Devon Platana· Oct 1, 2026
After the J.J. McCarthy trade, Platana reads the Vikings' quarterback room as settled with Kyler Murray as the starter, Carson Wentz as the backup and Max Brosmer as the emergency third option.
“Turning the page on McCarthy shows that the Vikings are fully confident in Murray as their QB1 moving forward.”
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Of the 3 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 2 and below it on 1.
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Kyler Murray · 2026 season58 calls from 42 pundits between 1 and 2. Devon Platana said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
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Kyler Murray to be 1st on the depth chart
“Turning the page on McCarthy shows that the Vikings are fully confident in Murray as their QB1 moving forward.”
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Carson Wentz to be 2nd on the depth chart
“The deal also proves the Vikings believe in Carson Wentz as a reliable backup QB”
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Max Brosmer to be 3rd on the depth chart
“and that they aren't worried about Max Brosmer as the emergency option”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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