Brandon Bolden (born January 26, 1990) is an American professional football running back who is a free agent.

Bolden attended Scotlandville Magnet High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

[2] As a senior, Bolden rushed for 886 yards and 12 touchdowns en route to being named First-team All-District 5-5A.

He was heavily recruited by Les Miles and LSU, but ultimately decided to play for Houston Nutt at Ole Miss.

[1] Although fellow running back Enrique Davis was more regarded as a recruit,[citation needed] by his sophomore year, Bolden had gained the starting role for the Rebels.

On May 2, 2012, a New York Times blog reported that he had signed a free agent deal with the New England Patriots.

Nevertheless, at the end of training camp, the Patriots elected to keep Bolden on their 53-man roster, rather than try to place him on their practice squad.

[20] On February 5, 2017, Bolden was part of the Patriots team that won Super Bowl LI.

In the game, he played only on special teams as the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime.

[34] On July 28, 2020, Bolden announced his decision to opt out of the 2020 season, due to concerns over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

[38] In Week 15, against the Los Angeles Chargers, Bolden scored a 26-yard rushing touchdown on just his second carry of the 2023 season.

[41] Bolden's grandfather, Frank Pitts, was a wide receiver who played for the Oakland Raiders in 1974.

He was diagnosed with epidermoid carcinoma, a form of skin cancer, following the Patriots' loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII and temporarily lost function of the right side of his face.