Bo Nix

Bo Nix finished 2025 as the number 7 quarterback in total fantasy points but only the number 10 quarterback in points per game. That gap tells the story: a volume-and-availability year on a 14-and-3 team that won with defense and the run. Nix played all 17 games behind the best pass protection in football, steering an offense that won in the trenches, not through the air. He cleared 3,900 passing yards, added 356 on the ground with 5 rushing touchdowns, and tied for ninth in the league with 25 passing scores. The fantasy points showed up because the snaps showed up — not because Nix was carving defenses apart.

Now let's dig into the numbers, because they sharpen the picture. Nix completed 63.4 percent of his passes against an expected rate of 65.5 — a completion percentage over expected of minus 2.1, ranked 28th among qualified passers. His adjusted net yards per attempt was 6.0, 21st in the league. On a per-dropback basis, this was a below-average passing year by the advanced metrics, even with healthy counting stats. The rushing is what dragged him into the top ten per game. And the weekly profile was steady, not spiky: he cleared double-digit fantasy points in 15 of 17 games, dipping below six only in Week 1 against the Titans and Week 10 against the Raiders. Ceiling games were rare — just three outings above 25 points, headlined by a 40-burger against the Giants in Week 7. Floor over ceiling, week after week.

The play that captures the season came in Week 5 in Philadelphia. Second quarter, 46 seconds left in the half, fourth-and-2 from the Eagles' 52, Broncos down 10 to nothing. Nix took the shotgun snap and went deep left to Courtland Sutton — 34 yards in the air, 52 yards for the touchdown. One snap swung expected points by more than six and a half. That's the season in a single play: not a quarterback shredding defenses for four quarters, but one who delivered the big throw when his team needed it, leaning on Sutton and the structure around him. That's the Bo Nix 2025 fantasy profile in a sentence.