Broncos quarterback Bo Nix was very successful over a five-year college career. Now he's carried that into a successful rookie season with Denver.

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.

Broncos QB Bo Nix wins NFL Rookie of the Week for the third consecutive time, approaching the franchise record set by Knowshon Moreno and surpassing Tim Tebow's accomplishments.

The Denver Broncos stand at 7-5 after 12 weeks, and one of the biggest reasons for their surprising success has been steady quarterback play. Broncos quarterback Bo Nix had another turnover-free perfo

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.

In what is becoming a regular piece of our Denver Broncos news cycle, rookie Bo Nix has taken his third consecutive NFL Rookie of the Week award. He becomes the first Bronco player to win this award three straight weeks and is one shy from tying the team’s all-time record held by Knowshon Moreno in 2009.

Not even the most optimistic Denver Broncos fans likely pictured Bo Nix having the type of season that he is up to this point. Considering the first four games of the season, in which the rookie quarterback had only one touchdown to four interceptions,