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ASU: Highly recruited cornerback who is a two-year starter in the Sun Devil defensive backfield...has played in all 25 games of his career, and has made 21 consecutive starts dating back to the fifth game of his freshman season...recorded three interceptions and 13 pass break-ups in two seasons...also has 82 career tackles (61 solo)...was named to several Freshman All-America teams in 2007...figures to be ASU's top cornerback in 2009. 2008: Started all 12 games at cornerback...finished fifth on the team with 49 tackles (37 solo)...totaled seven pass break-ups and two interceptions on the season...was an Honorable Mention Sophomore All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com...had two tackles in season-opening victory over Northern Arizona on Aug. 30...recorded three tackles in win over Stanford on Sept. 6...collected six tackles (all solo) and a pass break-up against UNLV on Sept. 13...posted a season-high seven tackles (six solo) and had a pass break-up against No. 3 Georgia on Sept. 20...had five tackles (four solo) at California on Oct. 4...recorded his first interception of the season at No. 8 USC on Oct. 11...his interception came on the second of three straight possessions in the third quarter that the Sun Devils picked off Trojans quarterback Mark Sanchez...collected six tackles (five solo) and a pass break-up against Oregon on Oct. 25...had four solo tackles, including a tackle for loss, at Oregon State on Nov. 1...totaled four tackles and two pass break-ups in win at Washington on Nov. 8...posted two tackles in victory over Washington State on Nov. 15, part of a defensive effort that produced ASU's first shutout in 12 seasons...recorded five tackles (four solo) and a pass break-up in win over UCLA on Nov. 28...had three tackles at Arizona on Dec. 6, and collected his second interception of the year when he picked off Wildcats quarterback Willie Tuitama in the end zone late in the second quarter. 2007: Played in all 13 games, making nine starts...became a starting cornerback in the fifth game of the season, and remained a starter for the rest of the year...totaled 33 tackles (24 solo), six pass break-ups and one interception, which he returned for a touchdown, on the season...was named to the AON Insurance Freshman All-America Team, as selected by the Football Writers Association of America...named a First-Team Freshman All-American by Scout.com, and received Second-Team Freshman All-America honors from Rivals.com and CollegeFootballNews.com...was selected to the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team by The Sporting News...made his first career tackle in season-opening win over San Jose State on Sept. 1...in his first career college start, he intercepted a pass in the second quarter and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown to help ASU to a victory at Stanford on Sept. 29...he also had four tackles (two solo) in the win over the Cardinal...recorded two tackles and a pass break-up at Washington State on Oct. 6 and against Washington on Oct. 13...collected a season-high five tackles (three solo) in win over California on Oct. 27...had three tackles and two pass break-ups at Oregon on Nov. 3, and posted three tackles at UCLA on Nov. 10...recorded four tackles and a pass break-up in victory over Arizona on Dec. 1...matched his season high with five tackles (four solo) in Pacific Life Holiday Bowl against Texas on Dec. 27...won the Bill Kajikawa Sun Devil Award, given to the team's most outstanding freshman, at the team's year-end banquet. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Colony High School in Ontario, Calif....one of ASU's most highly-acclaimed signees of the 2007 class...has blazing speed and the ability to star either in the offensive backfield or the defensive secondary...most likely to play cornerback for the Sun Devils...one of the most exciting athletes in the state of California in 2006...praised for his ball skills as a defender, mainly resulting from his experience on offense...ran a 4.35 40-yard dash at the 2006 Scout.com Los Angeles Combine, the fastest by any player at the camp and the fourth-fastest among participants at Scout.com's 13 nationwide high school combines throughout the year...ranked as the preseason No. 37 player overall in the West and the region's No. 6 cornerback by Scout.com...also rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com...listed as a preseason All-American and the No. 43 cornerback in the nation by SuperPrep...also regarded as the No. 36 player in the state of California and the state's No. 6 cornerback by SuperPrep...rated as the No. 7 all-purpose back in the nation and the No. 31 player in the state of California by Rivals.com...regarded as the No. 5 running back in California by Rivals.com...listed as the No. 16 cornerback in the nation by Scout.com...named the No. 38 player in the Farwest in the postseason by SuperPrep...was named the C.I.F. Central Division Most Valuable Player and the Inland Valley Player of the Year after leading Colony to its first C.I.F. title as a senior in 2006...led the Mt. Baldy League in scoring and rushing yards in 2006...won the league rushing crown by over 1,000 yards...as a senior he ran for 2,003 yards and 26 touchdowns and amassed over 2,500 all-purpose yards...averaged 143.1 rushing yards-per-game as a senior...also caught nine passes for 150 yards (16.7 yards per catch) and one touchdown...on defense, he totaled 80 tackles, two blocked punts and one interception...recorded over 700 rushing yards and six touchdowns as a junior, despite missing four games due to injury, but still earned All-Mt. Baldy League honors and was chosen as Colony High's Most Valuable Player...chose ASU over USC and received several other offers, from schools including Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon State and Washington...coached by Anthony Rice at Colony High School. Bolden's Career Statistics
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