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Bo Nix

Bo Nix is a quarterback for the Denver Broncos. Depth chart: QB1.

Scouting report

Bo Nix: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated September 24, 2026

Bo Nix at a glance

Bo Nix is a 26-year-old quarterback for the Denver Broncos, listed at 6'2" and 217 pounds. The Denver Broncos drafted Nix 12th overall in the first round in 2024, out of Oregon; this is year three in the league.

2026 projection

Our season projection has Nix at 321.4 PPR points for 2026, which ranks QB6 at the position and works out to 18.9 points per game over 17.0 projected games. The stat line behind that number is 4,752 passing yards, 24.6 passing touchdowns, 326 rushing yards and 3.8 rushing touchdowns. The model does not treat that as a promise: the range of outcomes runs from 42 points at the 5th percentile to 520 at the 95th, with a median of 321 and 61% projection confidence.

2026 season so far

Through 2 games of 2026, Nix has scored 19.6 PPR points, or 9.8 per game. That is 6.1% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Nix would finish with about 166 points, behind the 321.4 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 14.1 points in Week 2 against JAX, the QB19 finish that week. Nix has cleared the 18-point mark we count as a usable QB start in 0 of 2 games, a 0% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 33 qualified quarterbacks of 2026, Nix ranks in the 47th percentile in pass yards, the 47th percentile in yards per attempt and the 35th percentile in pass TDs. The softest mark is the 20th percentile in rush yards.

Career track record

By season-long PPR scoring, Nix has finished as QB7 in 2024 and QB7 in 2025. Two of those 2 seasons ended inside the top twelve. The high-water mark is 317.2 PPR points in 2024. Across 36 regular-season games on record, the totals read 8,125 passing yards, 56 passing touchdowns, 794 rushing yards and 9 rushing touchdowns.

Bo Nix by the numbers

Nix has been the highest-scoring quarterback of the week 1 time, finished in the weekly top five at the position 5 times and finished in the top twelve 15 times. The career high is 40.0 PPR points, set in Week 7 of 2025 against NYG, the top QB score of that week. The game log also shows 2 games of 30 or more PPR points, 6 300-yard passing games and 11 games with three or more touchdowns. In all, Nix has reached 20 points in 12 games, 33% of career appearances.

Contract

Nix is playing on a four-year, $18.6 million contract signed with the Denver Broncos in 2024, an average of $4.7 million per year with $18.6 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2027 season.

Dynasty market

In dynasty formats Nix carries a GV stock price of 5,424, which ranks 44th overall and QB15 among quarterbacks out of 940 priced players. In redraft the same model ranks Nix 80th overall. Value has moved down 1.0 since the previous model run. The closest profiles by the similarity model are Justin Herbert, Daniel Jones and Joe Burrow. See where Nix sits on the trade value chart.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
321.4
PPR / game
18.9
Pass yards
4,752
Pass TD
24.6
Rush yards
326
Rush TD
3.8

Bo Nix fantasy outlook

Bo Nix enters the 2026 season with DEN and ranks QB6 and #12 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 321.4 PPR points across 17.0 games, or 18.9 points per game, placing the expected outcome in an elite fantasy tier. The preseason depth chart lists Bo Nix as QB1, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Bo Nix produced 304.8 PPR points in 17 games (17.9 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 59%, with a 85% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The main variables are role stability, team scoring volume, and normal efficiency variance.

Week 1 projection

Bo Nix is projected for 17.3 PPR points on the road at KC in week 1, with a likely range of 1.2 to 42.5.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 1.0 since the previous model run (stable).

Redraft
49.5
Dynasty
52.6
Superflex redraft
89.3
Superflex dynasty
91.8
TE premium dynasty
31.7

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Career stats

SeasonTeamGCmpAttPass ydsPass TDIntRush ydsRush TDPPR
2026DEN23959419228019.6
2025DEN173886123,93125113565304.8
2024DEN173765673,77529124304317.2

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