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36. Joey Bosa

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36. Joey Bosa

Joey Bosa was a beast at Ohio State, earning two All-American honors, the Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year, and winning the National Championship.  The Chargers used their Third Overall Pick on the Buckeye, and it proved to be the correct decision.

Bosa won the Defensive Rookie of the Year (2016) in a year that we had second in Tackles for Loss (17) and had 10.5 Sacks.  He missed out on a Pro Bowl, but wouldn’t in 2017, where he had 12.5 Sacks and was considered among the best Defensive Ends in Football.  Injuries limited Bosa to only seven Games, but he rebounded in 2019, earning his second Pro Bowl selection, which was followed by a third and fourth in 2020 and 2021, respectively.   2022 saw Bosa sidelined for most of the season due to a groin injury. When he returned in the playoffs, a penalty for removing his helmet cost the Chargers their Wild Card game against Jacksonville.

Following that, Bosa was not the same player, and at best could be considered above-average in his final two seasons as a Charger, even though he added his fifth Pro Bowl in 2024.  The organization released him after the 2024 Season (he signed with Buffalo afterward), but he left Los Angeles with an impressive 72 Sacks and 87 Tackles for Loss.

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The Bullet Points

  • Position: Defensive End
  • Acquired: Selected in the 1st Round, 3rd Overall in the NFL Draft 4/28/16.
  • Departed: Released 3/6/25
  • Games Played: 107
  • Notable Statistics:

    93 Games Started
    17 Forced Fumbles
    4 Fumble Recoveries
    1 Fumble Recovery Yard
    72.0 Quarterback Sacks
    343 Combined Tackles
    252 Solo Tackles
    91 Assisted Tackles
    82 Tackles for Loss
    156 Quarterback Hits
    66 Approximate Value

    4 Playoff Games
    2.0 Quarterback Sacks
    6 Combined Tackles
    4 Solo Tackles
    2 Assisted Tackles
    2 Tackles for Loss
    4 Quarterback Hits

  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    Pro Bowl (2017, 2019, 2020 & 2021)
    AP Defensive Rookie of the Year (2016)
    PFWA Defensive Rookie of the Year (2016)
    All-Rookie (2016)

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