Brendan Sorsby’s future is now in the hands of the NFL franchises, as he decided to drop his case for eligibility against the NCAA last week. Instead of trying to overcome his lifetime ban from college athletics, the signal-caller will now enter the NFL supplemental draft.
Whether or not he will attract the interest of any NFL teams remains to be seen. However, according to insider Rich Cimini, at least one team isn’t at all interested in his services. Even while the New York Jets (worth $8.1 billion, according to Forbes) are looking for a new starting quarterback, they aren’t interested in recruiting Sorsby due to his betting scandal.
“They don’t want to deal to deal with it,” said ESPN’s Rich Cimini via NFLSleeper.
The Jets did select one quarterback during the 2026 NFL draft, as they took Clemson’s Cade Klubnik in the fourth round with the 110th overall pick.
Unlike the Jets, the Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals, and Cleveland Browns are reportedly interested in getting Sorsby.
In which round is it expected that Brendan Sorsby will be picked?
According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, it’s very unlikely that a team will spend a first-round draft pick on Sorsby during the supplemental draft. The only candidates, according to the reporter, who could do this are the Jets and Browns because they have multiple first-round picks.
However, speaking on SportsCenter on Sunday, he also floated two unlikely candidates: the Eagles and the Buccaneers. Fowler said:
“You typically don’t see first-round picks in the supplemental draft; it’s a lot to give up. Now, you have the usual suspects, like the New York Jets, the Cleveland Browns, who have multiple first-round picks to play with. Do they get involved? I’m also looking at some sleepers, teams that have an established quarterback but could use somebody a year or two down the road, like Philadelphia, Tampa Bay with their Baker Mayfield contract situation. So, there are a lot of teams that are intrigued. There’s going to be some action here in the next month for sure.”
As a reminder, the NFL supplemental draft works differently from the main event. Teams will place bets, blindly, with their draft picks from next year. The team that places the bet with the highest draft pick will get the player.
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