Defensive end, Ohio State, 2013–15
Joey Bosa
- Number
- No. 97
- Height
- 6′6″
- Hometown
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Born
- Jul 11, 1995, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Joey Bosa played defensive end at Ohio State (2013–15). He was a consensus All‑American in 2014 and 2015. The San Diego Chargers took Bosa in the first round, No. 3 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
- 2014Bill Willis Trophy
- 2014, 2015Consensus All‑American
- 2014, 2015Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year
- 2014Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
- 2014, 2015First-team All-Big Ten
Team titles: National champions, 2014; Big Ten champions, 2014
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Tackles | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tot | TFL | Sacks | |
| 2013 | 42 | 13.5 | 7.5 |
| 2014 | 55 | 21.5 | 13.5 |
| 2015 | 51 | 16 | 5 |
| Career | 148 | 51 | 26 |
From the college statistics table in Bosa’s Wikipedia article (Joey Bosa, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 14 | 29 | 15 | 44 | 13.5 | 7.5 | 1 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ohio State | 97 | DE | |
| 2014 | Ohio State | 97 | DE | |
| 2015 | Ohio State | 97 | DE | 6′6″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2015 Ohio State 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28 | at Michigan | W 42–13 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2016 | Combine or pro day 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′5¼″ | |
| Weight | 269 lb | |
| Arm length | 33⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 10¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 79¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.86 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.69 s | |
| Vertical jump | 32″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ | |
| Bench press | 24 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.89 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.21 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
10 seasons, 119 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.
Pro Bowls: 5 (2017, 2019–21, 2024) · First-team All-Pro: 2 (2019–20)
All-Pro teams: Sporting News first team 2019–20.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | San Diego Chargers | 12 | 40 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 60 | 12.5 | 0 |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Chargers | 7 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 64 | 11.5 | 0 |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Chargers | 12 | 34 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 45 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Chargers | 5 | 7 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Chargers | 8 | 17 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Chargers | 12 | 21 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 29 | 5 | 0 |
| NFL career | 119 | 339 | 77 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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