2016 NFL Draft: Joey Bosa was a physical force at St. Thomas Aquinas

By Leland Gordon Apr 18, 2016, 3:54pm

Ohio State defensive end played inside at St. Thomas Aquinas, where he won a state title as a senior. Now he could be headed to the Dallas Cowboys with the No. 4 pick.

Video: Way Back When - Joey Bosa
See the Ohio State star defensive end when he was a prep at St. Thomas Aquinas


Joey Bosa comes from a prestigious football family, both in his home life and his high school life.

The Ohio State defensive end is the son of a first round NFL Draft selection in John Bosa and the big brother to Nick Bosa, a highly touted recruit who is a freshman at Ohio State now. And during his prep days, Joey Bosa did damage for St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), which has five Florida state titles in the past nine seasons and hordes of alumni playing in the NFL.

Count Joey Bosa as one of those NFL guys soon.

The Class of 2013 defensive end played defensive tackle at St. Thomas Aquinas and was part of a state title team in his senior year, a 13-2 squad that finished ranked 20th in the Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard. He moved on to become a two-time consensus all-American for the Buckeyes.



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Listed at 6-foot-5, 265 pounds as a senior, Bosa brutalized offensive linemen as a prep (as you can see in the video above). He's still roughly the same size, but plays defensive end now.

The latest CBS Sports mock draft boards have Bosa going anywhere between fourth and ninth. The Cowboys are fourth, followed by the Jaguars, Ravens, 49ers, Eagles and Buccaneers. Of the five experts, three have him headed to Jacksonville at No. 5.
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