A 5-year college starter at Auburn and Oregon, Bo Nix is an older prospect at 24. But that should mean he's pro ready.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo — To understand whyeven though five other quarterbacks were selected ahead of him, you have to understand the state of the Broncos.
And Nix, more than any of the quarterbacks drafted ahead of him, may be the most NFL-ready quarterback. He may not be the best quarterback from this class in five years. But there’s a chance he’ll be the best quarterback in 2024.Oregon quarterback Bo Nix throws against Washington during the first half of an NCAA college football game.“When you watch him, it’s pretty calming,’’ Broncos’ head coach Sean Payton said Thursday night after the first round of the NFL Draft was completed.
Nix didn’t have a very good third year at Auburn following a coaching change. He wouldn’t have been a first-round draft pick when he was 21 as he left Auburn following the 2021 season to transfer to Oregon. With the Ducks, Nix came on and developed into one of the best quarterbacks in the country, posting an incredible 45 touchdown passes against just 3 interceptions last season.
Payton then mentioned how Broncos’ second-year center Alex Forsyth, who was Nix’s snapper at Oregon in 2022, endorsed the quarterback.
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