Joey Bosa

Joey Bosa
No. 99 San Diego Chargers
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1995-07-11) July 11, 1995
Place of birth: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight: 269 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school: Fort Lauderdale (FL) Aquinas
College: Ohio State
NFL draft: 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
Career history
Roster status: Unsigned draft pick
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Joey Bosa (born July 11, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State. He was selected third overall by the Chargers in the 2016 NFL draft.

High school career

Bosa attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[1] He was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the fourth best defensive end in his class.[2] Bosa committed to play college football at Ohio State University in April 2012.[3]

College career

As a true freshman in 2013, Bosa started 10 of 14 games, recording 44 tackles and 7.5 sacks.[4] He was named a freshman All-American by the Sporting News and College Football News.[5] In 2014, Bosa was named a Unanimous First Team All-American, the 27th Buckeye in 84 years to do so.[6] He finished his sophomore year with 13.5 sacks on 55 tackles.

On July 30, 2015, it was announced that Bosa would be suspended from the first game of the 2015 season with three other Ohio State football players for undisclosed reasons. During his junior year, Bosa finished with 5 sacks and an interception on 47 tackles. On December 31, 2015, he announced his intentions to enter the 2016 NFL Draft.

During the 2016 Fiesta Bowl against Notre Dame on January 1, 2016, Bosa was ejected in the first quarter for a targeting penalty when he made a hit on quarterback DeShone Kizer. Ohio State won the Bowl game 44–28.[7] After his junior season he entered the 2016 NFL Draft.[8]

Awards

Bosa was a highly decorated Buckeye receiving National and Conference honors beginning his Freshman year. In 2013, Bosa was named a First Team Freshman All-American [9] as well as selected to the Freshman All-Big Ten First Team.[10] In 2014, his Sophomore year, he was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, Big Ten Lineman of the Year, First Team All-American and All-Big Ten, as well as a Lombardi Award Finalist. He repeated most of the honors his Junior year, falling short of claiming the Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year for the second time.

Professional career

Pre draft

In early March 2016 Bosa was predicted to be a top 10 pick in the 2016 NFL draft.[11][12][13]

On April 28, 2016, Bosa was drafted 3rd overall by the San Diego Chargers.[14]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 5 in 269 lb33 3⁄8 in10 1⁄4 in 4.88 s 4.21 s 6.89 s 32 in 10 ft 1 in 24 reps
Values from NFL Combine,[15] Bench Press, 40 time, and Broad Jump from Pro Day

[16]

San Diego Chargers

The Chargers and Joey Bosa himself announced that he would be playing defensive end in the Chargers 3-4 defensive scheme.

Personal

Bosa's father, John Bosa, played in the National Football League from 1987 to 1989.[17] His brother Nick Bosa is a top recruit in the 2016 class, currently committed to follow him to Ohio State. Bosa's great-grandfather was Chicago mob boss Tony Accardo.[18] [19][20]

References

  1. ↑ "Ohio State commit and ESPN 150 defensive tackle Joey Bosa accepts Under Armour All-America Game jersey". ESPN.com.
  2. ↑ https://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/player-Joey-Bosa-129378 Rivals.com
  3. ↑ "Joey Bosa commits to Ohio State". MaxPreps.com.
  4. ↑ "'He's going to be a marked guy': What's next for Ohio State's Joey Bosa after a freshman All-American season". cleveland.com.
  5. ↑ "Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletic Site – Football".
  6. ↑ "OhioStateBuckeyes.com  :: The Ohio State University Official Athletic Site The Ohio State University Official Athletic Site :: Football".
  7. ↑ Ward, Austin (January 1, 2016). "Joey Bosa, ejected for targeting, confirms he will enter NFL draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Joey Bosa of Ohio State Buckeyes, the projected No. 1 prospect, to enter NFL draft". ESPN.com.
  9. ↑ "College Football's 2013 Postseason All-Freshman Team". AthlonSports.com.
  10. ↑ "Christian Hackenberg, Joey Bosa headlines All-Big Ten freshman team - Big Ten Blog- ESPN". ESPN.com.
  11. ↑ Jeremiah, Daniel (Mar 1, 2016). "Mock draft 3.0: Browns strike for Wentz". NFL.com. Retrieved Mar 11, 2016.
  12. ↑ Brooks, Bucky (Mar 2, 2016). "Mock draft 3.0: 49ers reel in Jack". NFL.com. Retrieved Mar 11, 2016.
  13. ↑ Davis, Charles (Mar 3, 2016). "Mock draft 2.0: Titans boost defense at No. 1". NFL.com. Retrieved Mar 11, 2016.
  14. ↑ "NFL draft: Results, analysis for every Round 1 pick". ESPN.com. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  15. ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles – Joey Bosa". National Football League.
  16. ↑ "2016 NFL Draft Profile: Joey Bosa". NFL.com. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  17. ↑ "Dad tells Ohio State star Joey Bosa to stop doing back flips". NFL.com.
  18. ↑ SB Nation http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2016/4/18/11454086/joey-bosa-great-grandfather-mob-boss-chicago-al-capone. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ↑ "Ohio State looking to work family ties for Class of 2016 star DE Nick Bosa: Buckeyes recruiting". cleveland.com.
  20. ↑ "Nick Bosa, St. Thomas Aquinas, Strong-Side Defensive End". 247Sports.

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