Brendan Sorsby

QB·Texas Tech#56 overall
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Scouting Report

Sorsby is one of the more fascinating quarterback evaluations in the 2027 cycle, a late-blooming dual-threat with a big arm whose stock is clouded by an NCAA gambling investigation tied to alleged bets on Indiana football games in 2022. On the field the appeal is obvious. The Indiana transfer turned two strong years at Cincinnati into one of the country's better resumes, and The Athletic's Nick Baumgardner described him as a huge prospect with really good athleticism and a big-time arm who played the best ball of his career in 2025. Multiple NFL evaluators told The Athletic he plausibly would have been drafted ahead of Ty Simpson, the No. 13 pick to the Rams, had he entered the 2026 class. PFF graded him the seventh-best QB in the nation with 300-plus dropbacks at a 90.5 mark, fifth-best among all FBS passers. He is at his best under duress, with PFF charting him as the No. 1 quarterback against pressure and crediting him with the second-lowest sack rate in the country, just seven sacks on 114 pressures. ESPN's Tom Luginbill praised his off-platform throws, quick RPO release, anticipation and instinctive pocket navigation. The flaws are real too: he trusts his arm into tight windows, locks onto his first read, and is unproven working full-field progressions. Scouts wanted to see his decision-making, efficiency and accuracy improve at Texas Tech before the gambling situation upended his timeline. A PFSN evaluator pegged him as a Day 2 talent and would spend a fourth-round pick on him in a supplemental draft.

Strengths

  • Big-time arm strength with velocity and zip to fit throws into short-lived windows
  • elasticity to deliver off-platform and sidearm throws from any angle
  • PFF's No. 1 graded QB against pressure with the second-lowest sack rate in the nation (7 sacks on 114 pressures)
  • excellent size at a listed 6-3, 235 with mobility to extend plays
  • powerful, decisive runner who rushed for 580 yards and 9 TDs in 2025 reading the edge defender on read options
  • strong anticipation and timing, especially over the middle, with touch to hit receivers in stride
  • ball security, with PFF's fifth-lowest turnover-worthy play rate (1.8 percent) and 27 TDs to 5 INTs in 2025
  • ninth-highest big-time throw rate (6.4 percent) per PFF

Weaknesses

  • Trusts his arm too much and forces throws into crowded coverage
  • tends to lock onto his first read and is unproven on full-field progressions and checkdowns
  • struggles throwing to his right, with a 42.4 passer rating on 20-plus-yard attempts outside the right hash
  • only completed 37.1 percent of deep passes (20-plus air yards), 47th of 89 qualifiers
  • mechanics can get loose under duress, hurting accuracy
  • raw mental processing for a fifth-year player
  • lacks experience in pro-style systems, raising immediate-readiness questions
  • gambling investigation is a significant character and availability red flag, with possible suspension or layoff threatening his developmental arc

NFL Comparison

Trey Lance: big-armed, athletic developmental QB whose long layoff and rawness mirror Sorsby's risk profile; Daniel Jones: physically gifted dual-threat with size, mobility and ball-security questions to clean up against pressure; Jordan Love: late bloomer with elite arm talent and off-platform creativity who needed time to refine processing and full-field reads

College Stats

Career (Indiana 2023, Cincinnati 2024-2025): 7,208 passing yards, 60 passing TDs, 18 INTs, 61.4 comp pct, 96.5 passer rating, 1,295 rushing yards, 22 rushing TDs; 2025 (Cincinnati): 2,800 passing yards, 27 TDs, 5 INTs, 61.6 comp pct, 580 rushing yards, 9 rushing TDs, led Cincinnati to a 7-1 start and No. 17 AP ranking, third in Big 12 in total offense (3,380 yards); PFF 90.5 (5th nationally), 7th-best QB grade with 300-plus dropbacks, No. 1 vs pressure, 6.4 pct big-time throw rate (9th), 1.8 pct turnover-worthy (5th-lowest), 37.1 pct deep completion; PFSN QB Impact Score 88.2 (10th in FBS); 30 career starts

Measurables

Height
6'3"
Weight
235

Awards & Honors

Second-team All-Big 12 (2025, coaches); top-10 nationally in QBR and PFF grade (2025); tied for 5th in FBS in PFF grade among QBs; 3rd-place tie in ESPN poll of 10 NFL scouts for likeliest 2027 No. 1 pick (behind Arch Manning and Dante Moore, tied with Julian Sayin); viewed as a potential first-round / top-two-round 2027 prospect before the gambling investigation