Former defensive end at Ohio State. 2018: 4 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, 14 tackles.
6′4″ · 263 lb · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Recruiting
SDE recruit
No. 8 nationally · Signed with Ohio State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive end at Ohio State. 2018: 4 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, 14 tackles.
Nick Bosa
This is his third year in the same defensive front at Ohio State. The receipt: 4 tackles, 2 sacks against Oregon State — Week 1, 2018.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
Career, closed
Gone at #2 overall.
How it ended
Three seasons at Ohio State, 18 sacks — drafted at #2 overall by San Francisco.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Badges
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Urban Meyer.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
San FranciscoEntering 8th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Urban Meyer — 36-5 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (92nd percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (81st percentile). Concern: tackles (14th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2018
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ohio State | 14 | 11 | 6.0 | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Ohio State | 34 | 19 | 16.0 | 8.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Ohio State | 29 | 17 | 7.0 | 5.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 77 | 47 | 29.0 | 17.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 77-31vs Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 52-3vs Rutgers | 5 | 5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 40-28@ TCU | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 11 | 6.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 |