Garett Bolles is the Denver Broncos' longtime left tackle who earned first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors in a breakout 2025 season.
Garett Bolles took a winding road through junior college to Utah and the NFL, but he has become the cornerstone of Denver's offensive line. After years of steady play, he turned in a career-best 2025 that earned him his first All-Pro nod.
Path to the league
Bolles played at Snow College before signing with Utah as the No. 1 junior college prospect in 2016, then started all 13 games at left tackle and made All-Pac-12 first team. The Broncos drafted him in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He has spent his entire career in Denver and is the team's longest-tenured player.
Career highlights
Per the Broncos, Bolles has started all 112 games in which he has appeared, a mark of his durability. He signed a four-year, $82 million extension on December 12, 2024. He was also named Denver's nominee for the 2025 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award.
2025 season
Bolles led all NFL tackles with a 90.7 pass-blocking grade in 2025, per the Broncos, and earned the first Pro Bowl invite of his career. He also received first-team All-Pro honors for the season. His play helped Denver's offense build around one of the league's best blind-side protectors.
Sources
- Denver Broncos: Garett Bolles selected as club's 2025 Walter Payton Man of the Year
- ESPN: Garett Bolles player page
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Offensive Tackle
- Group
- offense
- College
- Utah
- Hometown
- Lehi, UT, USA
- Age
- 34
- Status
- active
