Certain teams around the NFL make a lot more sense as a potential suitor for Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby. Sorsby, who was expected to be a first-round pick in the 2027 NFL Draft, will now enter the supplemental draft after a gambling investigation. Sorsby had been cleared to play, but decided to back out of things and take his talents to the supplemental draft.
It remains unclear what really went on throughout much of this process, but many questioned why Sorsby was even allowed to step back onto a college field.
With that in mind, I can understand why teams like the New York Jets will question whether they should go after a player of his caliber, and not because of what he does on the field, but because of what he did off of it.
That's typically considered a cardinal sin in professional sports, and he'll have to deal with the repercussions that come with it. I hate that a young man is going to be punished for doing something like this, but it's just the reality.
Now, that doesn't necessarily mean the Jets won't be interested in making a trade for him. It still remains uncertain whether they really go after him, or even want him after everything that went on, but some are starting to believe that if the Jets want to go in that direction, they have a chance to land him because of how many assets they have.
“If the Jets want Sorsby, there’s a solid chance the Jets will be able to get Sorsby. New York has, by a decent margin, more 2027 NFL Draft capital than any other team, including a whopping three firsts. They hold both the Cowboys’ and Colts’ opening-round selection next spring.
“When New York first began bulking up on draft picks last fall, conventional wisdom said it would be in great position to make a run at the 2027 draft’s top QB, be it Arch Manning, Dante Moore or someone else. The Jets are in group 1 (teams with fewer than six wins the previous season) of the supplemental draft order, and several of the other organizations in that bucket — Las Vegas, Tennessee, Cincinnati, Washington — have apparent franchise quarterbacks in place,” Nick Baumgardner of The Athletic wrote.
The supplemental draft is a bit different, but because of how poorly the Jets played a year ago, they'll have an opportunity to land him.
When we look at the other teams in that bracket, most of them have franchise quarterbacks. This makes the Jets perhaps the most intriguing landing spot for Sorsby, though it's far from guaranteed that they'll go that route.
