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Nick Bosa pairs a 2022 Defensive Player of the Year award and five Pro Bowl selections with a current San Francisco 49ers pass-rush role.
Bosa at a glance
Nick Bosa's honours frame an elite edge defender. He was the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2022, a first-team All-Pro and the Deacon Jones Award winner. His 2019 rookie year brought NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and PFWA All-Rookie recognition. Pro Bowl recognition came five times, in his rookie year and from 2021 through 2024. At Ohio State in 2017, he was a first-team All-American, Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year and first-team All-Big Ten.
Today Bosa lines up for the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL, still operating at defensive end on the defensive line. His career totals include 282 tackles, 64.5 sacks and 13 forced fumbles, plus two interceptions and nine pass deflections. San Francisco selected him in the NFL draft. His role remains on the defensive front.
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Nick Bosa plays for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League.
The defensive end wears jersey number 97 for his NFL club.
He is an American football defensive end from the United States and was NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2022.