranked the second best offensive tackle by ESPN and NFLDraftScout.

Garett Bolles was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

On May 11,2017, Garett Bolles signed a four-year, $11.01 million contract with $8.59 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $6.16 million.

Garett Bolles opened all 16 games at left tackle to represent just the fifth time in team history a rookie left tackle started every game since starting lineups were tracked beginning in 1968.

Garett Bolles earned all-rookie honors from the PFWA, and was the sixth rookie to open the season at left tackle for the Broncos in Week 1.

Garett Bolles started all 16 games at left tackle in 2018.

Garett Bolles started all 16 games at left tackle in 2019 and played in all of Denver's offensive snaps.

Garett Bolles was criticized publicly by general manager John Elway for repeatedly getting flagged for holding penalties, more than any other player in the NFL in his first three seasons in the league.

On May 1,2020, the Broncos declined the fifth-year option on Garett Bolles' contract, making him a free agent in 2021.

On November 28,2020, after improving greatly throughout the season, Garett Bolles signed a four-year, $68 million contract extension with the Broncos.

On January 8,2021, Garett Bolles was named as the second-team All-Pro left tackle.

In Week 5, Garett Bolles suffered a broken leg and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on October 10,2022.