The San Francisco 49ers managed to land the No. 1 prospect in the 2019 NFL Draft, Nick Bosa, after the top-selecting Arizona Cardinals elected to go with Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray instead.
Bosa, the prolific Ohio State edge rusher who sat out the majority of his 2018 campaign with an abdominal injury, didn’t have much to prove after his recovery and through this year’s NFL Scouting Combine. He was already widely viewed as the draft’s top prospect — an immediate game changer and player capable of upgrading any defense.
Especially like that of the Niners, whose 37 sacks in 2018 were tied for 22nd in the league, and which also allowed the league’s fifth most points last season (435).