Former Texas Tech Red Raiders/Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback Brendan Sorsby is entering the NFL supplemental draft. He’ll be lucky if he has any bidders.
A Sunday report revealed the New York Jets may not target Sorsby if he’s approved for the supplemental draft, which would be held in July, because of concerns about his gambling addiction. He admitted to placing 40 bets on the Indiana Hoosiers while serving as a backup for the team from 2022-23 but says he never wagered on games he played in.
That’s bad news for Sorsby, who recently left Texas Tech. Few teams are more desperate for a QB than the Jets. If they’re not willing to bid on him during the supplemental draft, neither will other teams.
Jets feature one of the worst QB rooms in the NFL
New York features QBs Geno Smith, rookie Cade Klubnik, Brady Cook and Bailey Zappe, a unit that ranks near the bottom of the league. CBS Sports’ Garrett Podell ranked the Jets QB room as the second-worst in the NFL behind the Cleveland Browns.
Smith, a former Seattle Seahawks star, will probably start for most of the season, despite a disappointing 2025 season with the Las Vegas Raiders. He went 2-13 in 15 starts last season, tossing 19 touchdown passes and a league-leading 17 interceptions.
The Jets clearly don’t have an answer at the most important position. Even then, New York knows bidding on a controversial prospect like Sorsby in the supplemental draft isn’t worth the risk. Other needy teams would agree.
Why teams don’t want to bid on Brendan Sorsby in NFL supplemental draft
The Browns, who are holding a QB competition between Shedeur Sanders and Deshaun Watson, would be another logical destination for Sorsby. New head coach Todd Monken, however, isn’t considering adding him.
Sorsby received treatment for his gambling addiction and anxiety for 35 days at a rehab center in Arizona. Despite that, teams don’t know if they can trust the QB never to gamble again.
From a football perspective, Sorsby (6-foot-3, 235 pounds) is an intriguing prospect, but he may lack the accuracy needed to be a Week 1 starter. In four seasons with the Hoosiers and Bearcats, he completed a below-average 61.4 percent of his passes.
If a team uses a supplemental pick on Sorsby, it must forfeit a corresponding one in the 2027 draft. Remember, the upcoming draft class, headlined by Texas Longhorns star Arch Manning (6-foot-4, 219 pounds) and Oregon Ducks standout Dante Moore (6-foot-3, 206 pounds), looks deep at QB. Why would teams want to sacrifice one of those picks on Sorsby when they can potentially use it on a better prospect in 2027?
Teams like the Jets desperately need a QB. Waiting one more year to find one makes more sense than spending a pick on Sorsby, who may not be a blue-chip prospect and has an off-field issue clubs can’t ignore.
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