Jets work on getting to know Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Variations of the same question flittered throughout 1 Jets Drive:

What do you think of Bo Nix? How would you assess his play? What stands out about him?

The answers were remarkably similar: The Denver Broncos’ rookie quarterback is impressive. Nix affects the game in multiple ways. He is a player.

One by one, the Jets marveled at the play of the 12th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. They’ll see him up close and personal for the better part of three hours Sunday afternoon when the Broncos visit MetLife Stadium.

“He’s amazing,” Quinnen Williams said. “Super-athletic quarterback. A guy who can make the throws on the run, a guy who can run a lot. He’s a guy who can make the deep throws and the short throws and make them accurate and pretty.

“He can control the offense. Control the field. He knows how to do the right things: He can make the checkdown. He can make the right throws outside the number or inside the hashes. If he needs to take it down and run with it, he makes those right decisions also.”

With the caveat that three games is a small sample size, Nix, 24, has displayed an intriguing, multidimensional skill set. He has completed 62.8% of his passes (71-for-113) for 600 yards (however, he has no touchdown passes, four interceptions and a passer rating of 61.8, which ranks 29th among 31 NFL qualifiers). He leads the Broncos (1-2) in rushing yards (107) and rushing touchdowns (two).

“He has some athleticism you got to account for,” said defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, who coached Nix at the Senior Bowl. “He moves the sticks with his feet a lot and he’s got some toughness when he runs it. He’s not a guy that’s searching to find the slippery spot on the ground. He’s going to fight for extra yards and we’re going to have to tackle him. So he poses a great challenge.”

Especially given that the Jets believe that Nix is improving rapidly. After throwing two interceptions in each of the first two games, the Oregon product is coming off an efficient 25-for-36 performance in Sunday’s 26-7 win over Tampa Bay in which he threw for 216 yards and was not picked off.

“You watch the tape and you watch a guy that’s growing and becoming a real quarterback in this league,” said Ulbrich, who praised Broncos coach Sean Payton for designing Denver’s offense around Nix. “You’re seeing a whole lot of boots and keepers and stuff that gets him on the move, gets the pocket on the move.”

With that in mind, do the Jets have to adjust the angles when blitzing Nix to account for his mobility?

“It’s all the same principles regardless of who the quarterback is,” Robert Saleh said. “You always got to be [conscious] of where they are in the pocket and not be undisciplined with regards to your rush lanes because even the slowest of the slow can get out of the pocket if you’re not disciplined.”

Notes & quotes: Linebacker C.J. Mosley (toe) did not practice Friday and is listed as doubtful .  .  . The Jets signed linebacker Anthony Hines to the practice squad.