Brendan Sorsby gets bad news about 2027 draft stock

As recently as Wednesday, former NFL general manager and current ESPN analyst Mike Tannenbaum suggested that controversial quarterback prospect Brendan Sorsby will not be selected until the second or third round of the 2027 NFL Draft, at the earliest.

Sorsby decided he wouldn't fight the league's decision not to hold a supplemental draft this summer. He is now on track to complete a "de facto gap year" out of competitive football. For a piece published on Thursday, NFL insider Jason La Canfora of SportsBoom US echoed those who are now convinced Sorsby has no real chance of becoming a first-round draft pick next spring. 

Brendan Sorsby's stock "has shifted significantly"

"The 2027 draft class is sizing up to be one with considerable quality and depth," La Canfora explained, "and Sorsby will not be playing games to boost his stock between now and then, while the rest of that draft crop obviously will." 

La Canfora also noted that "the dynamic for [Sorsby's] entrance into the league has shifted significantly." 

The NCAA deemed Sorsby ineligible to play during the 2026 college football season after he admitted to betting on Indiana football while he was with that program and on other sports. Shortly after he learned that the NFL wouldn't hold a supplemental draft on or before July 16 of this year, the Canadian Football League confirmed it would not register a contract for Sorsby.

NFL general manager predicts when Brendan Sorsby could be drafted in 2027

Additionally, Sorsby entered a residential treatment program to deal with a gambling addiction earlier this spring. La Canfora spoke with one unnamed general manager who said that Sorsby "likely projects as a 'day-two' prospect (meaning rounds two and three)" as long as "there are no other gambling-related issues with him between now and the draft." 

Of course, there's no way of knowing how Sorsby will handle himself on and off practice fields between now and late April 2027. 

"Do I still think he goes in the second round? ...Probably not," the general manager added. "There isn’t a comp for this." 

The GM also thinks that "sitting out while everyone else plays" will negatively impact Sorsby's draft stock. Then again, the opposite theoretically could happen if multiple quarterback prospects flop while playing for their college teams later this fall.