Nick Bosa to Ohio State: Buckeyes Land 5-Star DE Prospect

By the time offensive linemen can stop worrying about Joey Bosa, it will be time for his younger brother, Nick, to fuel the nightmares of opposing blockers everywhere.

According to Ryan Bartow of 247Sports, Bosa will follow in his brother's footsteps and head to Ohio State.

Bosa confirmed the news on his Twitter account:

Bosa is the No. 1-ranked strong-side defensive end and the eighth-ranked player overall on 247Sports' composite rankings.

No matter what the St. Thomas Aquinas High School star does, he'll be inextricably linked to his older brother. Especially early on, as more fans become familiar with Nick's game, everything will be viewed through the prism of where Joey was at the same stage.

Nick will obviously want to get out of Joey's shadow, but there's no question he has reaped some of the benefits from his brother's success.

ESPN's Brian Bennett wondered if having Nick around would keep Joey in Columbus for another season:

Rocco Casullo, then-head coach of St. Thomas Aquinas, spoke in January 2014 about the impact of their kinship and how Nick has always been an attentive learner, per Doug Lesmerises of the Northeast Ohio Media Group:

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I think having Joey as his older brother has helped him tremendously. If you watch Joey's high school film and how he has matured from his freshman, sophomore and into his junior year, Nick was always around watching him as a youth. Nick always wanted to compete with his older brother and play with the older kids and show everyone that he is a great football player, which he is.

I think that year really propelled Nick big time because he got the experience of playing on a great defense with Joey and (Miami recruit) Anthony Moten, and he saw he fit in. Then it just elevated his game as a sophomore and I can't wait to see what he does this year.

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Bosa is well on his way to becoming a major difference-maker at the college level. He's extremely strong and more than willing to use that strength to his advantage. He won't blow by offensive linemen too often; he'll simply run right through them.

He'll only get stronger when he works with a strength and conditioning team at Ohio State.

Technique-wise, Bosa is still a work in progress. He's a bit too reliant on his physical gifts. That's more than enough to make him a beast in high school, but it won't work all of the time against college blockers.

That should only be a minor problem, however. Bosa has the physical tools to become a well-rounded defensive end, and there's little doubt, given his improvement in high school, that he's willing to put in the work to get better.  

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