If you’re looking to make a safe bet on a player being a top-five pick in the 2016 NFL draft, no one has better odds than Ohio State defensive end Joey Bosa.
Going into the 2015 season, Bosa projects as the top defensive end eligible for the 2016 draft, and he very well might be the top prospect at any position.
Even within an Ohio State class of draft-eligible prospects that could be one of the best ever, Bosa’s talent stands out.
Just two seasons into his career for the Buckeyes, Bosa has accumulated 99 total tackles, including 34.5 tackles for loss and 21 sacks, along with four forced fumbles.
Those statistics are great by themselves—Bosa ranked fifth nationally in sacks and tied for fifth in tackles for loss in 2014—but even more impressive within the context provided by watching his game tape. Even though opponents regularly game-planned against him with double-team blocking and/or running the ball away from him, Bosa still managed to accumulate big numbers.
Bosa was one of 12 unanimous All-Americans in the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2014, and one of only two—the other being Arizona linebacker Scooby Wright III—who is back in college football for at least one more year.
At 6’6” and 275 pounds, Bosa has ideal measurables for the defensive end position. He has a combination of size, athleticism, strength, skill and versatility that could ultimately put him in contention to be the No. 1 overall pick—or at least…
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