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Nik Bonitto
LB · DEN · 2022–2026
Born September 26, 1999 · College Oklahoma · Drafted 2022, round 2, pick 64 (DEN) · 6-3, 240 lb
2nd-team All-Pro (2024) · Pro Bowl ×2 (2024, 2025)
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | DEN | 11 | 14 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | DEN | 15 | 30 | 8.0 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | DEN | 17 | 48 | 13.5 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 playoffs | DEN | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | DEN | 17 | 46 | 14.0 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 playoffs | DEN | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | DEN | 9 | 19 | 4.5 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | DEN | 69 | 157 | 41.5 | 86 | 50 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
Honours
Honours: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), matched to players through Wikidata (CC0). Awards and All-Pro teams are the Associated Press’s; Pro Bowl selections include replacements.
| Season | Honours |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2nd-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl |
| 2025 | Pro Bowl |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | DEN | 15 | – | – | 354 | 35.0 |
| 2023 | DEN | 15 | – | – | 518 | 52.3 |
| 2024 | DEN | 17 | – | – | 699 | 61.4 |
| 2024 playoffs | DEN | 1 | – | – | 52 | 72.2 |
| 2025 | DEN | 17 | – | – | 679 | 60.9 |
| 2025 playoffs | DEN | 2 | – | – | 76 | 54.7 |
Game logs
2026 game log (9 games)
2026 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-14 | @ KC | L 10–31 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2026-09-20 | vs JAX | W 20–13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2026-09-27 | vs LA | W 30–26 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2026-10-04 | @ SF | L 14–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2026-10-11 | @ LAC | W 23–17 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2026-10-15 | vs SEA | W 17–14 OT | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2026-10-25 | @ ARI | W 30–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2026-11-01 | vs KC | W 28–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2026-11-08 | @ CAR | W 26–21 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 game log (18 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | vs TEN | W 20–12 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | @ IND | L 28–29 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | @ LAC | L 20–23 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-29 | vs CIN | W 28–3 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2025-10-05 | @ PHI | W 21–17 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-12 | @ NYJ | W 13–11 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-19 | vs NYG | W 33–32 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2025-10-26 | vs DAL | W 44–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2025-11-02 | @ HOU | W 18–15 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2025-11-06 | vs LV | W 10–7 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2025-11-16 | vs KC | W 22–19 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2025-11-30 | @ WAS | W 27–26 OT | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | @ LV | W 24–17 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2025-12-14 | vs GB | W 34–26 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | vs JAX | L 20–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-25 | @ KC | W 20–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 2026-01-04 | vs LAC | W 19–3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2026-01-17 | vs BUF | W 33–30 OT | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (18 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-08 | @ SEA | L 20–26 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2024-09-15 | vs PIT | L 6–13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2024-09-22 | @ TB | W 26–7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2024-09-29 | @ NYJ | W 10–9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2024-10-06 | vs LV | W 34–18 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2024-10-13 | vs LAC | L 16–23 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2024-10-17 | @ NO | W 33–10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | vs CAR | W 28–14 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2024-11-03 | @ BAL | L 10–41 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2024-11-10 | @ KC | L 14–16 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2024-11-17 | vs ATL | W 38–6 | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2024-11-24 | @ LV | W 29–19 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2024-12-02 | vs CLE | W 41–32 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | 2024-12-15 | vs IND | W 31–13 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2024-12-19 | @ LAC | L 27–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2024-12-28 | @ CIN | L 24–30 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 2025-01-05 | vs KC | W 38–0 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2025-01-12 | @ BUF | L 7–31 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (15 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-09-10 | vs LV | L 16–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2023-09-17 | vs WAS | L 33–35 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2023-09-24 | @ MIA | L 20–70 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2023-10-01 | @ CHI | W 31–28 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2023-10-08 | vs NYJ | L 21–31 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2023-10-12 | @ KC | L 8–19 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2023-10-22 | vs GB | W 19–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2023-10-29 | vs KC | W 24–9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2023-11-13 | @ BUF | W 24–22 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2023-11-19 | vs MIN | W 21–20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2023-11-26 | vs CLE | W 29–12 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2023-12-03 | @ HOU | L 17–22 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | @ LAC | W 24–7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-12-31 | vs LAC | W 16–9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2024-01-07 | @ LV | L 14–27 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 game log (11 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2022-09-25 | vs SF | W 11–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2022-10-06 | vs IND | L 9–12 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2022-10-17 | @ LAC | L 16–19 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2022-10-23 | vs NYJ | L 9–16 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2022-10-30 | @ JAX | W 21–17 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2022-11-13 | @ TEN | L 10–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2022-11-20 | vs LV | L 16–22 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2022-11-27 | @ CAR | L 10–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2022-12-11 | vs KC | L 28–34 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2022-12-18 | vs ARI | W 24–15 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2022-12-25 | @ LA | L 14–51 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |