Nix, the 12th overall pick in the NFL draft this spring, continues to build a resume that could see him named NFL’s offensive rookie of the year. If he wins that award, he would be the first Broncos player to do so since running back Clinton Portis in 2002.

Through 12 weeks of the season, is Denver Broncos rookie Bo Nix the best quarterback of his NFL Draft class? The former Oregon Ducks star leads all rookies with

Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix has been named Rookie of the Week following the team’s 29-19 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 12. Nix has now won NFL.com’s Rookie of the Week award in three consecutive weeks,

Nix became the first Broncos player to ever win the award three times in a row, according to the organization. He surpassed the previous mark, set by Tim Tebow with two consecutive wins, and is sitting at second place in total Rookie of the Week awards behind Knowshon Moreno who won the award a total of four times in 2009.

In a season of firsts, Bo Nix did something no other quarterback in Denver Broncos history had accomplished prior. On Thursday, Nix was named the NFL's Rookie of the Week for the third consecutive occasion — a franchise record.