Jun 13, 2026, 4:18 PM ET

When healthy, San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa remains one of the most disruptive pass rushers in football, but injuries have pushed him down IDP draft boards heading into 2026. The five-time Pro Bowler and 2022 Defensive Player of the Year has appeared in only 17 games over the past two seasons, most recently suffering a torn ACL just 14 snaps into Week 3 of the 2025 campaign. With the injury occurring so early in the year, there's at least optimism that he could be ready for training camp, and while expectations should remain tempered, few defensive linemen can match his level of fantasy-friendly dominance. Bosa has posted at least a 20% pass-rush win rate in every season since 2022 and only narrowly missed that mark at 19.8% in 2021 while returning from his previous ACL tear. In his limited run before the injury last year, he looked every bit the part of a game-wrecker, generating 10 pressures, two sacks, and a forced fumble to rank as the DL2 through the first two games of the season. At almost 29 years old, durability concerns are now an unavoidable part of Bosa's profile, but his ceiling remains unchanged. He is one of a handful of edge players capable of challenging for the overall DL1 spot, and his recovery has reportedly gone more smoothly than the one following the 2020 ACL tear. At RotoBaller's DL17, injury-related risk is thoroughly baked into his ADP, but if he's able to stay on the field, he could easily become one of the best values at the position.--Patrick McGrath