Now that the Denver Broncos have officially dealt last year’s starting quarterback Russell Wilson to the Pittsburgh Steelers, it’s time for the franchise to move on under center, which brings a host of options for head coach Sean Payton.
Chief among those options is the first round draft pick out of Oregon in Bo Nix, who the franchise took with the 12th pick in last month’s NFL Draft, as the 24-year-old Arkansas native looks to pick up where he left off with the Ducks.
Can Nix become the darling of Broncos fans on Colorado betting apps?
Broncos Starting QB Week 1 Odds
Quarterback | Odds | % Chance |
Jarrett Stidham | -105 | 51.3% |
Bo Nix | +135 | 42.5% |
Zach Wilson | +1750 | 5.4% |
Ben DiNucci | +20000 | 0.5% |
The Field |
| 0.5% |
Who Replaces Russell Wilson in Denver?
Nix will likely go up against former Las Vegas Raiders and New England Patriots backup Jarrett Stidham for first-team reps in 2024, pinning two former Auburn Tigers against each other for the starting job in Denver this fall.
With that being said, BetColorado.com updated our latest hypothetical odds on which QB will get the starting nod in Week 1 against an opponent that the NFL will unveil officially later this month, with Stidham and Nix battling it out for the No. 1 spot.
bet365 Colorado lists San Francisco as the Super Bowl favorite at +500, followed by back-to-back champion Kansas City at +700. The Broncos are +10000.
Right now, we see a veteran QB like Stidham having better odds of getting the start in Week 1 than a rookie like Nix, as the former has appeared in 16 NFL games (and started four of them) across five NFL seasons, while Nix is a raw prospect under center.
That veteran experience is chief among the reasons why we list Stidham as the odds-on favorite to be Denver’s QB in Week 1, with the former Tiger listed at -105, while Nix is No. 2 on our odds board right now, coming in at +135.
Throw in recent trade acquisition and former first-round pick out of BYU Zach Wilson (+1750) and former Cowboys backup and UFL starter Ben DiNucci (+20000) and you have the full rundown on the potential Week 1 starters for the Broncos at quarterback.
Whichever player gets that spot will be tasked with lifting Denver back into the postseason for the first time since the franchise won it all in 2015, with the Broncos last posting a winning campaign in 2016 and flailing their way through mediocrity on the gridirons of the NFL ever since.
Broncos Starting QB FAQs
Jarrett Stidham is currently favored to be the Broncos starting QB come Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season. But don't count out first round draft pick Bo Nix.
Bo Nix is 24 years old. He played college at both Auburn and Oregon, and was the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year in 2023.
No, Russell Wilson was released this offseason and has signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
