The Brendan Sorsby saga isn’t going away anytime soon, and the New York Jets might come out as winners by the end of it.
Sorsby’s representation has filed an injunction against the NCAA as they continue to push forward a ruling of his ineligibility due to a gambling addiction he suffered through during his college football career. Should the injunction prove successful, Sorsby would gain another year of eligibility and play for the Texas Tech Red Raiders next season.
If the injunction doesn’t work, the 22-year-old quarterback would be able to file for the 2026 NFL supplemental draft, and become arguably the best player coming out from that draft in years.
As the case grows murkier by the day, the Jets must keep an eye on the situation.
Sorsby supplemental update
It’s important to understand why Sorsby has filed an injunction in the first place. While the quarterback has acknowledged a gambling addiction and has gone to rehab for the problem, gambling has been prohibited across the board in all collegiate and professional sports.
In the court filing for the injunction, Sorsby, though, has pointed to the hypocrisy that college football, and sports in general have when it comes to gambling.
“The NCAA has weaponized his condition to shore up a facade of competitive integrity, while simultaneously profiting from the very gambling ecosystem it polices,” the filing states.
In the last few court cases, the NCAA has lost handily, so Sorsby is hoping for a similar ruling with this inunction. Just months ago, Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss received an extra year of eligibility after a judge in Mississippi ruled against the NCAA.
But as the situation continues to get handled by the courts, and offseason practices commence, Sorsby is running out of time to get fully acclimated to his new college team.
That leaves him in a very difficult situation.
“If I cannot practice with the team, it will be severely detrimental to my mental health and my development as an athlete,” Sorsby said in an included affidavit. “Without access to coaching, teammates, and on-field repetitions, I cannot develop the chemistry and skills necessary to start at quarterback in the 2026 season — and each additional day away compounds that harm. These developmental opportunities cannot be replaced or replicated.”
Sorsby has until June 22 to apply for the NFL’s supplemental draft. While the league can issue a punishment for the quarterback for acts done in college (the league suspended Ezekiel Elliott for six games in 2017 for violating the personal conduct policy after an assault allegation was made against him before he was actually an NFL player), this situation is a unique one, to say the least.
Many teams will be keeping an eye on it. Sorsby was expected to be a top prospect coming out of the 2027 draft class. An earlier arrival could lead teams to give up future picks for his services going forward.
And the Jets should be one of them.
Jets QB room
New York already has a starting quarterback for the 2026 season. Geno Smith was acquired in March for that role. They also have a developmental prospect after drafting Caleb Klubnik in the fourth round of April’s draft.
Sorsby’s upside, though, is far greater than Klubnik’s. The 6-foot-3, 235-pound signal-caller possesses the kind of traits that will enamor teams across the league.
The question for New York, therefore, is simple.
Do they give up a 2027 draft pick (the required bid in a supplemental draft) to bring Sorsby in to compete as a current backup and future savior of the franchise, or should they wait out the situation and let another team grab him?
As time runs out on his college decision, Sorsby may not have a choice. A failed injunction filing will leave him without a team to play for. Entering the NFL through the supplemental draft may be his only opion.
