Yo, Bo. What’s up, Bro?

If Bo Nix continues his impressive performance pace of the past seven games he will become only the fifth of 57 Broncos starting quarterbacks in franchise history to pass for more than 4,000 yards in a regular season. The others were John Elway (once – 4,030 yards), Jake Plummer (once – 4,089), Jay Cutler (once – 4,526 yards) and Payton Manning three times – (4,659, 4,779 and an NFL regular-season record of 5,477 yards in 2013).

The 4,000-yard plateau has been reached by five rookie quarterbacks – Jameis Winston, Cam Newton, C.J. Stroud last year, Justin Herbert and Andrew Luck, who holds the high-level mark with 4,374 yards in 2012.

Nix could be next.

Not too bad for a guy who was graded as a “C’’ draft choice by a consensus of pundits, prophets, press people, podcasters, pessimists and party poopers after Sean Peyton picked Bo No. 12 in the first round seven months ago. One self-proclaimed professional analyst declared Nix the worst value choice in the draft.

Now, those same detractor trailers are pulling hamstrings jumping on the Bo Bandwagon.

In October and November Nix has averaged 237 passing yards, including 307 against the Falcons. He was named the NFL rookie of the week, then the AFC’s offensive player of the week.

Grow, Bo.

On Jan. 20, I wrote that the Broncos should draft Nix. After Payton took a SUV-load of associates to Eugene, Ore., for the Ducks Pro Day March 12 and held a private two-hour workout with Nix the following day, when he threw 82 passes and 81 were on target, the Broncos’ coach was convinced. In his head coaching career, Sean has not drafted a quarterback in the opening round (because he had Drew Brees). He made an exception for another QB with one-syllable names.

A week before Broncos training camp in late July, I wrote that the competition for a starting quarterback among Nix, Jarrett Stidham and Zack Wilson should be abandoned and Bo anointed. However, Payton waited a month before announcing Nix the starter.

The launching of the Nix Era began inauspiciously with Broncos losses in Seattle and at home against the Steelers. He didn’t throw for a touchdown, but instead for four interceptions. A website in Los Angeles headlined that “Watching Bo Nix on the Broncos has been comedy gold for Chargers fans.” In Denver some defeatists were calling for Nix to be jettisoned and replaced by former Jets quarterback Wilson. But the Broncos won back-to-back on their East Coast excursion against the Buccaneers and those Jets, even though Nix had his first NFL touchdown pass and produced a measly 60 yards in wicked weather in New Jersey.

The Raiders came to town, and the Broncos prevailed 38-14. Skeptics shut their mouths. The Broncos have scored more than 30 points three times.

Already Nix has set the all-time victory total for a Broncos rookie quarterback with six. Elway won only four in his first season as a pro. Manning was 3-13 as a rookie in Indianapolis. Cutler lost three of five games when he took over as a rookie replacing Plummer, who had struggled to a 3-9 mark in his first season in Arizona.

In 11 games Nix has completed 234 of 357 attempts for 65.5 percent and 2,275 yards, with 14 touchdowns and six interceptions. Those numbers would result in 3,516 yards and 22 touchdowns with nine picks.

Bo, who confronts the Raiders in Las Vegas on Sunday, has bloomed since the earlier Raiders game with 1,615 yards passing on 132 of 172 (76,6 percent completion rate) with 13 touchdowns and just 2 interceptions. For the season Nix has 295 yards rushing and four touchdowns, and he caught a pass for a touchdown.

At the current seven-game rate Nix would finish with 4,029 yards passing and at least 25 touchdowns. He plays against four teams below .500 and a finale vs. the Chiefs at home.

The NFL naturally noticed Nix. The Broncos-Chargers game scheduled for Dec. 22 has been flexed to Thursday night, Dec. 19, in L.A. Maybe those Chargers fans will not be laughing last.

After being praised by previous Broncos 4,000-yarders Manning, Plummer and, most lately, Elway, (but not Cutler) Nix said Wednesday of his situation with the Broncos: “I’m in a really good spot.’

Go, Bo.