The Broncos waited and waited, then made a franchise-sized bet on Oregon QB Bo Nix: “I just appreciate the value that they had in me”

Denver set its course for the future and coach Sean Payton put his quarterback evaluation chops on the line in a major way Thursday night by selecting Oregon quarterback Bo Nix at No. 12. Nix, a six-year college player who started 61 games and put up prodigious numbers the past two years running the Ducks' offense, all along felt like a clean fit from a scheme standpoint. In recent years, however, quarterbacks have been picked earlier and earlier.