Las Vegas native Bubba Bolden is currently residing in Miami, Florida, as he awaits for his name to be called in the 2022 NFL Draft. Bolden, a safety for the Miami Hurricanes, has become comfortable with South Florida – an area that reminds him so much of his hometown.
“I always tell people Miami is like Las Vegas with water,” joked Bolden. “I’m a city kid. I grew up in Vegas and I felt this was a comfortable place for me. Obviously it’s on the other side of the country but I felt comfortable being in a city, knowing how to move and do other things.”
Bolden went to Miami in hopes of reviving his collegiate career, transferring from the University of Southern California before the start of the 2019 season. But before college, he was a four-star prospect from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas without a single loss in his high school career and three straight USA Today national championship wins.
“Gorman specifically exposed me to a lot in football,” said Bolden, “and it put me in…