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Carson Wentz
QB · MIN

Carson Wentz

Position QB
Team MIN
Bye Week 6
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Carson Wentz

NFL player. Position: QB. Team: MIN.

Quick Facts

  • Position: QB
  • Team: MIN (Minnesota Vikings)
  • Role: Backup QB in Vikings depth chart

Veteran backup in Vikings QB competition alongside Kyler Murray and J.J. McCarthy. Wentz has starting experience and is part of the "really competitive QB room" that new GM Nolan Teasley described in June 2026. ESPN analyst Connor Orr's projection suggests Wentz could see action in a critical late-season 2-game stretch to preserve Minnesota's playoff hopes if the Murray-McCarthy situation deteriorates or Murray struggles down the stretch (per NFL's newest GM weighs in on wide open QB battle as third star enters fray). With two first-round QBs competing for the starting role, Wentz's path to fantasy relevance depends on injury or crisis.

At June minicamp, McCarthy praised Wentz as a key resource in the QB room, crediting him with helping him learn both football lessons and life skills including fatherhood advice. (per Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy dispels notion that he'd want trade before season: 'This is where I want to be')

Role / Depth Chart

Backup QB in Vikings' open QB competition. Expected to be third option behind Murray and McCarthy.

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