Joe Bolden

Joseph Daniel Bolden (born August 19, 1993) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the special teams coordinator for Southern Miss. Bolden is a former player for the Michigan Wolverines football team.

High school career Bolden was born in 1993 and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, attending Colerain High School. He was selected as a first-team All-Ohio player in 2011 and played in the 2012 Under Armour All-America Game.

During the 2014 season, Bolden was Michigan's second leading tackler with 102 tackles, including 55 solo tackles. He was selected as a co-captain of the 2015 Michigan team. During the 2015 season, Bolden led Michigan with 83 total tackles.

NFL career Bolden went undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft. Bolden subsequently tried out with the Washington Redskins during rookie mini-camp.

Coaching career Early coaching Following his playing career, Bolden was a graduate assistant for one year at Michigan in 2016 before a brief stop at Florida Atlantic and then on to Washington State for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. In 2019, he served as the special teams quality control analyst at USC.

In 2020, Bolden joined Ohio State coaching staff as a quality control coach on defense.

Southern Miss In January 2025, it was announced that Bolden would take up the position of special teams coordinator for Southern Miss.