A trio of quarterback-desperate NFL clubs reportedly touched base with the Denver Broncos.

Mike Klis of 9News reported Sunday that the Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills and Arizona Cardinals have called the Broncos to gauge their interest in trading the No. 5 overall draft selection. The teams pick No. 11, No. 12 and No. 15 overall, respectively, in round one. Buffalo also owns the 22nd-overall choice.

A deal doesn't appear imminent, according to Klis, who was told by league sources Denver considers Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield, USC QB Sam Darnold, Penn State running back Saquon Barkley, and NC State edge rusher Bradley Chubb as their top options at five -- if they remain there.

Of course, if those players are unavailable when the Broncos go on the clock, a trade-down makes sense should, say, Miami falls in love with Josh Rosen or Arizona with Josh Allen. General manager John Elway confirmed he's "open" to falling back, and potential scenarios will be explored beginning Monday, three days before the draft.

“We’ll get into that," Elway said during his pre-draft press conference Thursday. "At that point in time, we’ll look at all of the different options. If we’re going to move back, we’ve got to go back and look and say, ‘What do we think we’re going to get if we move back.’ We’ve got to go through every different scenario. If we move up, what is it going to cost us to move up and is it worth it to move up. All those scenarios, we’ll start working on them on Monday.”

To answer Elway's question, trading outside the top-10 would likely give him a shot at Georgia linebacker Roquan Smith, Virginia Tech linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, Louisville cornerback Jaire Alexander and UTSA edge Marcus Davenport. They're all elite prospects who'd fill positions of need, but not the true blue-chippers (a QB, Barkley, Chubb or Notre Dame guard Quenton Nelson) they'd get by staying put.



Stockpiling capital in an ultra-deep class might tempt the Broncos, though. Swapping with any of the three teams would net them multiple high-round picks -- a combination of second- and third-rounders, as well as a possible future first-rounder (No. 22 if you're Buffalo) -- giving Elway added ammunition to target his guys after Day 1.

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Heading into the offseason spectacle, the Broncos currently own eight total selections, including four in the top-100.