Ohio State’s fourth-ranked tackle-for-loss leader with 50.5 stops, Joey Bosa is the only active major college player to reach that total in the 2016 draft class JOEY BOSA Defensive End/Strong-side Outside Linebacker The Ohio State University Buckeyes #97 6:05.2-269 Fort Lauderdale, Florida St. Thomas Aquinas High SchoolFew athletes have created a buzz within the scouting industry the last few years like this Ohio State standout. Most marvel at Bosa’s ability to create havoc in the backfield and others point to his relentless motor that has seen the junior record 50.5 tackles behind the line of scrimmage, the fourth-highest figure in school history. He also finished fourth on the Buckeyes all-time record list with 26.0 sacks.What they see in Bosa is a player who applies tremendous pressure on the pocket, one who has an array of moves to easily defeat any blockers that get into his path. He fires off the snap with sudden explosion, arms in constant motion to stave off any reach blocks or to fire past linemen trying to execute scan protection. It is sort of like a dance, with Bosa countering every move before he simply spins away and races into the backfield. Eydie Gorme’s hit song was written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, a husband and wife songwriting team. They also wrote “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’.” With Bosa doing the Bossa-Nova on twenty-six quarterbacks in college, they know who to blame it on – their offensive line With those moves and a name like Bosa, he makes singer Eydie Gorme proud, as the Ohio State prospect’s pass rush moves are very similar to what Gorme cites in her song – I was at a dance when he caught my eye, Standin’ all alone lookin’ sad and shyWe began to dance, swaying’ to and froAnd soon I knew I’d never let him goBlame it on the bossa nova with its magic spellBlame it on the Ohio State lineman’s Bosa-Nova moves, for when Buckeye gets into that backfield, it is like he is humming another song made famous by Simon and Garfunkel when he locates the quarterback (only have eyes for you) and begins his “Bosa-Nova” with a dancing bear (offensive tackle) trying to keep him out of the backfield – with very little success.Asked at the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine to assess his own talent, Bosa mater-of-fact stated that he was the “best player in the draft.” Strong words from a player that is very humble, but he just wanted to remind teams like Tennessee, Cleveland, San Diego, Dallas and Jacksonville to not forget about him on draft day. He also wanted to remind them that he has a pretty good memory and it would be wise that those teams do not let him meet their quarterback to often, if he is not wearing their uniform colors in 2016.Most scouts and general managers concede that Bosa is an elite talent, but they are also split on where it would be best to play him. Some envision him as a strong-side linebacker in a 3-4 alignment, but his detractors there look at his 2016 NFL Scouting Combine’s 40-yard dash time (4.86) as evidence that he might not be quick enough to play in the second level.One only has to look at the success that a former Ohio State prospect had once he moved to linebacker in a 3-4 scheme. Mike Vrabel struggled to earn playing time as a down lineman with Pittsburgh, recording seven sacks in 51 games before he moved on to New England, where he shifted to the linebacker unit. From 2001-08, he registered 48 sacks for the Pats before closing out his career with Kansas City (2009-10)…
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