Bosa thought he'd get drafted by Cowboys: 'That is where I wanted to be'

Joey Bosa's signature surfer look in college made him seem destined to wind up on the west coast, but the Los Angeles Chargers pass-rusher actually envisioned himself going south at the 2016 NFL Draft.

"I thought I was going to be a (Dallas) Cowboy for sure," Bosa told Jon Machota of the Dallas Morning News on Tuesday ahead of the Chargers' Thanksgiving Day game against the Cowboys. "I was pretty convinced. That's where I wanted to be, originally. I thought it was a great fit for me. I liked it there. I liked the coaches and everything. I got picked one pick too early and the rest is history obviously."

Bosa was selected third overall in the 2016 draft by the Chargers, then of San Diego, by way of Ohio State. He went one spot before Dallas picked Ezekiel Elliott, also from the Buckeyes.

The 22-year-old has quickly become one of the game's top sack-masters, racking up 10.5 sacks in 12 games as a rookie and another 10.5 through 10 games this year.

"I enjoyed it there," Bosa said of his pre-draft visit with the Cowboys. "Thought it was a great organization. They obviously have a lot going for them."