The 2024 NFL Draft is now less than a week away, and opening night might make draft history. Sportsbooks are expecting 21-22 offending gamers to be chosen in the preliminary, which would climax of 19, and we likewise might see the very first protective gamer come off the board traditionally late. In addition, we might see a record matched if 6 quarterbacks hear their names contacted Thursday night. Among those quarterbacks who is relatively on the line of being a first-round choice is Oregon’s Bo Nix.
After 3 seasons at Auburn, Nix took his skills to Oregon in 2022– where his production definitely took off. He tossed for 3,593 lawns, 29 goals and 7 interceptions in 2022, then upped the ante in 2023 with 4,508 passing backyards, a massive 45 goals and simply 3 interceptions. Nix likewise set the FBS record for single-season conclusion portion (77.4%), while the Ducks went 11-1 and made a Pac-12 Championship berth.
His 2 years in Eugene were historical, as Nix turned into one of simply 4 quarterbacks considering that 2000 to tape-record 8,000 passing backyards, 70 passing goals and 20 hurrying goals in a two-season period, signing up with likely No. 1 general choice Caleb Williams, Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson.
Nix leaves the college ranks having actually tape-recorded the second-most overall lawns in FBS history (16,965), and the most begins in FBS history (61 ). He’s precise, he’s athletic and he’s all set for the next action, which is the NFL Draft.
Today, Nix talked to CBS Sports about the upcoming draft and himself as a possibility in a brand-new Q&A.
CBS Sports: Tell me, how has the draft procedure been for you? Circumnavigating, going to various groups. What’s it resembled?
Nix: “It’s been insane. There’s been a lot going on. A great deal of taking a trip, however it’s all enjoyable things. Discussing football each and every day, and being around football, which is what I enjoy.”
You are the most skilled quarterback in college football history. How do you believe that is going to assist you at the next level?
“Well I believe experience is something you can’t teach. Experience is simply something you need to go through, and I believe it assists the total procedure of the video game, the general capability to play well and be effective when you get in the video game. It will do absolutely nothing however aid I believe moving forward, and I simply got ta bring that over into the next level.”
Is it essential for you to be picked in the preliminary?
“That’s a terrific concern. I believe it’s essential for me to go to the ideal group and to be in the best fit, and whatever scenario that is, I’m delighted. I believe everyone, their objective and their hope is to enter the preliminary or to go as high as possible, however I believe at the end of the day it does not actually matter.