ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. said during Tuesday's NFL Live that he "saw a little Drew Brees" in Bo Nix while evaluating the Oregon quarterback.

"Hand size even, exactly the same," he said of the two quarterbacks. "Nix 6'2", Drew Brees 6'0.5". Both around 215 [pounds]. Accurate passers. Don't have the big arm—Brees didn't have the big arm, that's why he was the first pick in the second round, right? Nix doesn't have the big arm. Cerebral. Can beat a defense with their legs. Nix can, Brees had legs coming out, had had over 600 yards rushing in that last year at Purdue."

Kiper went on to suggest that the Denver Broncos—who don't appear to have a long-term answer for the quarterback position on the roster—could potentially make sense as a suitor for Nix, given the many years Sean Payton worked with Brees in New Orleans.

"I think [Payton] will see a lot of Brees in Nix," Kiper concluded.

It's a lofty comparison, obviously. Brees is a future first-ballot Hall of Famer after a career that saw him win a title, lead his team to 10 playoff berths and earn 13 Pro Bowl bids and one first-team All-Pro selection. He's second in NFL history in passing yards (80,358), passing touchdowns (571) and completions (7,142), trailing only Tom Brady in all three categories.

Nix, meanwhile, is ranked as the B/R NFL Scouting Department's No. 81 player on its latest big board, ranking fifth among quarterbacks behind Drake Maye, Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and J.J. McCarthy.

In that scouting report, B/R's Derrik Klassen called Nix an "incomplete player for someone who has played so much football" though his "tools are undeniable" and added that he will "ultimately be a dice roll on athleticism and accuracy."

The comparison the B/R NFL Scouting Department made was Gardner Minshew, not Brees, noting it was "a little worrisome that Nix is still unrefined in some areas as an older prospect with a ton of games under his belt."

Nix will hit the draft at 24 years of age after playing for both Auburn (2019-21) and Oregon (2022-23) in his college career, throwing for 15,352 yards, 113 touchdowns and 26 interceptions. He also rushed for 1,613 yards and an impressive 38 scores, including 20 with the Ducks.

But would Nix thrive in an NFL offense that didn't prioritize running a spread attack that was heavy on screens and RPOs?

That remains to be seen. He still seems likely to be off the board late in the first round or early in the second, which could make it tricky for Payton's Broncos to acquire him unless they trade back from No. 12 or find a way to add a second-round pick.

The Broncos are in a bit of a tricky spot at this year's draft when it comes to the quarterback position. The top four picks could all be used on quarterbacks, and the Broncos likely won't be giving up the major resources required to trade into that realm given the other needs on the roster.

So the team will either have to see what shakes out at No. 12 or wait until later in the draft to bolster the position. But if they can get back into the second round, Nix would make sense as a target.