Cincinnati and Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby is headed to the NFL\u2019s supplemental draft. We should know within the next month whether a team will take a gamble on Sorsby, which is an unintended pun given that he college career was ended by placing sports bets on his own team.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s rare to see a quarterback of Sorsby\u2019s stature available for the supplemental draft. He may be the highest profile player to hit the NFL\u2019s late-offseason lottery in around 30 years.<\/p>\n
t\u2019s also rare for teams to throw their hat into the ring during the supplemental draft. There are only two active general managers across the NFL that have done it before: Les Snead of the Los Angeles Rams and Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n
Snead\u2019s pick of Isaiah Battle in the fifth round came in 2025. The Rams released him in September of the following year and Battle enjoyed stints with the Kansas City Chiefs and Seattle Seahawks. Jones took Steve Walsh in the first round back in 1989 just months after selecting future hall of famer Troy Aikman in the traditional NFL Draft.<\/p>\n
The last player taken in the NFL supplemental draft was Jalen Thompson in 2019. The Arizona Cardinals used a fifth rounder on the safety. There have been just 46 selections across NFL history.<\/p>\n
But all the history goes out the window when a player like Sorsby becomes available.<\/p>\n
Sorsby is a promising encouraging prospect whose technique must be improved from his days at Cincinnati. The hope was that better coaching and supporting cast at Texas Tech, following a high profile NIL transfer, could allow his strengths to shine and elevate him to first-round consideration in 2027. Teams can design running plays with Sorsby\u2019s athleticism. He reminds me of Zach Wilson coming out of BYU. Someone across the NFL will see this as a worthwhile gamble, especially those who may be out of position to land a top prospect in an otherwise loaded QB class next year.<\/p>\n