Who is the better NFL prospect: Joey Bosa or Robert Nkemdiche?

Bosa was the best player in CFB last year according to Pro Football Focus - not sure how he's doing this year, based on the limited viewing of tOSU I've seen he's not quite at last year's level. The DT from tOSU looks amazing tho (Aldohpus Washington).

Nkemdiche is finally making plays this season. The knock on him his first two seasons is that while he's a freak and super disruptive he wasn't finishing plays. This year is making plays in the backfield and constantly applying pressure.

I think it depends on the scheme for how each guy gets drafted. RN could probably be a 3-4 DE, but he's most like better suited as a DT in the 4-3. Bosa is big enough to play both, but probably best for a 4-3 as well.

Saints getting one of them

I actually think Bosa has more scheme versatility. He can play end in either front. RN is more of a 3-4 end at the next level. I don't think he'll make it as a 4-3 DT

Bosa would need to bulk. He also has those long arse arms that fit a prototypical 4-3 guy. But I agree, he could probably play both and will likely go number 1 overall unless a couple of QBs come out of nowhere.

RN had had a better year so far but I still think Bosa edges him out as a prospect.

It's hard to go wrong with either, but I like Bosa's versatility along the defensive front.

If I get one for this year in CFB I take Nkemdiche. He has been incredibly disruptive and basically protects the rest of that somewhat undersized defense.

Long term, though, I'm not sure what position he plays. Could he be a 4-3 DT? If not and if he's a 3-4 DE then there's not nearly as much value as a true 4-3 DE in Bosa.

I'd probably lean Bosa due to higher position value. He's also done it consistently at an elite level every single year.

Nkemdiche makes guards and centers look absolutely stupid in college football because he is a DE at 280-300 playing DT. I'm not sure he can play DT in the NFL. I haven't gotten to see him lined up at DE, so i'm not sure how effective he is against OT, which is likely what he will be going up against the rest of his career

Bosa is a guy teams are gameplanning around like Clowney his last year. Not a lot of production but he is making plays all game long

Kinda like Suh v McCoy, Suh was the more dominant player and flourished immediately in the NFL, McCoy still hadn't hit his potential yet and it took him a few years to do so.

I think Bosa has fully capitalized on his abilities to become dominant, while you still don't see consistent greatness from Nkemdiche. He'll make plays that'll make you think "a 300 pound guy shouldn't move like that", then he'll be washed out in another.

The 40s both guys run will be glorious, almost positive you'll get sub 4.8s at worst from both...

You don't think Bosa could play OLB? He may be rushing 90% of the time but I don't see why not. He'd be a terror to slow down.