The consensus among NFL scouts is that Nick Bosa’s decision to leave Ohio State will not affect his draft stock. “He’s a top five guy,” says one scout. “He’s too good for it to matter.”
On Tuesday Ohio State announced that the star defensive end would withdraw from school to rehab his core muscle injury and prepare for the NFL, rather than attempt a comeback from that injury, which required surgery in late September. The decision made headlines and sparked debate, but the scouts I spoke to for this story did not seem surprised. They’ve been following the Bosa family’s business decisions since Nick’s older brother Joey, the Chargers star who was the third pick of the 2016 draft, left Ohio State.