Brendan Sorsby Landing Spots: Jets, Dolphins, Browns Could Target QB In Supplemental Draft
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Brendan Sorsby is suddenly available, and the NFL’s most quarterback-needy rosters should be paying attention. The Texas Tech transfer plans to enter the supplemental draft rather than fight a losing eligibility battle over his gambling case, which drops one of the more talented arms outside the 2026 class onto the open market this summer. The Jets, Dolphins, and Browns each have reason to put in a bid.
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Brendan Sorsby’s Supplemental Draft Price Should Stay Cheap
The supplemental draft is not the spring draft. Teams submit blind bids by round, and the club with the highest bid wins the player while forfeiting that same pick in the 2027 draft. Bid a fourth-rounder on Sorsby, lose a 2027 fourth-rounder. No player has been taken since the Cardinals spent a fifth on Jalen Thompson in 2019, so the bar for entry is low.
That price tag matters more than usual here. The 2027 quarterback class is loaded, and no front office wants to surrender real capital in a banner year for a passer who would have been a Day 2 pick at best. PFSN graded Sorsby as the third-best quarterback in the 2026 class behind first-rounders Fernando Mendoza and Ty Simpson, with the gambling fallout dragging his stock down further. Expect the bidding to top out around the fourth round.
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The talent is real, though. At 6 feet 3 and 235 pounds, Sorsby throws with rare velocity and fits the ball into tight windows from multiple arm angles. He threw for 2,800 yards with 27 touchdowns and five interceptions at Cincinnati in 2025, adding 580 yards and nine scores on the ground. PFSN’s QB Impact metric ranked him 10th in FBS at 88.2.
The flaws are just as visible. He locks onto his first read, forces throws he shouldn’t, and his accuracy outside the numbers to his right falls off a cliff. He is a project, not a plug-and-play answer.
Why the Jets Fit Brendan Sorsby Better Than the Browns or Dolphins
New York has the cleanest opening. Geno Smith leads the room and rookie Cade Klubnik projects as the developmental QB2, but the rest of the depth chart is unsettled, and Sorsby’s legs give him a genuine edge over Bailey Zappe and Brady Cook. The Jets can stash a developmental arm with zero pressure to play him, which is exactly the environment a one-read passer needs.
Cleveland offers the most crowded room. Deshaun Watson is the early favorite to start, with Shedeur Sanders, Dillon Gabriel and rookie Taylen Green already behind him, so coach Todd Monken would be stacking yet another young arm onto a roster that has plenty. That is more of a numbers crunch than a clear runway, but the Browns chase quarterback help every offseason, and a Day 3 flier fits the pattern.
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Miami is the steepest climb. The Dolphins signed Malik Willis to a three-year deal and already carry Quinn Ewers, Cam Miller and undrafted rookie Mark Gronowski, with Ewers flashing in three starts late last season. Sorsby would be fighting just to make the 53.
None of it happens unless a team decides a 2027 pick is worth spending in July. That, not the talent, is the real question. Sorsby carries a starter’s ceiling and a backup’s floor, and this draft has a history of turning throwaway bids into steals (Cris Carter and Josh Gordon both came through it). For a Day 3 cost, the Jets would be smart to find out what they have.