Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2018Ohio State
Nick Bosa
DE • 6'4" • 263 lbs • Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
High-volume tacklerDown-to-down presence
Nick Bosa shows a high-volume tackler profile with 56.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
99
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Player Story
Nick Bosa built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a defensive end from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 97, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Nick Bosa's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 2
- Overall
- No. 2
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
Nick Bosa, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Ohio State. Nick Bosa shows a high-volume tackler profile with 56.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 77
- TFL
- 29
- Sacks
- 17.5
- QB hurries
- 13
- Passes defended
- 2
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Nick Bosa Ohio State Highlights
2018 · Ohio State · Player Highlight
Nick Bosa college highlights at Ohio State.
- Season
- 2018
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Nick Bosa quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 77
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Rutgers
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · St. Thomas Aquinas · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- St. Thomas Aquinas · 173 FBS recruits · 20 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 1 · Pick 2 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Junior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 14 tackles · DE 192nd (top 59%) · Big Ten 244th (top 40%) · National 2,339th (top 40%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Ohio State | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio State | 12 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 3 | - | 0 | 48.7 |
| 2017 Postseason | Ohio State | 14 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 70.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ohio State | 14 | 32 | 14.5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 70.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio State | 3 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | 66.2 |
Related Context
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Nick Bosa played DE for Ohio State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Nick Bosa recorded 77 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Ohio State paired 35.5 primary output with 35.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 35.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Ohio State
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
2.5
Efficiency
35.5
Usage
11.1
Consistency
54.9
Best Game by takeover score
Wisconsin
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. USC: 4. Indiana: 2. Oklahoma: 3. Army: 1. UNLV: 5. Rutgers: 2. Maryland: 3. Nebraska: 2. Penn State: 1. Iowa: 0.5. Michigan State: 4. Illinois: 1. Michigan: 2. Wisconsin: 5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 2 by 48.3. Indiana: 1 by 24.2. Oklahoma: 3 by 42.5. Army: 2 by 18.3. UNLV: 4 by 66.7. Rutgers: 3 by 32.5. Maryland: 5 by 50.8. Nebraska: 0 by 20. Penn State: 1 by 14.2. Iowa: 2 by 13.3. Michigan State: 2 by 48.3. Illinois: 0 by 10. Michigan: 5 by 40.8. Wisconsin: 4 by 66.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.7 · Games = 12 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 2 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wisconsin
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/30 | vs USCSplash game | W 24-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/3 | @ WisconsinSplash game | W 27-21 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ MichiganSplash game | W 31-20 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Illinois | W 52-14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Michigan StateSplash game | W 48-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Iowa | L 24-55 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Penn State | W 39-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ NebraskaSplash game | W 56-14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs MarylandSplash game | W 62-14 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ RutgersSplash game | W 56-0 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs UNLVSplash game | W 54-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Army | W 38-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs OklahomaSplash game | L 16-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/1 | @ IndianaSplash game | W 49-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nick Bosa story
Nick Bosa built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a defensive end from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 97, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Nick Bosa's career was his defensive production: 77 tackles, 29 tackles for loss, 17.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Ohio State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Nick Bosa's production has multiple signals. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ohio State.
The arc is straightforward: Nick Bosa moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Ohio State
2016-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Ohio State | 15 | 22.6 | 7.9 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio State | 15 | 22.6 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Ohio State | 35.5 | 35.5 | 11.1 | 20.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ohio State | 35.5 | 35.5 | 11.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio State | 11 | 56.1 | 18.6 | -24.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Rutgers
Week 2 · W 52-3 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Wisconsin
Week 14 · W 27-21 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
vs UNLV
Week 4 · W 54-21
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Oregon State
Week 1 · W 77-31
4
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Wisconsin
Week 7 · W 30-23 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Ohio State
35.5 primary output · 35.5 efficiency · 11.1 usage
70.7
#2
2017 Regular Season · Ohio State
70.7
35.5 primary · 35.5 efficiency · 11.1 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Ohio State
66.2
11 primary · 56.1 efficiency · 18.6 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
18
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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