DEN • QB • #10
A pre-pandemic starter in 2019 for Auburn, 24-year-old Nix (6’2/214) enters the NFL having taken the field for an unfathomable 3,724 college plays. That’s more snaps than Joe Burrow has mustered in the NFL. Nix is amongst the most experienced collegiate players of all time, which means he’s likely already at or near his ceiling. The good news is, he played near a Burrow/LSU-type peak for the Ducks in 2023, posting a positively bonkers 45:3 TD:INT total in addition to rushing for six scores. Otherworldly efficient, Nix completed 77.4 percent of his throws while averaging 9.6 yards per attempt. To say he was playing in a quarterback-friendly system would be putting it mildly, but plenty of signal callers operate in these setups without posting numbers half as good. Nix dominates under pressure because of his single-minded obsession with getting the ball out quickly. He is also as accurate as his numbers would suggest and is an opportunistic rusher. He has NFL-level arm strength. If Nix can even split the difference between his absurd 2023 and middling 2019-21 at Auburn, he will be a plus NFL starter. The million-dollar question is how he fares outside his Eugene cocoon. Nix isn’t facing stiff competition for the starting gig, and should have a good shot at getting the Week 1 nod if he impresses in camp.
9 months ago
April 26, 2024 1:33 AM
