Who is Max Brosmer? Vikings' backup QB gets spotlight with Carson Wentz injury

Billy Heyen

Who is Max Brosmer? Vikings' backup QB gets spotlight with Carson Wentz injury image

Max Brosmer didn't have to go far to begin his NFL career.

The former University of Minnesota star signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent after the 2025 NFL Draft.

He might be a lot further from home to make his debut, though.

With Carson Wentz exiting the Week 5 London game vs. the Browns with an injury, and J.J. McCarthy already out, it could be Brosmer's time.

Brosmer officially made his NFL debut when he took a kneel down to end the first half.

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Who is Max Brosmer?

Max Brosmer is a 24-year old rookie quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings.

He's originally from Davenport, Iowa. He then lived in Toronto in Canada before spending his scholar-athlete years in Roswell, Georgia.

Brosmer measures up at 6-foot-2 and 218 pounds.

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Where did Max Brosmer go to college?

Max Brosmer began his college career at New Hampshire.

Brosmer spent 2019-2023 with the Wildcats and started from the time he was a true freshman.

In his final season at New Hampshire, Brosmer was an FCS All-American on the first team.

That earned Brosmer a transfer to the University of Minnesota, where he spent a single season with the Golden Gophers.

Vikings QB depth chart

With everyone healthy, this is how the Vikings' QB depth chart looks:

  1. J.J. McCarthy
  2. Carson Wentz
  3. Max Brosmer
  4. Desmond Ridder

With McCarthy out and Wentz now hurt in Week 5, Brosmer comes into focus, with only Ridder remaining behind him.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle