Nick Bosa Madden Career 2020-2026 - Peak 98 OVR
Ohio State edge, No. 2 in 2019, 64.5 sacks through 2025
Nick Bosa was born October 23, 1997 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, played college football at Ohio State, and went second overall to the San Francisco 49ers in the 2019 NFL Draft. He recorded 9 sacks and 47 tackles as a rookie, won AP Defensive Rookie of the Year, and reached Super Bowl LIV, which San Francisco lost to Kansas City. Madden NFL 20 rated him 78 for that 2019 season.
Madden NFL 21 listed him at 89 for the 2020 season, which ended after two games when he tore the ACL in his left knee. He returned for 15.5 sacks in 2021, then led the NFL with 18.5 in 2022 and won both AP Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Pro honors; Madden NFL 23 rated him 94 for that year. He signed a five-year, $170 million extension in September 2023. Madden NFL 24 put him at 98 for the 2023 season, his highest, and San Francisco lost Super Bowl LVIII to Kansas City.
He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 seasons. A torn right ACL in Week 3 of 2025 ended that season after three games and two sacks. Through the 2025 season he had 64.5 regular-season sacks in 85 games, plus 10 more in the postseason.
Nick Bosa Madden Career Milestones
- Peak rating: 98 OVR in Madden NFL 2024 (age 25)
- Appeared in 7 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2020 through Madden NFL 2026)
- Entered at 78 OVR in Madden NFL 2020, climbed 20 points to his peak
- Biggest single-year rise: 11 points into Madden NFL 2021
- Played for the 49ers across every Madden release in his career
- Listed as a defensive lineman in every Madden release
Nick Bosa Madden Career Ratings
| Madden | Team | Pos | OVR | Speed | ACC | AGI | COD | STR | JMP | STA | INJ | TGH | AWR | PRC | THP | TAS | TAM | TAD | PAC | TOR | TUP | BSK | CAR | BTK | TRK | BCV | SFA | SPM | JKM | CTH | SPC | CIT | SRR | MRR | DRR | RLS | RBK | RBP | RBF | PBK | PBP | PBF | IBL | LBK | TAK | POW | PUR | BSH | PMV | FMV | MCV | ZCV | PRS | KPW | KAC | KRN |
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2020 2019 NFL season
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LDE | 78 | 79 | 91 | 86 | - | 84 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 74 | 73 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 38 | - | 31 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 38 | 45 | 23 | 27 | 17 | - | 6 | 16 | 45 | - | - | 45 | - | - | 83 | - | 82 | 84 | 82 | - | - | - | 23 | 37 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 10 |
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2021 2020 NFL season
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DE | 89 | 79 | 91 | 86 | 70 | 85 | 81 | 86 | 86 | 83 | 93 | 86 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 38 | - | 31 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 38 | 45 | 23 | 27 | 17 | - | 6 | 16 | 45 | - | - | 45 | - | - | 83 | - | 84 | 84 | 90 | - | - | - | 30 | 42 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 10 |
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2022 2021 NFL season
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RDE/LDE | 90 | 79 | 91 | 86 | 70 | 85 | 81 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 93 | 88 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 38 | - | 31 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 38 | 45 | 23 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 45 | - | - | 45 | - | - | 83 | - | 85 | 84 | 91 | - | - | - | 30 | 42 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 10 |
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2023 2022 NFL season
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RDE | 94 | 79 | 92 | 87 | 70 | 87 | 81 | 86 | 87 | 90 | 97 | 94 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 38 | - | 31 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 38 | 45 | 23 | 27 | 17 | - | 6 | 16 | 45 | - | - | 45 | - | - | 83 | - | 89 | 84 | 92 | - | - | - | 30 | 42 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 10 |
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2024 2023 NFL season
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DL | 98 | 79 | 92 | 87 | 71 | 91 | 81 | 87 | 87 | 90 | 99 | 97 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 38 | - | 31 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 38 | 45 | 23 | 27 | 17 | - | 6 | 16 | 45 | - | - | 45 | - | - | 83 | - | 96 | 84 | 94 | - | - | - | 30 | 42 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 10 |
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2025 2024 NFL season
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LDE | 96 | 81 | 91 | 88 | 73 | 94 | 81 | 87 | 87 | 90 | 96 | 94 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 38 | 21 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 38 | 45 | 23 | 27 | 17 | - | 6 | 16 | 45 | - | - | 45 | - | - | 83 | - | 91 | 84 | 96 | 85 | 94 | 98 | 30 | 42 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 10 |
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2026 2025 NFL season
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DL | 95 | 80 | 91 | 87 | 73 | 94 | 81 | 87 | 87 | 90 | 95 | 93 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 21 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 38 | 45 | 23 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 87 | 18 | 89 | 84 | 96 | 91 | 94 | 98 | 30 | 42 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 10 |
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Nick Bosa Madden Ratings by Year
Nick Bosa Madden NFL 2020 rating: 78 OVR (2019 NFL season, SF). Nick Bosa Madden NFL 2021 rating: 89 OVR (2020 NFL season, SF). Nick Bosa Madden NFL 2022 rating: 90 OVR (2021 NFL season, SF). Nick Bosa Madden NFL 2023 rating: 94 OVR (2022 NFL season, SF). Nick Bosa Madden NFL 2024 rating: 98 OVR (2023 NFL season, SF). Nick Bosa Madden NFL 2025 rating: 96 OVR (2024 NFL season, SF). Nick Bosa Madden NFL 2026 rating: 95 OVR (2025 NFL season, SF).