49ers edge rusher and 2022 Defensive Player of the Year, the league's premier 4-3 defensive end.
Nick Bosa won 2022 NFL Defensive Player of the Year with 18.5 sacks. The 2025 season produced 11 sacks and a fifth career Pro Bowl. He's the centerpiece of San Francisco's defense and the type of edge defender who can wreck a game even when the sack total doesn't reflect it.
Path to the league
Ohio State product whose brother Joey Bosa was a previous Pro Bowl edge rusher. 49ers took him second overall in 2019. Won Defensive Rookie of the Year with 9 sacks and 16 TFLs.
Career highlights
2022 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. 2019 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. 5x Pro Bowl. 2x First-team All-Pro (2019, 2022). NFC Champion (2019, 2023). Career 70+ sacks across seven seasons.
2025 season recap
11 sacks, 51 tackles, 18 TFLs, 23 QB hits. The 49ers went 9-8 and missed the playoffs as Brock Purdy battled injuries. Bosa's per-pressure rate stayed top five among edge defenders. $170 million contract through 2028.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Nick Bosa
- Pro Football Reference: Nick Bosa
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
3 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49ers | 3 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 49ers | 14 | 52 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 49ers | 17 | 53 | 34 | 10.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 49ers | 16 | 51 | 41 | 18.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 49ers | 17 | 52 | 40 | 15.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 49ers | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 49ers | 16 | 47 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Defensive End
- Group
- defense
- College
- Ohio State
- Hometown
- Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
- Age
- 28
- Status
- active
