JOEY BOSABosa, Joseph AnthonyPosition: DL Height: 6-5 Weight: 280 Born: July 11, 1995 Miami, FL High School: St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, FL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| 2014 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| 2015 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (3rd overall) 2016 San Diego Chargers |
| Relatives: Son of John Bosa; brother of Nick Bosa |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2016 SD NFL | 99 | DE | 12 | 11 |
| 2017 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2017 LAC NFL | 99 | LDE-DE | 16 | 16 |
| 2018 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2018 LAC NFL | 99 | LDE | 7 | 6 |
| 2019 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2019 LAC NFL | 97 | LDE | 16 | 16 |
| 2020 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2020 LAC NFL | 97 | LDE-RDE | 12 | 11 |
| 2021 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2021 LAC NFL | 97 | LOLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2022 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2022 LAC NFL | 97 | LOLB | 5 | 4 |
| 2023 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2023 LAC NFL | 97 | OLB | 9 | 5 |
| 2024 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2024 LAC NFL | 97 | OLB | 14 | 8 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 107 | 93 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/28/2016 | 2016 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2016 SD NFL |
| Signed | 8/29/2016 | 2016 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2016 SD NFL |
| Exemption | 8/29/2016 | 2016 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2016 SD NFL |
| Activated | 9/12/2016 | 2016 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2016 SD NFL |
| Reserve/COVID | 11/16/2021 | 2021 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2021 LAC NFL |
| Activated | 11/20/2021 | 2021 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2021 LAC NFL |
| Reserve/COVID | 12/20/2021 | 2021 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2021 LAC NFL |
| Activated | 12/29/2021 | 2021 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2021 LAC NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/28/2022 | 2022 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2022 LAC NFL |
| Activated | 12/31/2022 | 2022 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2022 LAC NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/22/2023 | 2023 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2023 LAC NFL |
| Released | 3/6/2025 | 2024 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2024 LAC NFL |
| Signed | 3/13/2025 | 2025 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2025 BUF NFL |
| AWARDS |
|---|
| 2017 Pro Football Writers of America All-AFC |
| 2019 Sporting News All-NFL |
| 2019 Pro Football Writers of America All-AFC |
| 2020 Pro Football Writers of America All-AFC |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2016 SD NFL | 575 | 0 | 0.0 | 563 | 52.6 | 12 | 2.6 |
| 2017 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2017 LAC NFL | 854 | 0 | 0.0 | 852 | 81.2 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 2018 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2018 LAC NFL | 314 | 0 | 0.0 | 314 | 30.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2019 LAC NFL | 858 | 0 | 0.0 | 846 | 86.0 | 12 | 2.9 |
| 2020 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2020 LAC NFL | 554 | 0 | 0.0 | 549 | 53.0 | 5 | 1.1 |
| 2021 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2021 LAC NFL | 850 | 0 | 0.0 | 848 | 72.9 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 2022 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2022 LAC NFL | 167 | 0 | 0.0 | 165 | 15.8 | 2 | 0.4 |
| 2023 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2023 LAC NFL | 320 | 0 | 0.0 | 320 | 27.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2024 LAC NFL | 456 | 0 | 0.0 | 456 | 41.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4948 | 0 | 4913 | 35 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2016 SD NFL | 10.5 | 71.5 |
| 2017 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2017 LAC NFL | 12.5 | 66.0 |
| 2018 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2018 LAC NFL | 5.5 | 42.5 |
| 2019 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2019 LAC NFL | 11.5 | 78.5 |
| 2020 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2020 LAC NFL | 7.5 | 48.0 |
| 2021 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2021 LAC NFL | 10.5 | 70.0 |
| 2022 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2022 LAC NFL | 2.5 | 22.5 |
| 2023 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2023 LAC NFL | 6.5 | 59.0 |
| 2024 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2024 LAC NFL | 5.0 | 24.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 72 | 482 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2017 LAC NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2018 LAC NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2020 LAC NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2023 LAC NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2016 SD NFL | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2017 LAC NFL | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2018 LAC NFL | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2019 LAC NFL | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2020 LAC NFL | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2021 LAC NFL | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2022 LAC NFL | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2023 LAC NFL | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2024 LAC NFL | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 343 | 343 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 87 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2016 SD NFL | 7 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 Los Angeles Chargers2017 LAC NFL | 9 | 1 | 8 | 79 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2018 LAC NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2019 LAC NFL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2020 LAC NFL | 8 | 1 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2021 LAC NFL | 10 | 2 | 8 | 81 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2022 LAC NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2023 LAC NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2024 LAC NFL | 7 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 53 | 9 | 44 | 364 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
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