The Denver Broncos have added one other quarterback to their roster for the 2024 NFL season. It’s Zach Wilson, the 2021 second-overall NFL Draft choose of the New York Jets.
Wilson, 24, compiled 33 begins in his three years with the Jets, ending with a 12-21 document. The writing was on the wall for Wilson as soon as the Jets traded for four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers, however Rodgers’ Week 1 damage pressured New York to place Wilson again into the lineup.
Because it performed out, one among his higher video games of the 2023 season got here in opposition to the Chiefs at Metlife Stadium. Whereas he threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns, Kansas Metropolis held on for a 23-20 win.
To accumulate Wilson, the Broncos swapped late-round picks with the Jets, sending them their sixth-round choose in change for the quarterback and one of many Jets’ seventh-rounders.
Denver’s quarterback room now options Wilson, Jarrett Stidham and Ben DiNucci after the crew traded Russell Wilson to the Pittsburgh Steelers earlier this offseason.
If Zach Wilson begins a sport, he’ll be part of a post-Peyton Manning signal-caller record that features Brock Osweiler, Trevor Siemian, Paxton Lynch, Case Keenum, Joe Flacco, Drew Lock, Brandon Allen, Jeff Driskel, Brett Rypien, Teddy Bridgewater, Russell Wilson and Stidham.
Denver is anticipated to be within the combine to commerce into the highest of the draft to pick out a rookie quarterback.