Right here’s how did Bo Nix in comparison with different beginning quarterbacks this season

Bo Nix had the most effective seasons ever for a rookie NFL QB. His 34 complete TDs was solely topped by Justin Herbert. Herbert had 36 complete (31 passing and 5 speeding). From a landing perspective Nix was higher than Peyton Manning, Cam Newton, Jayden Daniels, Caleb Williams, Bryce Younger, Trevor Lawrence, Joe Burrow, Kyler Murray, Baker Mayfield, Jared Goff, Cam Newton, and each different QB taken #1 or #2 general in NFL historical past.

By way of old style stats among the many 40 beginning QBs (min 200 passes), he completed:

twelfth in passing yards
fifteenth in COMP %
sixth in passing TDs
nineteenth in INT %
18th in passer score
nineteenth in QBR
twenty eighth in success fee
18th in ANYA
tied for sixth in fourth quarter comebacks with 3
tied for eleventh in sport successful drives with 3
sixth in lowest sack fee

For the SIS knowledge I used min 300 passing makes an attempt as my definition of a “starting QB”

Utilizing dropbacks as an alternative of passing makes an attempt because the denominator, Nix strikes as much as 4th lowest sack fee. Solely Josh Allen (2.6%), Derek Carr (2.7%) and Jordan Love (3.1%) had a decrease sack fee (sacks/dropbacks).

By SIS factors system Nix completed seventh in complete factors earned passing (90) and twelfth in speeding factors earned (12). Because it’s onerous to suit this in HTML format I’m going to drop a screenshot of the desk right here. You possibly can go to SISdatahub.com to type this your self if you wish to. 40 QBs had 200 or extra passing makes an attempt with former Bronco, Drew Lock, simply having sufficient at 204.

Nix was Twenty second in on-target% and twenty first in catchable%. He was twenty fourth in common throw depth. Nix was thirty fourth in Air Yards % at 43.9%. Which means he had one of many highest YAC% within the league since 1 – AY% = YAC%. So Nix was seventh in YAC%. That typically means you’re hitting your receivers with the ball ready the place they will run after the catch. 2118 of Nix passing yards got here from YAC. The one guys with the next proportion have been Aaron Rodgers, Mac Jones, Jared Goff, Drew Lock, Patrick Mahomes and Tua Tagovailoa.

I truthfully by no means thought I might be typing a sentence with these six QBs all within the high in a selected stat. Additionally do not forget that lots of the Denver Broncos receivers this season weren’t good at getting YAC on their very own by making defenders miss. Truthfully, solely Marvin Mims was a YAC menace. Troy Franklin could possibly be, however his 5.8 YAC per catch this season was fairly pedestrian.

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What was most spectacular or stunning about Nix passing efficiency as a rookie?

27%

How good he was at avoiding sacks

(141 votes)

4%

He a lot YAC his receivers bought

(23 votes)

20%

What number of TDs he threw

(103 votes)

47%

How good he was beneath strain

(244 votes)

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Broncos receiving stats this season (beneath)

Participant
Tgt
Rec
Yds
1D
YBC
YBC/R
YAC
YAC/R
ADOT
BrkTkl
Drop

Blake Watson
2
1
13
0
-5
-5.0
18
18.0
-2.0
0
1

Marvin Mims
52
39
503
14
26
0.7
477
12.2
7.4
0
3

Javonte Williams
70
52
346
14
-49
-0.9
395
7.6
-0.3
4
7

Adam Trautman
22
13
188
8
90
6.9
98
7.5
5.5
0
1

Audric Estime
5
5
27
2
-10
-2.0
37
7.4
-2.0
0
0

Jaleel McLaughlin
27
24
76
3
-91
-3.8
167
7.0
-3.8
1
0

Lil’Jordan Humphrey
45
31
293
12
101
3.3
192
6.2
6.5
3
3

Troy Franklin
53
28
263
11
100
3.6
163
5.8
13.0
1
3

Nate Adkins
15
14
115
6
39
2.8
76
5.4
4.1
1
0

Michael Burton
10
10
65
3
24
2.4
41
4.1
2.4
0
0

Lucas Krull
23
19
152
7
85
4.5
67
3.5
5.1
2
0

Devaughn Vele
55
41
475
26
348
8.5
127
3.1
8.4
0
3

Greg Dulcich
12
5
28
0
13
2.6
15
3.0
5.9
0
2

Josh Reynolds
19
12
183
8
148
12.3
35
2.9
11.4
0
0

Courtland Sutton
135
81
1081
57
902
11.1
179
2.2
13.2
1
9

Tyler Badie
3
3
-2
0
-6
-2.0
4
1.3
-2.0
0
0

Bo Nix
1
1
2
1
2
2.0
0
0.0
2.0
0
0

Nix completed twenty fifth in common throw depth (ATD). Anthony Richardson was a step above all different beginning QBs on this stat with a loopy 9.8 yards. Tua was final on this at 5.0, which was virtually precisely half of Richardson’s ATD.

SIS has passing by distance and course, however I’ve eliminated the directional knowledge from the chart beneath to make it simpler to see the gap comparisons. I’ll do the directional knowledge later this month. They break the stats down into for distances as to the place the ball lands. I did this with a min of 300 passing makes an attempt to make the chart simpler to learn. 26 QBs had 300 or extra passing makes an attempt.

Behind the Line of Scrimmage (BLOS)
Quick (0-9 yards from LOS)
Intermediate (INT) (10-19 yards from LOS) – to not be confused with INT when it means interception

Deep (20 or extra yards from LOS)

SIS has their very own QB score system – IQR

IQR: Sports activities Data Options’ proprietary quarterback metric builds on the standard Passer Ranking method by contemplating the worth of a quarterback unbiased of outcomes exterior of his management comparable to dropped passes, dropped interceptions, throwaways, and many others.

Nix had the fifth finest IQR on throws BLOS at 98. Solely Brock Purdy, Tua, Josh Allen, and Lamar Jackson have been higher.

Nix was t-Twenty second in Quick IQR. Solely Brock Purdy, Drake Maye and Cooper Rush had a decrease IQR on quick throws. Nix’ 88 was tied with Geno Smith.

Nix completed fifteenth in intermediate IQR at 78. Russell Wilson (?!?) led the league with an INT IQR of 143, however a part of that was a results of how few intermediate throws he had. Russ solely tried 39 intermediate throws, which was the fewest among the many 26 QBs. Jayden Daniels’ INT IQR 111 was good for 4th finest. Fellow rookie QB, Caleb Williams, was the worst beginning QB within the league on intermediate throws with an IQR of 48.

Nix was tied for twelfth (with Josh Allen and Bryce Younger) when it comes to deep IQR at 79. Justin Herbert led the league at 113 whereas Daniel Jones 47 was the worst amongst starters. Nix’ 38.8% completion proportion on deep passes was thirteenth finest amongst starters. Just one QB had a completion proportion above 50% on deep throws, that was Sam Darnold at 52.3%.

Nix was good however not nice throwing the ball on third or 4th down within the 4th quarter or additional time (see beneath). With a minimal of 20 passing makes an attempt, his passing score on these conditions was 14th (97.4). Lamar Jackson was one of the best within the league with a passer score of 143.1. Daniel Jones 32.3 was the worst among the many 37 qualifiers. Regardless of having the third most passing makes an attempt, Nix was solely sacked as soon as on third or 4th down within the 4th quarter or additional time. Evaluate that to Aaron Rodgers who was sacked 7 instances and and Caleb Williams who was sacked 8 instances. Nix was equally onerous to sack on these conditions to Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford.

Participant
Cmp
Att
Cmp%
Yds
TD
Int
Sk
Yds
Y/A
1D
Fee

Caleb Williams
41
60
68.3
414
3
1
8
-71
6.9
28
97.5

Aaron Rodgers
30
48
62.5
466
2
2
7
-54
9.7
20
91.1

Bo Nix
31
47
66.0
395
2
1
1
-13
8.4
18
97.4

Jared Goff
28
46
60.9
274
3
0
1
-14
6.0
18
99.4

Matthew Stafford
27
43
62.8
280
2
0
2
-22
6.5
15
97.0

C.J. Stroud
26
43
60.5
288
2
1
8
-67
6.7
18
86.2

Geno Smith
28
42
66.7
267
2
1
6
-54
6.4
20
90.1

Patrick Mahomes
26
41
63.4
274
2
1
3
-28
6.7
20
88.9

Bryce Younger
21
41
51.2
248
1
1
7
-38
6.0
15
67.9

Sam Darnold
16
39
41.0
195
2
1
7
-49
5.0
14
63.5

Jayden Daniels
26
38
68.4
241
6
1
2
-7
6.3
19
114.1

Baker Mayfield
26
37
70.3
371
5
0
3
-14
10.0
22
142.0

Joe Burrow
22
37
59.5
253
2
1
9
-60
6.8
15
86.9

Kirk Cousins
21
37
56.8
214
2
3
3
-32
5.8
10
57.7

Daniel Jones
16
35
45.7
154
1
3
3
-16
4.4
13
32.3

Drake Maye
19
34
55.9
227
5
1
3
-26
6.7
13
103.8

Lamar Jackson
22
32
68.8
339
5
0
1
-2
10.6
16
143.1

Russell Wilson
19
32
59.4
265
4
1
3
-18
8.3
15
112.6

Jameis Winston
24
32
75.0
257
1
1
2
-14
8.0
18
95.4

Justin Herbert
16
32
50.0
119
2
0
5
-24
3.7
8
80.1

Kyler Murray
16
32
50.0
255
0
4
3
-35
8.0
13
37.4

Tua Tagovailoa
22
31
71.0
242
1
1
2
-13
7.8
15
91.1

Will Levis
10
30
33.3
171
2
3
7
-58
5.7
7
36.3

Brock Purdy
17
28
60.7
181
1
1
2
-9
6.5
12
76.6

Aidan O’Connell
17
27
63.0
170
3
1
1
-7
6.3
13
102.4

Cooper Rush
14
27
51.9
130
1
1
3
-21
4.8
7
62.3

Jordan Love
15
26
57.7
204
2
0
4
-24
7.8
10
108.5

Joe Flacco
15
26
57.7
162
5
1
1
-4
6.2
12
99.7

Mac Jones
16
24
66.7
204
3
1
3
-35
8.5
10
115.3

Anthony Richardson
14
24
58.3
186
1
0
2
-16
7.8
10
96.9

Josh Allen
10
24
41.7
134
0
0
0
0
5.6
7
60.1

Spencer Rattler
10
24
41.7
83
0
1
2
-17
3.5
5
33.9

Jalen Hurts
18
23
78.3
237
2
1
2
-16
10.3
13
120.5

Derek Carr
13
21
61.9
164
2
0
0
0
7.8
7
118.0

Dak Prescott
9
21
42.9
103
2
1
1
-2
4.9
6
70.1

Gardner Minshew II
14
21
66.7
94
2
2
1
-8
4.5
8
68.5

Trevor Lawrence
8
21
38.1
79
2
1
4
-32
3.8
7
61.4

Lamar Jackson’s 5 TD throws on third or 4th down within the 4th quarter with zero interceptions is fairly loopy when you think about he did that on solely 32 throws. Jayden Daniels additionally was unreal in these conditions with 6 TD passes and just one choose on 38 throws whereas solely getting sacked twice. FWIW Jackson was solely sacked as soon as in these conditions.

By way of the remainder of Nix splits (see beneath, pulled from ESPN.com) among the fascinating issues to me are as follows:

Nix was not sacked deep in Bronco territory in any respect

Nix threw 3 TDs and three INTs within the first quarter and 26 TDs and 9 INTs in the remainder of the regulation quarters
Nix had 22 crimson zone passing TDs with just one RZ interception. FWIW all 4 of his speeding TDs have been within the crimson zone as effectively. So 27 of his 34 TDs have been within the crimson zone (together with his receiving TD).