With the 2019 NFL regular season drawing to a close, now is the time to begin considering which players are serious contenders for individual awards. While the speculation around the MVP award will dominate most headlines, San Francisco 49ers fans are particularly invested in the Defensive Rookie of the Year trophy.
The reason? Rookie defensive end Nick Bosa is in a position join Deion Sanders (1994) and Dana Stubblefield (1997) as the only players in franchise history to win the coveted award.
Let’s examine why Bosa is the obvious 2019 DROY.