Nix has some exciting elements to his game. He possesses good size for a high school prospect at the defensive tackle position. For a player around the 300-pound mark, he carries his weight well. He reminds us of 2009 tackle prospect Chris Davenport. Like the Louisiana native, Nix does some things as a big man that makes you go wow, but also lacks some consistency. Nix displays good quickness off the ball and on a fairly-consistent basis. He can truly be a handful and when he is operating on all cylinders he is a disruptive presence. Flashes the ability to fire off the ball with solid pad level. When he does that, he can just push a blocker into the backfield. When he shoots his hands and is violent with them, he can rag-doll a blocker and quickly shed. He can be good with his hands, but slow to bring them. You will see him try and bring them over to swat and separate, but is inconsistent at bringing them coming off the ball. That combined with his penchant to play high can deter from his overall natural ability. He will allow blockers to get into his chest and he can be controlled and it will also hurt when facing double teams. He stays active and will work free, but you would like to see him consistently dominate from the snap of the ball. He has a good motor for a big guy and hustles. He works to not stay blocked. Displays solid speed for a big guy and adequate short-area, change-of-direction skills because he tends to run tall. An adequate tackler, but he can be a little sloppy and will miss on some plays. Really comes across as more of the kid who will cause the disruption and chaos that allows his teammates to make the actual play then the type of defender that will rack up big tackle and sack numbers. He can be a force as a pass-rusher because he has the size and power to bull rush and collapse the pocket. Seems to be better with his hands when he knows it is a pass-rushing situation and will use them to punch and work past. Will try and attack half-a-man and can get his hips turned some and slip past. Displays the football smarts to get his hands up when he can not get to the quarterback. Nix is a good big man. Needs to work to be more consistent in areas, but has fine raw tools and the foundation as a player to be force as a college interior lineman.