Nick Bosa: College football career, stats, highlights, records

Before Nick Bosa was making big plays for the San Francisco 49ers, he was a dominant force at Ohio State.

Here's everything you need to know about Bosa's college career.

The vitals on Nick Bosa

School: Ohio State
Position: Defensive End
Height: 6-4
Weight: 263 pounds
Years active: 2016-2018

Here are Nick Bosa's career stats in college.

Nick Bosa, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, signed with Ohio State over a litany of offers that included Alabama, Clemson and more, per 247Sports.

What kind of prospect was Nick Bosa in high school?

Bosa, the son of a 1987 NFL first-round draft pick, was a consensus five-star defensive end at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He ranked as high as the unanimous top defensive end in the country, the No. 2 player in Florida (behind Shea Patterson) and as high as the No. 3 player in the class of 2016.

Bosa was first-team 7A all-state as a sophomore and junior before getting injured in the eighth game of his senior year. Bosa helped lead his St. Thomas Aquinas team to 7A state championships in 2012, 2014 and 2015, finishing with 77 tackles, 43 tackles-for-loss and 10 quarterback sacks across his final two seasons. He closed his high school career as an Under Armour All-American.

What was Nick Bosa's record in college?

Bosa and Ohio State finished 23-4 in his first two years as a Buckeye, advancing to the College Football Playoff as a freshman. In his final season in 2018, he suffered a core injury that forced him to withdraw from Ohio State midseason before entering the NFL draft.

What awards did Nick Bosa win in college?

Here are the awards and honors Bosa won in college:

• Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (2018)
• First-Team All-American (2017)
• Big Ten’s Smith-Brown defensive lineman of the year (2017)
• First-Team All-Big Ten (2017)
• Freshman All-American (2016)