Silas Bolden

Silas Bolden
Texas Longhorns – No. 11
Position	Wide receiver/Return specialist
Class	Senior
Major	Business Administration
Personal information
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Career history
College	Oregon State (2020–2023); Texas (2024–present);
Bowl games	2025 Peach Bowl;
High school	Rancho Cucamonga (CA)
Career highlights and awards
	2× Second team All-Pac-12 (2022, 2023);
	Stats at ESPN;

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

Bolden attended Rancho Cucamonga High School in Rancho Cucamonga, California, where 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]

College career

Oregon State

As a freshman in 2020, Bolden only played one game, returning one kickoff for 17 yards.^[3] In 2021, he played 10 games and hauled in three receptions for 25 yards, while also rushing for 13 yards.^[3] In week two of the 2022 season, Bolden scored his first career touchdown on a 36-yard rush and brought in one reception for 15 yards in a 35–32 win over Fresno State.^[4] In week 3 he caught his first receiving touchdown on a 24-yard catch and returned a kickoff for 80 yards in an 68–28 win over Montana State.^[5] In week 5, Bolden caught two passes for 19 yards and had a 29-yard rush for a touchdown in a 42–16 loss to Utah.^[6] The next week, he caught two passes for 41 yards and a touchdown in a 28–27 win over Stanford.^[7] The next week against Washington State, Bolden returned a kick for 60 yards, adding 14 rushing yards and one catch for four yards, as the Beavers won 24–10.^[8] In week 11, he made five receptions for 54 yards in a 31–7 win over Arizona State.^[9] In the season finale, Bolden caught two passes for 23 yards and rushed for 14 yards in a 38–34 win over rival Oregon.^[10] In the 2022 Las Vegas Bowl, he brought in six receptions for 99 yards and a touchdown in a 30–3 win over Florida.^[11] Bolden finished the year with 23 catches for 305 receiving yards and four touchdowns, 105 rushing yards and two touchdowns, and 22 kickoff returns for 599 yards.^[3] He was named second-team all-Pac-12 as a return specialist.^[12] Ahead of the 2023 season, Bolden was named a preseason second-team all-Pac-12 member as a return specialist.^[13]

On January 1, 2024, Bolden announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.^[14]

Texas

On January 16, 2024, Bolden announced that he would be transferring to Texas.^[15]

Statistics

Season	Team	Games		Receiving				Rushing				Kick returns				Punt returns
Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
2020	Oregon State	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	17	17.0	0	—	—	—	—
2021	Oregon State	10	1	3	25	8.3	0	3	13	4.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	Oregon State	13	3	23	305	13.3	4	9	105	11.7	2	22	599	27.2	0	—	—	—	—
2023	Oregon State	13	10	54	746	13.8	5	9	84	9.3	2	17	392	23.1	0	3	97	32.3	1
2024	Texas	15	0	22	243	11.0	1	2	-3	-1.5	1	1	9	9.0	0	28	299	10.7	1
Career		52	14	102	1,319	12.9	10	23	199	8.7	5	41	1,017	24.8	0	31	396	12.8	2

Personal life

Bolden is the younger brother of NFL wide receiver Victor Bolden Jr.^[16]

References

^ "Silas Bolden Football Stats". MaxPreps. Retrieved August 1, 2023.^{[better source needed]}
^ Nemec, Andrew (October 2, 2019). "Silas Bolden, younger brother of Victor Bolden Jr., commits to Oregon State Beavers". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Silas Bolden College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
^ Bahns, Carter. "Oregon State's Top Performers at Fresno State". BeaverBlitz.com. 247Sports. 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.
^ "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.
^ "Oregon State tops Washington State 24-10 behind Gulbranson". CBS Sports. 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.
^ 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.
^ "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.

External links

[1] "Silas Bolden Football Stats". MaxPreps. Retrieved August 1, 2023.^{[better source needed]}

[2] Nemec, Andrew (October 2, 2019). "Silas Bolden, younger brother of Victor Bolden Jr., commits to Oregon State Beavers". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

[SR-3] "Silas Bolden College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

[4] Bahns, Carter. "Oregon State's Top Performers at Fresno State". BeaverBlitz.com. 247Sports. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

[5] 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.

[6] "Rising's 3 TD passes lead No. 12 Utes past Beavers, 42-16". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

[7] "Oregon State rallies for 28-27 win over Stanford". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

[8] "Oregon State tops Washington State 24-10 behind Gulbranson". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

[9] "Martinez's 2 TDs puts No. 25 Oregon St over Arizona St 31-7". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

[10] "No. 22 Oregon State rallies to stun No. 10 Oregon 38-34". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

[11] "No. 17 Oregon State dominates Florida to win Las Vegas Bowl". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

[12] 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.

[13] "Media selects preseason 2023 Pac-12 All-Conference Football Team". Pac-12 Conference. July 18, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

[14] "Oregon State wide receiver Silas Bolden enters NCAA transfer portal". On3.com. January 1, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[15] Galatzan, Matt (January 16, 2024). "Longhorns Land Commitment From Oregon State Transfer Silas Bolden". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[16] 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.

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