Dicaprio Bootle
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Miami, Florida, U.S.
_(cropped).jpg) Bootle with the Chiefs in 2022 | |||||||
| Profile | |||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | September 17, 1997 Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Southridge (Miami, Florida) | ||||||
| College | Nebraska (2016–2020) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2021: undrafted | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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Dicaprio Bootle (born September 17, 1997) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.[1]
College statistics
Bootle was born on September 17, 1997, in Miami, Florida. He was named after the actor Leonardo DiCaprio after his mother and aunt watched Titanic, deciding to use the unique name as a homage.[2] He attended Killian High School and Southridge High School, both in Miami. He was ranked in the top-60 in the nation at the cornerback position by ESPN.[3] Bootle received numerous scholarship offers, but only visited Nebraska.[3]
Bootle redshirted in his first season and spent the year on Nebraska's scouting team. In his second year, he played in all 12 games as a redshirt freshman, compiling 15 tackles.[3] His sophomore year, Dicaprio started in all 12 games, and totaled a career-high 39 tackles.[3] He also had his first forced fumble. His 15 pass breakups in 2018 led all Big Ten Conference teams.[3] He was named third-team All-Big Ten for his sophomore performance.[3]
Bootle started the first 8 games of his junior year at cornerback, and finished the year starting at safety.[4] Bootle recorded 31 tackles and six pass breakups in 2019. In his final season, he started every game again, bringing his streak to 32 consecutive starts, and recorded 25 tackles.[3] His first and only career interception came against Iowa.
Bootle chose to forgo remaining eligibility and declare for the 2021 NFL draft.[5]
| Year | School | G | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | |||||||
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| Solo | Ast | Tot | Sacks | Sacks-Yards | Int | PD | FF | FR | ||||
| 2017 | Nebraska | 12 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Nebraska | 12 | 12 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Nebraska | 12 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Nebraska | 8 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |