Welcome home: Broncos QB Zach Wilson Floated as Replacement for Pro Bowler

The Denver Broncos are unlikely to retain both of Bo Nix’s backup quarterbacks – Jarrett Stidham and Zach Wilson – with greater opportunities possibly available this offseason.

SKOR North’s Phil Mackey floated Wilson among a group of options for the Minnesota Vikings.

“Let’s say Sam Darnold and Daniel Jones both leave in free agency,” Mackey posted on X on January 28. “Which of these guys would you want entering Minnesota Vikings QB Rehab School?

In addition to Wilson, Mackey also offered former first-round picks Justin Fields, Mac Jones, and Trey Lance as potential options for the Vikings if they lose their two veterans.

Wilson, 25, was the No. 2 overall pick of the 2021 draft by the New York Jets. The Broncos acquired him before the 2024 draft. He is in the final year of his four-year, $35.1 million contract.

Darnold is hitting free agency off a one-year, $10 million pact and is due a significant raise after making the Pro Bowl. Jones signed a one-year, $1.1 million deal with the Vikings after the New York Giants waived him in Year 2 of a four-year, $160 million contract.

Wilson, who did not take a snap in 2024, figures to be a cheaper option than both players.