Last week, the NFL had its fifth week of revealing players in the “NFL Top 100,” giving us players 51-60. On Tuesday, they revealed a player at No. 57 who will face the Arizona Cardinals twice in 2024.
San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa comes in at No. 57. He was No. 27 last year.
Bosa made his fifth Pro Bowl last season, but he had less production than he had in his previous three. After three seasons in a row of double-digit sacks, including winning Defensive Player of the Year in 2022 when he led the league with 18.5 sacks, he had “just” nine in 2024.
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“I know he might not have all the stats that he wants and can get, him stepping on a football field completely changes the demeanor of everyone around him, including the guys he’s going against,” said his teammate, tight end George Kittle.
He played through multiple injuries last season.
He had 14 pressures in a single game against the Seattle Seahawks.
49ers quarterback Brock Purdy said that Bosa “is a guy that every offense fears.”
He hasn’t hurt the Cardinals too much. In 11 games against them, he has four career sacks and only one in his last two seasons.
The Cardinals will face him twice in 2025, once in Week 3 in Santa Clara and then at home in Week 11.
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‘NFL Top 100’ opponents for Cardinals in 2025
Of the 50 players in the top 100 revealed as of the end of last week, the Cardinals face the following:
OLB Jared Verse, LA Rams (No. 53)
DE Nick Bosa, San Francisco 49ers (No. 57)
QB Matthew Stafford, LA Rams (No. 59)
RB Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons (No. 62)
DE Josh Hines-Allen, Jacksonville Jaguars (No. 63)
QB Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks (No. 72)
RB Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers (No. 73)
WR Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals (No. 77)
QB Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys (No. 79)
DE Rashan Gary, Green Bay Packers (No. 80)
RB Kyren Williams, LA Rams (No. 85)
LB Lavonte David, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (No. 96)
DL Leonard Williams, Seattle Seahawks (No. 99)
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