Let me preface this entire post first by saying that I love Marvin Mims Jr. The guy always seems to make a play when the Denver Broncos needed one in a bad way, whether it was catching a deep pass from Bo Nix or using his All-Pro return skills. I think we’ll miss having a Marvin Mims in orange and blue if this hypothetical did happen.
That all said, a tweet a few days ago from DNVR had Bennie Fowler mentioning something that should have been pretty obvious to all of us after the trade for Jaylen Waddle.
The team is unlikely to extend Mims now, which does actually make him a prime trade candidate ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft.
Why would they trade an All-Pro returner and a big play receiving threat? Because they aren’t going to want to pay him what he is actually worth and they don’t plan to utilize him on offense in a way that would make him worth the pay.
He was targeted just 51 times last season and hauled in 37 catches for 322 yards and a touchdown — along with another touchdown in the playoffs against the Buffalo Bills. For a guy who isn’t getting many targets, they pull him out in space behind the line of scrimmage 41.5% of the time and have him sprinting go routes another 26.2% of the time.
He has no route tree, which is evident by that lack of targets in between the deep and the short. A contending team isn’t going to have the luxury of paying what Mims will get paid next year, which is why this topic of a trade is something that should be considered.
With Waddle’s addition and his big play ability, it does make Mims a bit expendable on that offense despite how clutch he has been during his time with the Broncos.
What do you think: should the Broncos consider moving Mims ahead of the draft?
