#12 PICK - DENVER BRONCOS
Bo Nix
6'2" 214 lbs
Oregon
5 POS RK
32 OVR RK
87 GRADE
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How Bo Nix became a NFL top QB prospect
Check out some of the plays that make Oregon QB Bo Nix a top prospect for the 2024 NFL draft.
Pre-Draft Analysis
Nix broke the NCAA single-season record for completion percentage (77.4%) and led the FBS in total touchdowns (45 passing TDs, six rushing TDs) in 2023. He developed into a sound decision-maker over the course of his college career, and he threw just three interceptions in 2023. He gets the ball out quickly and is an effective point guard when he gets a clean pre-snap read. Nix can get through progressions and find the open man given time and space. He extends plays, finds receivers late and makes off-platform throws. And Nix is effective running designed rollouts; he's a threat to scramble for first downs.
-- Steve Muench
Matt Miller's pro comp: Dak Prescott
Post-Draft Analysis
With Jarrett Stidham and newly-acquired Zach Wilson as the top quarterbacks on the Broncos' roster, Nix enters into a situation where he could find early snaps. With 61 career starts during his college career -- the most in FBS history -- Nix will mesh well into coach Sean Payton's offense. Oregon's offense was predominantly run-pass option and there will be an adjustment period for him as he enters into a tough AFC West.
-- Jordan Reid
Overall value: Slight reach. Nix has a second-round grade but he is by far the best available quarterback and the Broncos didn't have to leverage their draft future to move up to get him.
-- Muench
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