Nick Bosa

Nick Bosa

27-Year-Old Defensive EndDE
San Francisco 49ers
IR
Injury Knee - ACL
Est. Return 2/9/2026
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Bosa's Defensive Player of the Year caliber of play from 2022 is looking more and more like an outlier, but what he's lacked in upside in recent seasons, he's made up for with reliable consistency. He's recorded between 47 and 52 tackles in each of his five full seasons and has played in at least 14 games in five of his six total campaigns. Of course, rushing the passer and making plays based on penetration into the backfield are Bosa's calling card. He slipped a bit with only 24 quarterback hits in 2024, which could be a warning sign that a gentle decline is beginning. However, Bosa remained disruptive with 15 tackles for loss, suggesting he is still capable of making explosive plays. Entering his age-28 season, Bosa remains an elite fantasy producer along the defensive line. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a five-year, $170 million contract with the 49ers in September of 2023.
Undergoes successful surgery
DESan Francisco 49ers
Knee - ACL
September 26, 2025
Bosa (knee) underwent surgery to address his torn ACL on Friday, Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
ANALYSIS
Bosa suffered a torn ACL in his right knee in the team's Week 3 win over the Cardinals, and his surgery Friday "went great," according to head coach Kyle Shanahan. The defensive end will shift his focus to being ready for training camp in 2026.
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
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San Francisco 49ers49ers 2025 DE Snap Distribution
#% of Team Snaps

17568%
12950%
11946%
7630%
125%
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Measurables Review
How do Nick Bosa's measurables compare to other defensive ends?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 4"
 
Weight
266 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.79 sec
 
Shuttle Time
4.14 sec
 
Cone Drill
7.10 sec
 
Vertical Jump
33.5 in
 
Broad Jump
116 in
 
Bench Press
29 reps
 
Hand Length
10.75 in
 
Arm Length
33.00 in
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Bosa has been remarkably consistent throughout his five-year career. In four full seasons, he's played between 713 and 798 defensive snaps and come away with between 47 and 53 total tackles. More uncharacteristic from the 2023 season was his lack of pass-rush production, as he finished with only 10.5 sacks and a relatively muted 19 percent pass-rush win rate. The explanation is fairly straightforward, however, as he was third in the league in his rate of being double teamed. In response, the 49ers signed Leonard Floyd to a multi-year deal this offseason, which should help keep attention away from Bosa a bit more in 2024. He should be back in the conversation for sack leader once again, keeping him in the conversation as one of the most elite fantasy options along the defensive line.
The second overall pick in the 2019 draft is the complete package athletically, and Bosa led the league in both sacks (18.5) and QB pressures (56) last year despite missing a game due to a groin strain. He's surrounded by talent in San Francisco but could get additional help off the edge if 2022 second-round pick Drake Jackson has a breakout campaign. The loss of defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans is big, but veteran coach Steve Wilks is a capable replacement. The last time Wilks held the DC title, Myles Garrett notched a sack a game for Cleveland, a pace Bosa's already shown he can exceed.
No longer the Lesser Bosa, Nick broke out emphatically in 2021, a year after suffering an ACL tear. After 15.5 sacks in 801 snaps, it’s clear that Nick is every bit the threat that brother Joey is. Nick now joins his brother as a top-5 DL, and one who can compete to be DL1 in IDP leagues. Only 25 in October, Bosa is still improving. It doesn’t hurt that second-year DC DeMeco Ryans looks like one of the league’s best.
If ranking just for sack upside then Bosa would be a top-10 IDP defensive lineman. His career was off to a blazing-fast start before he suffered an ACL tear Week 2 last year, and that injury happened early enough in the season that he should be back close to 100 percent healthy for this season. Bosa produced 47 tackles and nine sacks in 789 snaps as a rookie in 2019, and we can probably expect him to breeze past 900 snaps this year if his durability cooperates. Anything less than 50 tackles and double-digit sacks would be disappointing.
Bosa's rookie year numbers don't imply dominance at a glance, but the game tape was more favorable than his stats in the first 16 games, and it's pertinent to note that he posted four sacks in his three playoff games. Turning 23 in October, Bosa is poised to improve and roll some of that postseason production into the 2020 regular season. If you include his postseason production, he totaled 62 tackles and 13 sacks on 936 snaps. It remains to be seen whether the exit of DeForest Buckner harms Bosa's per-snap production any, but a breakout season should be the general expectation for Bosa as he logs upwards of 900 snaps after playing just 789 last year.
Bosa was widely considered the best available player in the 2019 draft, and San Francisco was able to snag him with the second overall pick. The Ohio State product is a unique talent in that he is an adept pass rusher, but his strength and disengagement ability make him stout against the run as well. The 21-year-old's health was a controversial topic during his brief college tenure, and his success in the NFL will be heavily weighted by how often he can stay on the field. When healthy, the younger of the Bosa brothers appears to be a sure thing and can create one of the league's best pass-rush duos with Dee Ford after the 49ers were one of the worst teams in that aspect in 2018.
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Officially sent to IR
DESan Francisco 49ers
Knee - ACL
September 25, 2025
The 49ers placed Bosa (knee) on injured reserve Thursday.
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ACL tear confirmed
DESan Francisco 49ers
Knee - ACL
September 22, 2025
Coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed Monday that Bosa is out for the season with an ACL injury, Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
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Season-ending injury feared
DESan Francisco 49ers
Knee
September 22, 2025
Bosa (knee) is feared to have suffered a season-ending ACL tear during Sunday's win over the Cardinals, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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No ACL tear
DESan Francisco 49ers
Knee
September 21, 2025
Bosa (knee) did not tear his ACL when he got injured during Sunday's 16-15 win over the Cardinals, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports.
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Won't return vs. Arizona
DESan Francisco 49ers
Knee
September 21, 2025
Bosa (knee) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
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MRI coming for knee injury
DESan Francisco 49ers
September 21, 2025
Bosa will undergo an MRI for the knee injury that forced his exit from Sunday's win over the Cardinals, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Head coach Kyle Shanahan said after the game that initial tests didn't reveal a torn ACL, but he also emphasized the potential for a serious injury coming to light through additional testing was still there. Bosa's injury occurred late in the first quarter on a pass rush when he was double-teamed by Cardinals offensive linemen Kelvin Beachum and Evan Brown and knocked to the ground.
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