Minnesota Vikings Insider Takes Ultimate QB2 Leap

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The Minnesota Vikings fell to 1-2 in their 2025 NFL preseason schedule on Friday night. What really mattered, however, was another impressive performance of one-and-done former Gopher QB, Max Brosmer.

In his final opportunity before cut day, the 24-year-old undrafted free agent out of Minnesota officially inserted himself into the Vikings’ QB2 conversation, if he wasn’t already implanted firmly.

Max Brosmer making QB decisions very difficult for MN Vikings

During his two magnificent quarters Friday, Brosmer sliced and diced the Tennessee Titans secondary to the tune of 161 yards, 1 TD and 0 interceptions, on 15-of-23 passing. And it should’ve been better, had WR Dontae Fleming been able to hang onto this fourth down DIME when he hit the ground.

No matter, anyone paying attention to Minnesota Vikings training camp and their three preseason games have been blown away by what Max Brosmer has shown each and every time he gets an opportunity.

Whether we’re talking about last month, when he was relegated to practice reps that were few and far-between; or more recently, when he has been featured during back-to-back preseason games.

Brosmer finished his preseason 35-of-58 (60.3%) for 364 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, which came on a last second touchdown attempt in the 4th quarter of their second preseason game, where he had no choice but to try and squeeze the ball into a sealed-tight redzone window.

Minnesota Vikings beat writer takes Brosmer leap at QB2

While those numbers may not make your jaw drop, the eye-test on Brosmer very well might. Just ask Minnesota Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, Alec Lewis, who released his final 53-man roster projection on Saturday. His QB2… Max Brosmer.

In: J.J. McCarthy, Max Brosmer

Notable cut: Brett Rypien, Sam Howell

Toughest call: Moving on from Howell and Rypien with Brosmer’s minimal experience.

This would be bold. Neither McCarthy nor Brosmer has played a meaningful NFL game. Would head coach Kevin O’Connell really be willing to enter the 2025 season without a more proven option? Rypien had an up-and-down performance Friday night.

He and Howell were both inconsistent throughout training camp and the preseason. Minnesota could choose to keep either player. A more likely approach might be to peruse the waiver wire for another QB who is cut next week. Adding someone this late would be a challenge, though, considering the complexity of O’Connell’s offense.

Alec Lewis – The Athletic

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It’s worth noting, too, that Max Brosmer’s preseason stats should be better. The Fleming drop clipped above is only one example. Another that stands out, just off the top of my head, came right before Max’s only INT of the preseason, during the closing seconds of Minnesota’s exhibition loss to New England.

Earlier in the drive, Max threw a perfect touchdown ball to Myles Price. If caught, it would have given Brosmer and the Vikings offense one last chance to tie the game with a two-point conversion. Instead, Price suddenly developed alligator arms at the worst-possible time, especially for a guy on the 53-man roster bubble.

But Minnesota Vikings wide receivers struggled with butterfingers throughout the preseason, which brought down the numbers of all three backup options, including Max Brosmer. But we all know what we saw.

Maybe we shouldn’t be that surprised by Max Brosmer’s preseason?

And let’s address the invisible elephant in the room. While it would be risky to enter the year with a QB1 and QB2 who have never taken a regular season NFL snap, Brosmer has proven over the past three or four months that scouts and evaluators missed on him during April’s draft.

Yes, Brosmer is an undrafted free agent rookie. In theory, that’s what makes his preseason so unbelievable. But if we accept the reality that Max should have been drafted on day three, if not earlier, then his training camp come up wouldn’t be nearly as surprising.

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Had the Minnesota Vikings drafted Max Brosmer in the fourth or fifth round, instead of signing him as a UDFA, wouldn’t we be expecting him to contend for a spot on the roster? Context is everything, and all context other than his draft status has screamed at us that this kid should be our QB2.

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