One of the NFL’s most interesting players could make a lot of sense for the Denver Broncos and ESPN’s Bill Barnwell connected the dots.

In his pre-deadline trade ideas list, he has Denver doing more business with the New Orlenls Saints — this time for playmaker Taysom Hill. Here’s what the deal for the tight end/quarterback/wide receiver/fullback looks like below:

Broncos get: Taysom Hill, 2028 seventh-round pick
Saints get: 2028 sixth-round pick

The NFL trade deadline is on Nov. 4 but Hill has been linked to Sean Payton and to the Broncos for far longer.

“Let’s reunite Hill with his biggest fan. Sean Payton’s Broncos have plenty of playmakers, but they could always stand to add another threat on short yardage and in the red zone,” writes Barnwell, noting the team’s lackluster production at tight end yet again.

The Broncos were sniffing around Hill this past offseason before signing Evan Engram to a $23 million deal over two years. One of the newest Bronco has dealt with an early-season injury, making his production a disappointment thus far. Denver’s turned back to Adam Trautman, who is trusty but not a standout player. With an offense centered around the young Bo Nix behind a strong offensive line, the team could use another pass-catching weapon beside Courtland Sutton. Hill is far more than a pass-catcher.

Hill is sometimes a pass thrower or just a runner. He has 34 receiving, 11 rushing and another 11 passing touchdowns over his nine years in the NFL, all with the Saints, where he was signed by Payton out of BYU.

“Hill has seen a handful of snaps over the past two weeks, scoring a touchdown on a pin/pull sweep against the Patriots in Week 6,” Barnwell continues. “He’s 35 years old and in the final year of the four-year, $40 million deal he signed with the organization in November 2021. The Saints are on the hook for $13.7 million in dead money in 2026 if they trade Hill now, but they’re already expecting to eat that money once Hill’s contract voids after the 2025 campaign. The Saints would save $2.8 million in cash by trading Hill.”

Hill has played in just two games so far this season, returning earlier this month from a torn ACL.

Back on the field after tearing his left ACL a year ago,

Last year, he was very productive. He averaged 58.2 yards from scrimmage per game in an injury-shortened season last year. Among 122 running backs, tight ends and wide receivers with at least 50 touches last season, his success rate of 57.1 percent ranked 22nd. A year earlier, he ranked fourth at 62.0 percent — also among 122 receivers, runners and tight ends with 50-plus touches.

Both figures line up with his career-long performance. Hill’s career success rate of 58.5 percent ranks 10th among 136 players with at least 350 total touches since 2018. He’s long been among the NFL’s best at keeping the line moving and maintaining on-schedule service for an offense; as his work the last two seasons demonstrates, age hasn’t dimmed that.

The Broncos getting this type of player for the stretch run at a position of need while only swapping maybe 15 picks at the end of the draft seems like a strong move with benefits for both Mickey Loomis and George Paton, if Barnwell’s proposal plays out.