Live updates: Denver Broncos select Bo Nix, see where other Oregon Ducks go in NFL draft

The 2024 NFL draft begins at 5 p.m. Thursday in Detroit, and several Oregon players have risen to the top of NFL teams' draft boards.

The Ducks are coming off a 12-2 season last fall that saw them win the Fiesta Bowl in head coach Dan Lanning's second season at Oregon.

Here's everything you need to know for Oregon's NFL prospects as the draft begins, and follow along tonight for updates as players get drafted.

Denver Broncos draft Oregon football QB Bo Nix in first round of NFL draft

The Denver Broncos selected Oregon QB Bo Nix with the No. 12 pick in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft. Nix set the NCAA record for a QB with 61 career starts over five seasons and was a Heisman Trophy finalist in 2024.

Here's what Nix brings to the Broncos, based on his career at Oregon.

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Alec Dietz covers University of Oregon football, volleyball, women’s basketball and baseball for The Register-Guard. You may reach him at adietz@registerguard.com and you can follow him on X @AlecDietz.

This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Oregon football NFL draft picks: Denver Broncos pick Bo Nix