Joey Bosa
DE · FA
31 yrs
Ohio State
Description
- Position
- DE
- Team
- Free agent
- Status
- UFA
- Born
- 1995-07-11
- Age
- 31
- Height
- 6'5"
- Weight
- 280 lb
- College
- Ohio State
- Draft
- 2016 · R1 · Pick 3 · SDG
- Rookie yr
- 2016
Contract
EXPIRED
- APY
- $12.6M/yr
- Total
- $12.6M
- Guaranteed
- $12.0M
- % of cap
- 4.5%
- Term
- 2025–2026 (1y)
Value#230/433
4.36DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
10 seasons
| Seasons | 10 2016–2025 |
| Games | 119 |
| Tackles | 339 |
| Sacks | 77.0 |
| TFL | 92 |
| INT | 0 |
2026 Projection
| Stat | Floor | Median | Ceiling | vs ’25 | Δ | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forced Fumbles | 0.02 | 1.44 | 3.87 | 5.00 | -3.56 | |
| Interceptions | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | +0.01 | |
| Passes Defended | 0.00 | 1.05 | 3.38 | 2.00 | -0.95 | |
| QB Hits | 8.28 | 13.8 | 18.7 | 16.0 | -2.24 | |
| Sacks | 1.99 | 4.78 | 10.2 | 5.00 | -0.22 | |
| Assist Tackles | 7.12 | 13.6 | 24.5 | 12.0 | +1.63 | |
| Solo Tackles | 8.35 | 16.9 | 28.9 | 17.0 | -0.10 | |
| Tackles for Loss | 2.55 | 5.66 | 15.1 | 9.00 | -3.34 |
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
| Year | Tm | G | Solo | Ast | Comb | Sk | QBH | TFL | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Prss | Hrry | P→S% | MTkl | MT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | BUF | 15 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 5.0 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 20.8% | 6 | 17.1% |
| 2024 | LAC | 12 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 5.0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 26.3% | 3 | 12.0% |
| 2023 | LAC | 8 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 6.5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 43.3% | 1 | 4.8% |
| 2022 | LAC | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2.5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | LAC | 16 | 30 | 15 | 45 | 10.5 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 21 | 24.4% | 13 | 20.3% |
| 2020 | LAC | 12 | 24 | 10 | 34 | 7.5 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 18 | 16.7% | 6 | 13.3% |
| 2019 | LAC | 16 | 44 | 20 | 64 | 11.5 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 25 | 21.3% | 9 | 11.8% |
| 2018 | LAC | 7 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 5.5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 32.4% | 3 | 11.5% |
| 2017 | LAC | 16 | 44 | 16 | 60 | 12.5 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016DROY | LAC | 12 | 28 | 12 | 40 | 10.5 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
College
No college stats linked.
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
| Stat | Career | Since '99 | Led | Top 5 | Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 77 | 44th | — | — | 2 |
| Solo Tkl | 236 | 569th | — | — | — |
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Sk/g
0.383
QBH/g
1.190
TFL/g
0.687
FF/g
0.3100
Solo/g
1.149
PlayerMedian (50th)
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
| Stat | Game | When | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 8 | 2019 Wk1 vs IND | 64'19 |
| Sacks | 3 | 2020 Wk12 vs BUF | 12.5'17 |
| TFL | 5 | 2020 Wk12 vs BUF | 17'16 |
| INT | 0 | 2016 Wk5 vs LV | 0'16 |
Athletic Profile
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Postseason
team record · since 1999
| Round | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Playoffs | 2 | 4 |
| Conf. Championship | 0 | 0 |
| Super Bowl | 0 | 0 |
Awards & Honors
| NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year | 2016 |
Comparable Players
2025 · stat-profile similarity
Game Trend
2025 · Tackles
WinLossTackles per game
Season Timeline
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Vs Defense Quality
2025 · per game
| Faced | G | Tackles | Sacks | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top-10 D | 6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Middle | 5 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0 |
| Bottom-10 D | 4 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
defense rank by EPA/play allowed
Consistency
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Pass-Rush Productivity
pressure profile
| Yr | Prss | Hrry | QBHit | Sacks | P→S% | Prss/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '25 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 5.0 | 20.8% | 1.6 |
| '24 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 5.0 | 26.3% | 1.6 |
| '23 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6.5 | 43.3% | 1.9 |
| '22 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2.5 | 41.7% | 1.2 |
| '21 | 43 | 21 | 20 | 10.5 | 24.4% | 2.7 |
| '20 | 45 | 18 | 27 | 7.5 | 16.7% | 3.8 |
| '19 | 54 | 25 | 31 | 11.5 | 21.3% | 3.4 |
P→S% = sacks per pressure (low % + high pressures → sack regression upside)
Coverage vs Pass-Rush Role
2025 · vs peers
dashed lines = league median · top-right = best on both axes
Pass-Rush Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Pressures
2491
Sacks
586
QB Hits
1692
Hurries
891
Run Stuffing
989
PlayerMedian (50th)
News
2 items
- Joey Bosa retirement rumors: Five-time Pro Bowler might be done with the NFL after 10 seasonsThe pass rusher is reportedly contemplating retirement at age 30 after battling a series of injuries throughout his 10-year NFL career
- Report: Joey Bosa has "more likely than not" played his final NFL snap49ers defensive end Nick Bosa cast doubt on his older brother Joey playing in the NFL in 2026 in May when he said that his brother is not "thinking too much about football" while working on his golf game.