Niners select DE Nick Bosa with second overall pick Published: Apr 25, 2019 at 01:30 PM Herbie Teope Luis Torrens Jersey The used the second overall pick in the 2019 on an impact defensive player Thursday night. The Niners selected defensive end , who should compete immediately for playing time. The 6-foot-3, 266-pound Bosa gives the San Francisco defense a formidable pa s-rushing duo when considering he'll team up with , whom the Niners acquired in a trade in March, on the edges. While a core muscle injury last year led to an Chris Paddack Jersey early end of his collegiate career at Ohio State, Bosa totaled 17.5 career sacks in three seasons and finished his collegiate career as the 2017 Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year. According to NFL Media draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah, who had Bosa ranked as the top draft prospect in 2019, the defensive end can win off the edge with " ." Jeremiah also points out that Bosa utilizes a Dinelson Lamet Jersey lot of the same moves as his older brother, Joey, who is one of the NFL's top pa s rushers for the . Meanwhile, the Niners have made defensive upgrades during the offseason with the addition of Ford and linebacker . The selection of Bosa shows a firm commitment by general manager John Lynch to defense, a unit that had a respectable 13th Matt Szczur Jersey ranking overall in 2018. Bosa becomes the fourth member of his family to be selected in the first round in the modern draft era: Nick Bosa: 4th member of his family selected in 1st Round in Common Draft Era: Nick Bosa - #2 in 2019 (SF) Joey Bosa (Nicks brother) - #3 in 2016 (SD) John Bosa (Nicks father) - #16 in 1987 (MIA) Eric Kumerow (Nicks uncle) - #16 in 1988 (MIA) NFL Research (@NFLResearch) This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Rickey Henderson Jersey Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.