Brandon Bolden

TRANSACTIONS: Signed by New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent, May 10, 2012…Re-signed by Patriots as an unrestricted free agent, April 5, 2017…Re-signed by Patriots as a free agent, Sept. 4, 2017…Signed by Miami Dolphins as a free agent, Sept. 5, 2018…Re-signed by Patriots as an unrestricted free agent, March 14, 2019…Signed by Las Vegas Raiders as an unrestricted free agent, March 17, 2022.

TRANSACTIONS: Signed by New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent, May 10, 2012…Re-signed by Patriots as an unrestricted free agent, April 5, 2017…Re-signed by Patriots as a free agent, Sept. 4, 2017…Signed by Miami Dolphins as a free agent, Sept. 5, 2018…Re-signed by Patriots as an unrestricted free agent, March 14, 2019…Signed by Las Vegas Raiders as an unrestricted free agent, March 17, 2022. 

AT A GLANCE 

• Has played in 147 career games with nine starts over 10 NFL seasons, totaling 1,363 rushing yards on 300 carries and 12 TDs, while adding 109 career receptions for 959 yards and seven scores.  
• Set career highs with 41 receptions for 405 yards in 2021, 20 more receptions than his previous single-season high.  
• Originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2012 and has played in 17 career postseason games, including three Super Bowls, with the Patriots. 

CAREER: Veteran running back enters his 11th NFL season and second with the Raiders, having played eight seasons with the New England Patriots and one season with the Miami Dolphins…Has played in 147 career games with nine starts…Totals include 1,363 rushing yards on 300 carries and 12 TDs…Has also added 109 career receptions for 959 yards and seven scores…Standout special teams contributor…Credited with 58 career special teams tackles...Has returned 27 career kickoffs for 609 yards…Has played in 17 career playoff games, including three Super Bowls.  

2022: Played in 16 games and recorded 17 rushes for 66 yards…Posted nine receptions for 57 yards and one TD…Finished tied for third on the team with seven special teams tackles…Returned one kickoff for 32 yards…(9/11) at LAC: Finished with two catches for 21 yards (10.5 avg.), including an 18-yard TD…Added three carries for seven yards...(9/18) vs. Ari.: Inactive due to a hamstring injury...(9/25) at Ten.: Rushed for 17 yards on three attempts (5.7 avg.) and caught two passes for four yards...(10/2) vs. Den.: Returned one kickoff for 32 yards...(10/10) at KC: Rushed one time for five yards…Recorded a season-high three receptions for 29 yards (9.7 avg.)...(10/23) vs. Hou.: Recorded one tackle on special teams...(10/30) at NO: Appeared on special teams...(11/6) at Jac.: Rushed one time for five yards...(11/13) vs. Ind.: Played on special teams...(11/20) at Den.: Caught one pass for four yards...(11/27) at Sea.: Saw action on special teams...(12/4) vs. LAC: Played on special teams...(12/8) at LAR: Recorded one tackle on special teams...(12/18) vs. NE: Registered one special teams tackle...(12/24) at Pit.: Notched one tackle on special teams...(1/1/23) vs. SF: Rushed 32 yards on eight attempts (4.0 avg.)...(1/7/23) vs. KC: Recorded one tackle on special teams. 

2021 (with NE): Played in all 17 games with one start…Set a career high with 41 catches for 405 yards and two TDs…Also rushed for 226 yards on 44 carries with one TD…Marked his highest rushing yardage total since 2013…Credited with a career-high 11 special teams tackles (nine solo)…(10/3) vs. TB: Matched a career-high with six catches for 51 yards…(10/10) at Hou.: Had a season-long 24-yard rush…Added four catches for six yards…(10/24) vs. NYJ: Hauled in six passes for a season-high 79 yards and one TD…(11/7) at Car.: Carried the ball a season-high eight times for 54 yards…Also had two receptions for 27 yards…(11/14) vs. Cle.: Rushed for 32 yards on just three carries, including a 22-yard run…had three catches for 38 yards…(11/28) vs. Ten.: Totaled four receptions for 54 yards…(1/9/22) at Mia.: Recorded 66 yards from scrimmage and two TDs…Rushed for 46 yards with a TD on seven carries…Also totaled 20 yards and a TD on two catches…Postseason: (1/15/22) at Buf.: Set a postseason career best with four catches for 27 yards in an AFC Wild Card Game.  

2020 (with NE): Exercised the Reserve/Opt-Out option due to COVID-19 and did not play. 

2019 (with NE): Played in 15 games with two starts…Totaled 15 rushing attempts for 68 yards and three TDs…Also caught nine passes for 111 yards and one score…Established a career high with four total TDs…Returned 23 kickoffs for 515 yards, both career highs…Credited with seven solo tackles on special teams…Blocked a punt that was returned for a TD…(9/8) vs. Pit.: Handled kick return duties for the first time, returning two kickoffs for 35 yards…(9/29) at Buf.: Scored a 4-yard TD on his lone carry of the game…(10/6) at Was.: Hauled in a 29-yard TD reception and rushed five times for 13 yards…(10/10) vs. NYG: Scored on a 1-yard run to mark his third-straight week with a TD…Finished with three carries for 23 yards and two catches for 22 yards…Blocked a punt that was recovered by New England for a TD…(12/8) vs. KC: Scored on a 10-yard TD run, marking his fourth score of the season…Also returned four kickoffs for 76 yards…Postseason: (1/4/20) vs. Ten.: Appeared as a reserve in an AFC Wild Card Game. 

2018 (with Mia.): Signed with Miami after participating in training camp with New England and played in all 16 games…Produced 91 yards on eight rushing attempts with two TDs…Caught three passes for 13 yards with one TD…Posted six special teams tackles (four)…(11/11) at GB: Blocked a punt on special teams…(12/9) vs. NE: Rushed twice for 60 yards and two TDs, including a 54-yard TD scamper in the second quarter…(12/23) vs. Jac.: Had a 4-yard TD catch.   

2017 (with NE): Played in all 16 games…Totaled eight special teams tackles (seven)…Recorded 67 rushing yards on 13 attempts…Also had one catch for seven yards…(9/24) vs. Hou.: Posted two stops on special teams…Postseason: (1/13/18) vs. Ten.: Carried the ball four times for 27 yards and first career postseason TD in AFC Divisional Playoff Game…(2/4/18) vs. Phi.: Saw action in Super Bowl LII. 

2016 (with NE): Played in 14 games…Posted four solo tackles on special teams and forced a fumble…(9/11) at Ari.: Rushed once for four yards…(9/22) vs. Hou.: Forced a fumble on a first-quarter kickoff that was recovered by New England and set up a TD…(10/2) vs. Buf.: Caught two passes for 15 yards…Postseason: (2/5/17) vs. Atl.: Recorded one special teams tackle that pinned Atlanta at their own 11-yard line with 57 seconds left in regulation in Super Bowl LI. 

2015 (with NE): Saw action in 15 games with two starts…Rushed for 207 yards on 63 attempts and racked up 19 catches for 180 yards…Produced the first two receiving TDs of his career…Credited with three special teams tackles (two)…(10/18) at Ind.: Assisted on a tackle on a fake punt attempt, marking first-career tackle on defense…(11/8) vs. Was.: Caught three passes for 27 yards, including a TD on an 18-yard reception…Marked first-career TD catch…Also had a 12-yard rush…(11/29) at Den.: Totaled four catches for 84 yards…Hauled in a 63-yard TD in the fourth quarter, setting a career long…Also carried the ball four times for 11 yards…(12/13) at Hou.: Totaled 16 carries for 51 yards…(12/20) vs. Ten.: Made his first start of the season…Rushed 10 times for 35 yards…Also had two receptions for 18 yards…Postseason: (1/6/16) vs. KC: Made second career postseason start…Credited with two special teams tackles.  

2014 (with NE): Played in 16 games with two starts…Totaled 89 yards on 28 carries with one TD…Also caught two passes for eight yards…Compiled six tackles (four) on special teams, blocked one punt and forced a fumble on a kickoff…(10/5) vs. Cin.: Credited with two special teams stops…Forced a fumble on a kickoff that was recovered by the Patriots for a TD…Also had one carry for three yards…(11/30) at GB: Made first start of the season and had three carries for 17 yards…Produced a TD on a 6-yard run…(12/7) at SD: Blocked a punt that led to a New England TD…Postseason: (1/10/15) vs. Bal.: Made first-career postseason start in AFC Divisional Playoff…Had three carries for seven yards, an 11-yard receptions and produced a special teams tackle...(2/1/15) at Sea.: Saw action in a reserve role in Super Bowl XLIX. 

2013 (with NE): Saw action in 12 games with two starts…Compiled 271 rushing yards on 55 carries with three TDs…Also caught 21 passes for 152 yards…(9/22) vs. TB: Made season debut and first-career start…Racked up 100 yards of total offense…Had 51 yards on just three rushing attempts, establishing a career-long with a 46-yard run…Also caught five passes for 49 yards…(10/20) at NYJ: Rushed for 36 yards on eight carries including first TD of the season…Added a 7-yard catch…(10/27) vs. Mia.: Compiled 22 yards on eight yards with a third-quarter TD…Caught two passes for seven yards…(11/24) vs. Den.: Rushed 13 times for 58 yards with a TD…Had an 11-yard reception…Played in two postseason games. 

2012 (with NE): Played in 10 games in rookie season…Finished with 56 carries for 274 yards with two TDs…(9/9) at Ten.: Made NFL debut, rushing for 11 yards on five carries…(9/23) at Bal.: Rushed for four yards and scored first-career TD on a 2-yard run…(9/30) at Buf.: Set a career high with 137 rushing yards on 16 carries with a TD…Combined with RB Stevan Ridley to become the first Patriots running back duo to eclipse 100 yards rushing in the same game since 1980…Earned FedEx Ground Player of the Week honors for his efforts…(10/7) vs. Den.: Posted 54 yards on 14 carries as part of a rushing attack that surpassed 200 yards for the second-straight week…Played in two postseason games. 

COLLEGE: Played at Mississippi and finished career ranked second in program history in total TDs (33), rushing TDs (27), third in all-purpose yards (3,861) and fourth in rushing yards (2,604)…As a senior, played in 10 games with four starts and totaled 462 rushing yards on 96 carries with four TDs…Served as a team captain…As a junior, named honorable mention All-SEC by the Associated Press…Played in 13 games with 11 starts and tied the school's single-season records with 17 total TDs and 14 rushing TDs…Finished fifth in the SEC with an average of 81.3 rushing yards per game…As a sophomore, appeared in 13 games with eight starts…Registered 614 yards on 129 carries with four TDs…Also had 20 catches for 209 yards and one TD…As a freshman, played in all 13 games and rushed for 542 yards with five TDs…Added a receiving TD. 

PERSONAL: Attended Scotlandville Magnet High School in Baton Rouge, La. …As a senior, rushed for 866 yards and 12 TDs…Also caught 12 passes for 256 yards…Named first-team All-District 5-5A…Ranked the No. 34 player in Louisiana by SuperPrep and named to SuperPrep all-region team…Named to the Times-Picayune Best of the Rest Preps team…Ranked the No. 21 player in Louisiana and No. 34 running back in the nation by Rivals.com…Rated the No. 32 player in Louisiana and the No. 93 running back in the nation by Scout.com…As a junior, earned second-team All-District 6-4A honors…Credited with over 1,000 rushing yards as a sophomore and junior…Grandfather, Frank Pitts, played 10 years in the NFL as a wide receiver for the Chiefs, Browns and Raiders, playing in Super Bowl I and Super Bowl IV. 

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles – 5 in 2012, 6 in 2014, 3 in 2015, 4 in 2016, 8 in 2017, 6 in 2018, 7 in 2019, 11 in 2021, 7 in 2022; NFL Totals: 58. Blocked punts – 1 in 2014, 1 in 2018, 1 in 2019; NFL Totals: 3. Forced fumbles – 1 in 2014,  1 in 2015, 1 in 2016, 1 in 2019; NFL Totals: 4. Fumble recoveries – 1 in 2016. NFL Totals: 1.  

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: RUSHING: Attempts – 16, two times; last: 12/13/15 at Hou. Yards – 137, 9/30/12 at Buf. Long – 54t, 12/9/18 vs. NE. Touchdowns – 2, 12/9/18 vs. NE. RECEIVING: Receptions – 6, three times, last: 10/24/21 vs. NYJ. Yards – 84, 12/29/15 at Den. Long – 63t, 11/29/15 at Den. Touchdowns – 1, six times, last: 1/9/22 at Mia. RETURNS: Kickoffs – 4, 12/8/19 vs. KC. Yards – 76, 12/8/19 vs. KC. Long – 38, 12/29/19 vs. Mia. a