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Who Will Be the First Pick in the 2019 NFL Draft?

Neil Dutton  —  @ndutton13 Mar 25th, 2019
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Nick Bosa, Defensive End, Ohio State

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I don't know what Mr. and Mrs. Bosa fed their boys when they were growing up, but I'm beginning to think it may have been quarterback.

Joey Bosa is already one of the best young pass rushers in the NFL, with 28.5 sacks in his first 35 games in the NFL. Now, his younger brother Nick looks set to continue the Bosa family's reign of terror over NFL quarterbacks.

Bosa was one of five Big Ten players to be given a first round grade by Tony Pauline prior to the NFL Scouting Combine. He has drawn comparisons with current New England Patriots defensive end Michael Bennett, according to Lance Zierlein of NFL.com. Bosa only played three games in 2018 due to injury, but finished second in the Big Ten with 9 sacks and 16 tackles for loss in 2017.

Despite many woes in 2018, the Cardinals were not short on sacks. They tallied 49 in total, the fifth most in the NFL, while they trailed only the Minnesota Vikings in overall sack rate at 8.8%. Chandler Jones led the way with 13, but no other player totaled more than 4.5. Giving him a partner on the other side could go some way towards improving on a defense that allowed the 13th-most yards in the league.

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