Texas Tech Quarterback Brendan Sorsby Seeks NFL Supplemental Draft Entry Pending League Approval

Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby announced his intention to enter the NFL supplemental draft. The supplemental draft will be held sometime in July 2026 once the league approves his application. The supplemental draft allows all 32 NFL teams to bid blindly against one another for the rights to a player.

Any team wishing to add Sorsby must submit a bid for the round in which it would be willing to draft him. The team that submits the most valuable bid wins the rights to the player but forfeits its pick in that specific round in the upcoming 2027 NFL draft. League evaluators were excited to see Sorsby play another season at Texas Tech.

Even if he had declared for the 2026 draft before the sports gambling issue was exposed, he was considered a high-ceiling prospect worthy of a solid pick. 5% of his pass attempts were charted as run-pass options, ranking 28th nationally. Cincinnati's offense featured a deep menu of run-pass options, and Sorsby cashed many of those throws by adjusting his arm angle without losing zip or accuracy.

Sorsby showed the ability to get into his throwing motion quickly, with the ball popping off his hand without much effort. Cincinnati was able to attack vertically off RPO action because of his release speed and velocity. On one play against Iowa State, Sorsby rode the fake for as long as he could, and when he finally pulled the ball to throw the glance, pressure was in his lap.

Sorsby still managed to get his throwing platform set and deliver the ball above the first level of the defense. While much of Sorsby's production came on one-read decisions, he showed poise when asked to get to secondary options post-snap. On a throw against Oklahoma State, the Bearcats wanted the same glance off the fake to the running back, but a squatting safety filled the throwing window.