{"id":169900,"date":"2024-04-15T12:30:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=169900"},"modified":"2024-04-15T01:18:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:18:38","slug":"possible-landing-spots-for-nix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/04\/15\/possible-landing-spots-for-nix\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Possible Landing Spots for &#8220;Uninvited&#8221; NFL Draft Prospect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are three possible landing spots for uninvited NFL Draft prospect and former Oregon quarterback, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/02\/04\/bo-nix-2024-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_self\">Bo Nix<\/a>. The Oregon product has been turning many heads this year with his deep throw accuracy during a workout in March.<a href=\"https:\/\/nflmocks.com\/posts\/2024-nfl-draft-mel-kiper-jr-changes-tune-bo-nix-drew-brees-nfl-comparison-01hveap9700d#:~:text=Oregon%20quarterback%20Bo%20Nix%20impressed,as%20high%20as%20No.%2012.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> According to ESPN Analyst Mel Kiper Jr<\/a>., he was once projected as high as No. 12 in the first round but not anymore. Nix\u2019s abilities have been compared to legendary quarterback, Drew Brees with his size and accuracy as a big-arm passer.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s currently an intriguing quarterback prospect outside of the top 10 in this year\u2019s draft. However, Nix had his up-and-downs throughout his career before his explosive performance at Oregon. The prospect joined the Ducks via the transfer portal and had tremendous success over the past two seasons. He has been able to improve his Draft stock last year, helping the team to a 5-0 start.<\/p>\n<p>Nix notched 1,459 yards, 15 touchdowns and one interception while completing 80.4% of his passes in those five matchups. He finished that year with throwing over 4,500 yards and 45 touchdowns in his final collegiate season. However, the prospect is still<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/nfl\/2024\/04\/former-oregon-ducks-qb-bo-nix-not-invited-to-nfl-draft.html#:~:text=Bo%20Nix%20will%20not%20be,confirmed%20to%20attend%20the%20event.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> uninvited<\/a> to the Draft along with Washington\u2019s Michael Penix Jr. this year. Nix isn\u2019t going to be the first quarterback on most teams mind but his arm talent is something that could still be intriguing for many teams.<\/p>\n<p>Quarterbacks like Caleb Williams, Drake Maye and Jayden Daniels will be the ones in the spotlight of attendance. So this shows that Nix could be selected on the second day of the Draft. He could be a rare gem in this year\u2019s Draft with his athleticism as his greatest asset. Here are three possible landing spots for Nix.<\/p>\n<h2>Three Possible Landing Spots for &#8220;Uninvited&#8221; NFL Draft Prospect Bo Nix<\/h2>\n<h3>Denver Broncos<\/h3>\n<p>The Broncos are heading into this year\u2019s draft with more questions than answers at the quarterback position. It doesn\u2019t mean that the corps is weak this year with Jarrett Stidham as your starter and Ben DiNucci as the No. 2 quarterback. However, if the Broncos were to go against a competitive team like the Chiefs then the Broncos aren\u2019t going to go very far. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2024\/04\/14\/broncos-analysis-draft-qb-trade\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According to a report<\/a>, one source believes that Denver isn\u2019t heading in this season with the quarterback room as it is.<\/p>\n<p>The question remains if they select a quarterback in the first round before it\u2019s too late on day two. The good news for the Broncos is that Nix will likely be available in the second round of this year\u2019s Draft. Many betting odds <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/broncos-betting-favorites-draft-bo-110041766.html#:~:text=Broncos%20coach%20Sean%20Payton%20will,the%20team%20to%20take%20Nix.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">are favoring <\/a>the Oregon product to land with the Broncos as their next franchiser. It would make sense in Broncos Head Coach Sean Payton\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n<p>The comparison between Nix and Brees could intrigue the coach of what he could bring. Payton is looking for a quarterback that has a \u201cquick processor\u201d which means someone who can diagnose information. Nix could be someone that Payton likes that he wasn\u2019t able to achieve with Russell Wilson.<\/p>\n<h3>New Orleans Saints<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldandnews.com\/sports\/nfl-network-s-daniel-jeremiah-bo-nix-is-going-to-be-a-starter-pretty-early\/article_a38bfae4-d823-11ee-b606-931d385bafab.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According to NFL Network\u2019s Daniel Jeremiah<\/a>, he has Bo Nix shockingly going early in the first round of the Draft. However, there\u2019s a possibility that he can be a starter early on after his Draft selection with the Saints. Derek Carr may still be the starter going forward but if his production is still slowing then Nix could replace him. Nix is probably the most experienced quarterback in this year\u2019s draft so this could intrigue New Orleans to build him as a second-string first.<\/p>\n<h3>Dallas Cowboys<\/h3>\n<p>There have been rumors that Penix could be the next successor for Dak Prescott, but Nix could be the next selection if he isn\u2019t there. The Cowboys are heading this year\u2019s draft without a long-term contract extension for Prescott so this means they could select a new quarterback. It probably wouldn\u2019t make sense, unless they <a href=\"https:\/\/cowboyswire.usatoday.com\/lists\/cowboys-news-notes-tuesday-march-5-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trade Trey Lance<\/a>. If that happens, they could select someone like Nix who still has a powerful arm that has plenty of experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are three possible landing spots for uninvited NFL Draft prospect and former Oregon Duck, Bo Nix this year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4795,"featured_media":169911,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647,19,15,28],"tags":[32094,10075,371,32192,32243,7659],"class_list":["post-169900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","category-cowboys","category-broncos","category-saints","tag-bo-nix","tag-caleb-williams","tag-drew-brees","tag-jayden-daniels","tag-michael-penix-jr","tag-saints-featured"],"modified_by":"Anthony Palacios","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4795"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}