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As the week of Senior Bowl practices march on in Mobile, Alabama — before Mardi Gras 2024 in the city that started the celebration in America — it’s time to pair the top prospects at the all-star event with NFL teams in the first round of this year’s draft.
While it’s impossible to know what the pro clubs want, identifying specific size and skill-set trends — or clear-cut needs — can provide an idea as to what could happen with these five top prospects at this year’s Senior Bowl.
Oregon QB Bo Nix
Perfect NFL fit: Denver Broncos
What type of quarterback does Sean Payton really want? Clearly the improvisation-based, hold-the-football-forever type — yes, I’m looking at you, Russell Wilson — is not it. In hindsight, we should’ve all realized a Payton-Wilson pairing was really an odd couple, given Payton’s smashing success for more than a decade with Drew Brees, the exact opposite style of passer than Wilson.
Payton wants a play-within-the-system, get-it-out-quickly pocket passer, and sure, some athleticism to extend plays wouldn’t be the worst addition to the skill set. Acquaint yourselves with Nix, Broncos fans.
Now, of course I don’t know Denver’s draft intentions. But Nix fits the latter description to a T. And Payton can watch his entire collegiate career to witness the maturation Nix made from a Wilson-esque quarterback at Auburn to a methodical, calculated pocket passer always looking to throw the ball in a hurry based on where the defense dictated. After barely getting to 60% completion in his final season at Auburn, Nix completed 71.4% of this passes with the Ducks in 2022 and that rate jumped to 77.4% in 2023.
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Author : Chris Trapasso
Publish date : 2024-02-03 15:40:47
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