Bo Nix

Nix fractured his right ankle in the AFC Divisional Round and underwent a follow-up procedure for bone spurs in April; he is reportedly not a PUP candidate and expects to be full-go for training camp, but a surgically repaired ankle on a QB whose rushing volume is trending up (carry share climbed to 55% late in the year) carries residual setback risk into camp/preseason.

Nix scored 5 rushing TDs against a 2.4-expected baseline (+2.6), a finishing-luck signal that could normalize down in 2026 and dent his scoring floor even if usage stays flat.

Davis Webb takes over primary play-calling from Sean Payton for the first time in 2026; Webb has coached Nix for two seasons as QB coach, so the continuity risk is modest, but any first-year play-caller carries some early-season installation variance.

The addition of Jaylen Waddle alongside Courtland Sutton, Troy Franklin, Marvin Mims and Evan Engram gives Nix the deepest, most talented receiving corps of his career, materially raising his 2026 passing-offense ceiling.

Webb's Air Raid background (Texas Tech/Cal) mirrors concepts Nix ran at Oregon, and reporting frames the Waddle/Webb pairing as a natural fit for Nix's strengths as he assumes full play-calling control in 2026.

Nix logged 356 rushing yards and 5 rushing TDs on an up-trending carry share (100% snap share, every-down role) in 2025, giving him a stable dual-threat fantasy floor that most pocket passers lack.

Nix is the only QB in NFL history to throw for + yards and 50+ total TDs while winning 20+ games in his first two seasons, and his top statistical comp (Joe Burrow, 91.3% match) posted a Year-3 breakout — supporting a continued-ascension case.