Brendan Sorsby
Texas Tech#157 overallDraft Movement
Down 107 spots since Jun 8
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 scouts describe 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 believe he plausibly would have been drafted ahead of Ty Simpson, the No. 13 pick to the Rams, had he entered the 2026 class. He graded among the top handful of QBs in the nation with 300-plus dropbacks, one of the best marks among all FBS passers. He is at his best under duress, charting as one of the top quarterbacks against pressure and posting one of the lowest sack rates in the country, just seven sacks on 114 pressures. Scouts praise 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. Evaluators wanted to see his decision-making, efficiency and accuracy improve at Texas Tech before the gambling situation upended his timeline. Some scouts peg him as a Day 2 talent worth a fourth-round pick 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
- one of the nation's best-graded QBs 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 one of the lowest turnover-worthy play rates in the nation (1.8 percent) and 27 TDs to 5 INTs in 2025
- one of the highest big-time throw rates in the nation (6.4 percent)
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); 90.5 passer grade (5th nationally), 7th-best QB grade with 300-plus dropbacks, top-graded vs pressure, 6.4 pct big-time throw rate (9th), 1.8 pct turnover-worthy (5th-lowest), 37.1 pct deep completion; graded among the top 10 QBs in FBS by advanced impact metrics; 30 career starts
Measurables
Awards & Honors
Second-team All-Big 12 (2025, coaches); top-10 nationally in QBR and passer grade (2025); among the highest-graded QBs in FBS; viewed by NFL scouts as one of the likeliest 2027 No. 1 picks, behind Arch Manning and Dante Moore and alongside Julian Sayin; viewed as a potential first-round / top-two-round 2027 prospect before the gambling investigation