For Brendan Sorsby, NFL supplemental draft may be an option
If Brendan Sorsby learns he can't play college football in 2026, he could enter the NFL's supplemental draft.
With quarterback Brendan Sorsby's NCAA eligibility in question because of alleged gambling, many football fans are wondering whether Sorsby might pursue the NFL's supplemental draft after the residential treatment program he reportedly entered. Sorsby played the past two seasons for the Cincinnati Bearcats after spending his first two seasons at Indiana. Sorsby has been considered a potential NFL draft first-round pick in 2027.
If he learns he can't play college football in 2026, he could enter the NFL's supplemental draft. The NFL doesn't hold a supplemental draft every year. The supplemental draft was created in 1977 for draft-eligible players who failed to declare for the regular NFL draft.
The league only has a supplemental draft when players are eligible. Players declaring for the supplemental draft usually do so because of an issue involving college eligibility. The most recent supplemental draft was in 2023.
No eligible player was selected. The last time a player was selected in a supplemental draft was in 2019, when the Arizona Cardinals picked safety Jalen Thompson. An NFL team selecting Sorsby in a supplemental draft would forfeit a draft pick.