Sorsby Enters NFL Supplemental Draft; Film Grades Mixed
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- Brendan Sorsby announced his intention to enter the NFL supplemental draft — the first interesting one since 2019 — with the league expected to hold the draft in July once it approves his application.
- Under supplemental draft rules, all 32 teams bid blindly for Sorsby's rights, and the team that submits the most valuable bid wins him but forfeits its pick in that round for the 2027 NFL draft.
- Sorsby profiles as a high-ceiling prospect on film, with 17% of his throws traveling 20+ air yards (16th nationally), a 1.8% sack rate that ranked better than all but two FBS quarterbacks, and 5.8 yards per rush (third among all QBs) as a designed-run threat.
- His accuracy is a major red flag: ESPN charted him with a 13.8% off-target rate (112th of 133 qualifying quarterbacks) and just 75.3% of passes deemed catchable.
- Sorsby's mechanics are described as unnecessarily sloppy — he throws flat-footed when room exists to step into the delivery and drifts to sidearm angles without need, producing a 'worrying grab bag' of ball locations.
- Smart defenses repeatedly baited him into poor decisions, including a tendency to auto-throw first reads without confirming post-snap coverage, and a habit of holding deep floaters against man blitzes that turned into interceptions.
- The scouting breakdown explicitly evaluates only Sorsby's on-field talent and is separate from the 'tough calculus' teams will run on his documented sports gambling issues.
- Sorsby posted a top speed of 19.9 mph on a 41-yard scramble, putting him in the same range as NFL quarterbacks Caleb Williams, Bo Nix, Justin Herbert, Justin Fields, and Drake Maye — the only QBs to clear 20 mph last season.
Why it matters: For NFL teams weighing a supplemental draft bid, Sorsby offers starter-tier physical tools — arm velocity, 19.9 mph speed, and sack-avoidance numbers that outpaced all but two FBS QBs — but the 13.8% off-target rate and mechanical sloppiness flagged in the film review suggest he needs a patient developmental environment rather than early reps. The cost of acquiring him is steep: the winning team forfeits its pick in that round of the 2027 NFL draft, and the sports gambling concerns only add to the off-field calculus.
