After playoff heartbreak, the Broncos could pursue Alvin Kamara and trade Riley Moss to bolster their 2026 Super Bowl aspirations.
The Denver Broncos had a disappointing end to their amazing 2025 season. After winning 14 games and clinching the No. 1 seed in the AFC, it seemed like the Broncos were surely on their way to a Super Bowl appearance.
As things go in football, however, it didn't exactly go to plan in the playoffs. Denver was suddenly left to play in the AFC Championship game without their star quarterback, Bo Nix, after breaking his ankle in the final moments of the Divisional Round.
Though the final score of that game was 10-7 with Denver losing, it was always a long shot for the Broncos to overcome such a blow. Now, it’s back to the drawing board for head coach Sean Payton and the Broncos.
The NFL combine is just a few days away, but the Broncos need to do more than simply draft this offseason. If Denver wants to return in 2026 and remain a contender in the AFC, they need to be aggressive. Bleacher Report’s Alex Ballentine mocked up trades for each NFL team in a recent article, and the Broncos had two of them.
The first of which was them landing running back Alvin Kamara in exchange for a seventh-round pick. Kamara saw a big step back in production in 2025, but he could still prove to be valuable on a contending Broncos team.
In last year’s draft, the Broncos found their running back in R.J. Harvey. He was great at the end of the season when more touches started coming, but Denver could use a second option in their backfield. Kamara can be that, still providing good value as a receiving option out of the backfield. For an offense that laks much weapons, landing Kamara for a late-round pick is a low-risk, high-reward option for Denver – not to mention that it would reunite Kamara with his former coach.
The second trade in the article had the Broncos trading away cornerback Riley Moss for a third-round pick. Moss had a great season in Denver in 2025, recording a league-high 19 passes defended, but he’s entering his final year before his rookie contract expires.
Patrick Surtain II and Jahdae Barron will be making a lot of money as corners for the Broncos in the coming years, making it more difficult for them to extend Moss’s deal once it expires. If they aren’t willing to do it, they would need to cash in on his value now while it’s at an all-time high.
It would ship away one of the better playmakers on Denver’s defense, but it could end up being the smart play in the long run for the Broncos. They need to be willing to take risks this offseason if they want to have another deep playoff run in 2026.