![]() Bosa with the Chargers in 2021 | |||||||||||
No. 97 – Los Angeles Chargers | |||||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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Born: | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | July 11, 1995||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 280 lb (127 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) | ||||||||||
College: | Ohio State (2013–2015) | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | ||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Joseph Anthony Bosa (/ˈboʊsə/; born July 11, 1995) is an American professional football linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State and was selected third overall by the (then San Diego) Chargers in the 2016 NFL draft, where he was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. Bosa has since been cited as among the best pass rushers in the NFL. He is the son of former NFL player John Bosa and the older brother of current NFL player Nick Bosa.