Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby Would Get Be Selected In The Supplemental Draft, Execs Say

Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby lost a request for reinstatement by the NCAA after being stripped of his eligibility for gambling on games, setting up a potential move to the NFL in July.

Sorsby, who has been released from a rehab program for his gambling addiction, would prefer to return to Texas Tech. 

The school is appealing the NCAA decision, hoping to be able to have the star on the field this season. If that fails, Sorsby could look to try to play in another league, like the Canadian Football League, which would already be underway, or most likely, he would apply to enter the NFL’s supplemental draft.

Sorsby has until June 22nd to declare for that, and his gambling addiction would absolutely give NFL teams pause, and the NFL would have to approve him to take part in the process. 

But multiple executives said that Sorsby’s talent would lead him to be selected; a team that took Sorsby in a particular round in the supplemental draft would forfeit that pick in the 2027 spring draft.

How Do NFL Teams Rate Sorsby’s Play?

Sorsby has ideal NFL size at 6-foot-3, 230 pounds, more than sufficient athleticism, and good straight-line speed. He isn’t a true runner with loose hips who will make defenders miss laterally, but he is big, strong and fast enough.

One scout said the quarterback projected to be in the top five QBs eligible for the 2027 draft if not for the gambling issues, believing he can be a “dependable starter with upside,” at the NFL level, noting, “it’s an NFL arm, no question about that.”

Sorsby’s decision-making on and off the field is something teams will want to explore, and he has been used almost exclusively in shotgun formations. 

But another evaluator noted: “It’s like getting him a year early (instead of the 2027 building), and no one who takes him is going to expect him to play (in 2026). He’s a big kid with an accurate arm and a quick release who can push the ball down the field.”

Getting another year to develop in college and try to show he has put his gambling issues behind him (at least for some period of time) would help his overall draft status and could help him max out as a second or third round pick, the scouts thought. He would go later than in the supplemental draft, but it’s hard to see all 32 teams passing on him for the totality of that seven-round process.

No player has been selected in the supplemental draft since 2019.