2022 Football Roster
Bolden, Silas
Jersey Number 7
Silas Bolden
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-8
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
- High School:
- Rancho Cucamonga
Bio
2022 (SOPHOMORE)
• All-Pac-12 Second Team (return specialist)
• Phil Steele All-Pac-12 First Team (kick return)
• PFF All-Pac-12 Second Team (kick returner)
• Played in all 13 games, making three starts
• Totaled 23 catches for 305 yards and four touchdowns while rushing for 105 yards on nine carries
• Averaged 27.2 yards per kickoff return, among the top leaders in the Pac-12
• Ran for a 36-yard touchdown and caught one pass for 15 yards at Fresno State
• Tallied a 24-yard catch and returned one kickoff 80 yards against Montana State
• Rushed for a 26-yard score and caught two passes for 19 yards against Utah
• Caught a touchdown and totaled 41 pass yards on two receptions versus Stanford
• Caught a 16-yard pass against Colorado
• Caught five passes for 54 yards at Arizona State
• Totaled 69 yards of kick returns on two attempts in the win over Oregon, including a 48-yarder in the second half
• Caught a season-high six passes for 99 yards and one touchdown versus Florida in the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
2021 (FRESHMAN)
• Played in 10 games, catching three passes for 25 yards and rushed three times for 13 yards
• Caught two passes for 11 yards in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl versus Utah State
• Rushed twice for 11 yards against USC
• Caught one pass for 14 yards versus Idaho
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2020 (FRESHMAN)
• Saw action in the 2020 finale against Arizona State and returned one kick for 17 yards
RANCHO CUCAMONGA HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-year starter for head coach Mark Verti
• Rated three stars by both 247Sports and Rivals
• Two-time all-league honoree
• Played in the 2019 Makasi Bowl on Dec. 29. Features the best players from San Diego and the Inland Empire
• Tallied 1,239 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior
• Recorded seven touchdowns and 572 receiving yards as a junior
• His sophomore season, finished with 220 receiving yards and five touchdowns
• Also competed in basketball and track. Is a state finalist in the 4x100
PERSONAL
• Born in Fontana, Calif.
• Son of Zelda and Victor Bolden
• Has one brother, Victor, and one sister, Tori
• Brother, Victor Jr., lettered at Oregon State at wide receiver from 2013-16. Is among Oregon State’s all-time greats for all-purpose yards. Has played in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals and Denver Broncos
• Majoring in business administration
• Academic honor roll honoree during his time at Rancho Cucamonga High School
• Would like to open his own business after his playing career
• Chose Oregon State because “it feels like home.”
• All-Pac-12 Second Team (return specialist)
• Phil Steele All-Pac-12 First Team (kick return)
• PFF All-Pac-12 Second Team (kick returner)
• Played in all 13 games, making three starts
• Totaled 23 catches for 305 yards and four touchdowns while rushing for 105 yards on nine carries
• Averaged 27.2 yards per kickoff return, among the top leaders in the Pac-12
• Ran for a 36-yard touchdown and caught one pass for 15 yards at Fresno State
• Tallied a 24-yard catch and returned one kickoff 80 yards against Montana State
• Rushed for a 26-yard score and caught two passes for 19 yards against Utah
• Caught a touchdown and totaled 41 pass yards on two receptions versus Stanford
• Caught a 16-yard pass against Colorado
• Caught five passes for 54 yards at Arizona State
• Totaled 69 yards of kick returns on two attempts in the win over Oregon, including a 48-yarder in the second half
• Caught a season-high six passes for 99 yards and one touchdown versus Florida in the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
2021 (FRESHMAN)
• Played in 10 games, catching three passes for 25 yards and rushed three times for 13 yards
• Caught two passes for 11 yards in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl versus Utah State
• Rushed twice for 11 yards against USC
• Caught one pass for 14 yards versus Idaho
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2020 (FRESHMAN)
• Saw action in the 2020 finale against Arizona State and returned one kick for 17 yards
RANCHO CUCAMONGA HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-year starter for head coach Mark Verti
• Rated three stars by both 247Sports and Rivals
• Two-time all-league honoree
• Played in the 2019 Makasi Bowl on Dec. 29. Features the best players from San Diego and the Inland Empire
• Tallied 1,239 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior
• Recorded seven touchdowns and 572 receiving yards as a junior
• His sophomore season, finished with 220 receiving yards and five touchdowns
• Also competed in basketball and track. Is a state finalist in the 4x100
PERSONAL
• Born in Fontana, Calif.
• Son of Zelda and Victor Bolden
• Has one brother, Victor, and one sister, Tori
• Brother, Victor Jr., lettered at Oregon State at wide receiver from 2013-16. Is among Oregon State’s all-time greats for all-purpose yards. Has played in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals and Denver Broncos
• Majoring in business administration
• Academic honor roll honoree during his time at Rancho Cucamonga High School
• Would like to open his own business after his playing career
• Chose Oregon State because “it feels like home.”
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