Before Joey Bosa arrived on Ohio State’s campus, he posted a photo on his Instagram account of him standing side-by-side with former Buckeyes All-American John Simon with a caption that read, “This is what I am looking to turn into at Ohio State.”
Fast-forward three years and Bosa has achieved that same level of success Simon had in Columbus. Bosa was an All-American last season as a sophomore and earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year honors — both of which were accomplished by Simon during his senior year.
“He’s definitely a physical force on the field, I think everybody — that’s the obvious aspect of the game,” Simon told Eleven Warriors of Bosa last week.