Broncos quarterback Bo Nix said last week that Davis Webb would do “great things” in whatever his next role would be.

Well, Webb will be staying in Denver with the obvious goal to do what Nix hopes will be the case.

In an expected move, the Broncos on Monday promoted Webb to offensive coordinator. They also named Logan Kilgore to replace Webb as quarterbacks coach.

Webb, 31, spent the past three seasons with the Broncos, being quarterbacks coach from 2023-24 and also having the title of offensive passing game coordinator in 2025. Kilgore, 35, was a Denver offensive quality control coach the last three years.

Broncos coach Sean Payton last Tuesday fired Joe Lombardi as offensive coordinator. Sources had said that Webb was the leading candidate to replace Lombardi and The Denver Gazette reported Sunday he had an official interview for the job.

Webb in January had initial interviews for head coach with Baltimore and Buffalo and two to be Las Vegas’ head coach. He also interviewed for several other NFL offensive coordinator positions.

A source said it has not been determined whether Webb or Payton will call the plays in 2026. Payton called them in his first three Denver seasons.

“I think it’s great,’’ Jake Plummer, a Broncos quarterback from 2003-06 and now an analyst for Guerilla Sports, said of Webb’s hiring. “The last thing you want to do as a quarterback like Bo is to have a new person you’ve got to get familiar with. You want to keep it consistent when you’re a quarterback. It’s hard when you get a new offensive coordinator or a new coach even if they’re coaching the same system. The continuity between a quarterback and an offensive coordinator is pretty important.”

Nix, after being taken with the No. 12 pick in the 2024 draft, started 36 straight regular-season and playoff games until suffering a broken right ankle in a 33-30 overtime win over Buffalo in a divisional playoff game Jan. 17. He sat out Denver’s 10-7 loss to New England in the AFC Championship Game Jan. 25.

Nix last Wednesday called Webb a “tremendous coach” who “understands the role of teaching” and “really knows how to communicate with his players.” He spoke of expecting Webb to do “great things” if he next became a head coach, an offensive coordinator or remained a quarterbacks coach.

For offensive coordinator, the Broncos also interviewed Bills quarterbacks coach Ronald Curry last Thursday and Washington assistant head coach and pass game coordinator Brian Johnson last Friday. Those two interviews put them in compliance with the Rooney Rule, which requires teams to talk to at least two external diversity candidates for coordinator positions.

While Webb has received a promotion, it remains to be seen if he will call plays. Payton did let Webb have that role in a 27-7 preseason win last August over Arizona, with the Broncos rolling up 562 total yards.

“Let me tell you who’s calling the plays opening weekend,’’ said Ryan Harris, a Denver tackle from 2007-10 and in 2015 who is now an NFL analyst, including for Broncos preseason games on television. “It’s going to be Sean Payton. And Sean Payton has earned that right. He’s one of the most brilliant offensive minds in the NFL.

“The big thing for Davis Webb is going to be able to communicate to (Payton) in the game. Like, ‘Hey, our running back has only touched the ball eight times going into the fourth quarter.’ Things like that.”

Harris does not profess to have any inside information on Payton remaining the play caller, but said his opinion is based on his longtime NFL experience, including with Denver. Harris, who played in the NFL from 2007-10, does like the move made by the Broncos. He likes that Webb is a former NFL quarterback, having been a backup for the New York Giants, New York Jets and Buffalo from 2017-22.

“I’m happy for him,’’ Harris said. “Players often want a coordinator who played the game because they not only know what’s going to win in tough moments but they also understand how to adjust in the game you’re in. I think if you have coordinators who didn’t play, they might get stuck on an idea when they have a meeting on Tuesday that doesn’t look good on Sunday, and they don’t know how to pivot.”

Plummer stressed the importance of the relationship Webb and Nix have cultivated.

“Davis has been watching all of Bo’s progressions his first two years,” Plummer said. “He’s been there to answer all the questions that maybe the quarterback is not going to ask in front of the team or to the head coach. … I think it’s a good move to keep it in house because everybody knows Davis. It’s not like bringing in a new face with a new coach and with a whole new ego involved.”

The Broncos also have continuity with Kilgore, a former quarterback. He spent time with New Orleans when Payton was the head coach in 2014 and later played four seasons in the Canadian Football League.

Star defensive lineman Zach Allen arrived in Denver in 2023, the same year Webb did. In an interview with DNVR Sports at the Pro Bowl Games in San Francisco, he also brought up the importance of continuity in discussing Webb’s promotion.

“He’s awesome, man,’’ Allen said. “I mean, like he’s just a such a great dude and he really is just like one of the guys. And you can just tell how smart he is and just knowledgeable about the sport. So the fact that we’re keeping him is just incredible. … The familiarity and the continuity in this league is so rare, so when you’re able to get it, it’s a big deal.”

Nix wasn’t available for comment Monday and didn’t post anything immediate on social media about the promotion of Webb. But it stands to reason he is happy to have him still with the Broncos.