Texas Tech Red Raiders<\/a> quarterback Brendan Sorsby when he entered his name into the NFL Supplemental Draft. Even with Sorsby\u2019s gambling addiction and Prescott under contract through 2028, Dallas liked the young quarterback\u2019s physical tools.<\/p>\nOf course, the NFL opted not to hold a Supplemental Draft this summer, and it has required Sorsby to enter the league through the 2027 NFL Draft. This means that he\u2019ll have gone an entire year without playing, an added layer of risk for a prospect who teams already had off-the-field concerns about.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s less clear from Archer\u2019s reporting is whether the Cowboys\u2019 interest in Sorsby would\u2019ve resulted in the team actually spending significant draft capital on him. Had he been permitted to enter the Supplemental Draft, NFL teams would\u2019ve bid on the round in which they were willing to select him. The team with the highest bid and priority would\u2019ve then been awarded the young signal-caller.<\/p>\n
Before Sorsby\u2019s application was denied, projections on where he would be selected ranged from the second to the fourth round. Dallas does not have a fourth- or fifth-round pick in the 2027 NFL Draft to forfeit, so it would have had to commit a third-round bid on Sorsby at a minimum.<\/p>\n
The report is something worth keeping in mind next offseason. Prescott turns 33 years old at the end of July, and the Cowboys\u2019 front office has clearly started thinking about its succession plan at quarterback. The 2027 NFL Draft class is viewed as relatively deep at the position, so it\u2019s very possible that Dallas could use a Day 2 pick next year to develop someone behind Prescott.<\/p>\n
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