The main competition for the award is Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers and Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels. Bowers is having a great season, but this is a quarterback-driven league, and the battle between Nix and Daniels will lead to the ultimate winner. Not to mention there has never been a tight end to win the award.

The rookie QB has been one of the NFL's best passers against the blitz the past month, evidence of his growth in identifying defenses.

I’m in a really good spot,” Bo Nix said of being coached by Sean Payton while getting input from Peyton Manning and John Elway.

The Denver Broncos offense is starting to come together, but it needs to do so with legitimate threats from the skill positions. It's exciting to imagine what Bo Nix and this offense could look like if the Broncos had those threats.

According to the Broncos, this is the first time in franchise history that a Broncos rookie quarterback has earned the honors.

Broncos wideout Courtland Sutton just gave a ringing endorsement of quarterback Bo Nix ahead of Denver's visit to Las Vegas