It’s the end of an era in college football as quarterback Bo Nix is finally headed to the NFL. Sure, he only played five seasons in college, but it just feels like he has been around forever. Nix began his collegiate career at Auburn in 2019 and spent three years with the Tigers before transferring to Oregon and spending his final two seasons with the Ducks.
Players can have any number of reasons for transferring, but Nix has seen one of the best career turnarounds in recent memory. He had 7,251 yards, 39 touchdowns and 16 interceptions over 34 games. Nix played 27 games for the Ducks and had 8,101 passing yards with 74 touchdowns to only 10 interceptions.
Bo Nix: Scouting Report
NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein thinks that Nix will be a second-round pick in the draft.
Nix displays the accuracy, arm talent and athleticism consistent with today’s brand of pro quarterback. He can be punctual in getting the ball out at the top of his drop or he can work through progressions and beat defenses with second-reaction plays. He throws with good velocity and puts the ball on the money when throwing on the move. Nix has shown great improvement with his pocket poise. He’s capable of moving the sticks as a scrambler or as part of the running game. Some of his gaudy production has been driven by the Oregon offense’s design, but his talent clearly stands out. I’ve harbored bias from watching the overwhelmed version of Nix during his Auburn days, but as the saying goes, “tape don’t lie.” Nix appears more than ready to attack the league with an NFL-caliber skill set.
Field Yates didn’t add much analysis in a recent mock draft with Mel Kiper Jr., but did add, “Nix’s accuracy and processing speed should translate well to the NFL.”
Mock Draft landing spots
ESPN’s Yates and Kiper Jr. alternated picks in a recent three-round mock draft. Yates had Nix going to the New York Giants in the second round. at No. 38 after they moved up in a trade with the Tennessee Titans. Assuming that the Chicago Bears, Washington Commanders, New England Patriots and Minnesota Vikings all solve their quarterback issues in the first round, Nix could land with the Giants, Las Vegas Raiders or Denver Broncos in the later rounds.
Fantasy football implications
Rookie quarterbacks are already avoided in redraft leagues. Being a second-round pick or later doesn’t bring a lot of confidence in being able to perform as a top-12 QB in the league. If Nix ends up being the starter, he should be sitting on the waiver wire if you ever need to add him.
Dynasty leagues will likely be where Nix is added through rookie drafts. He could be an end of the first-round pick if your team needs a quarterback, but with the top quarterbacks, wide receivers and possibly even running backs going ahead of him, expect to see Nix going in the second round.