Evan Engram flew west to Denver, in large part, because of him. So did Talanoa Hufanga. So did Dre Greenlaw. The Broncos’ 2025 roster has coalesced around Bo Nix, both via incoming talent and the personalities already in his locker room, everyone acknowledging their fortune depends on the 25-year-old behind center.
“We have Bo’s back the whole way through,” Pat Surtain II told reporters Tuesday. “He’s a tremendous leader out there, and a tremendous player. This year, he’s going to make a lot of noise.”
The rest of the NFL thinks so too, evidently.
On Thursday, the NFL revealed Nix had landed at No. 64 on their annual Top 100 list — voted on by the players themselves. As analysts have continued to kindle offseason discourse around his ultimate upside, the placement’s a direct nod to Nix’s ascending standing in the league following a third-place finish in Offensive Rookie of the Year voting in 2025.
Nix threw for 3,775 yards and 29 touchdowns in his first NFL season, the latter figure good for sixth in the league. Players ranked him ahead of more-established Pro Bowl QBs like the Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa (No. 91), the Cowboys’ Dak Prescott (No. 79) and the Vikings’ Sam Darnold (No. 72).
The second-year signal-caller has certainly drawn all the right praise across his first full offseason in Denver, demonstrating improved leadership and command of Sean Payton’s offense. He’s spent time with longtime throwing coach Tom House. He’s spent time with Payton’s former Super Bowl-winner Drew Brees. And his peers continue to note his “hunger for more,” as Broncos guard Mike McGlinchey said Tuesday.
“That ability to stack those days is why he improved so vastly and so fast as the season went on last year,” McGlinchey said. “I only expect the same things from him this year.”
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