Big Blue View
The Brendan Sorsby saga has taken another turn, as Texas Tech announced that he would no longer be a part of their program and the young quarterback is seeking to enter the NFL’s supplemental draft.
It would be a stunning surprise if the New York Giants are among the teams to show any interest in Sorsby. After all, they just drafted Jaxson Dart last year and believe that he has the potential to be their franchise quarterback. However, Dart does provide a useful frame of reference for Sorsby, as the two passers have similar traits.
Sorsby was one of the wildcards in what is expected to be a blockbuster quarterback class. He has the potential to grow into a franchise quarterback in the mold of Josh Allen, Justin Herbert, or Drake Maye. On the other hand, he could flame out and be another quarterback who’s potential gets a coach or GM fired.
Sorsby is going to be an absolutely fascinating case to follow over the next month or so. He has legitimate upside as a quarterback, and the NFL was excited to see him this year at Texas Tech. However, he is a boom-or-bust prospect even before we consider the gambling addiction that cost him his college career.
It’s entirely possible that a solid third of the NFL’s teams will have real interest in Sorsby, so what does he do well, and what will he need to improve to make it as an NFL quarterback?
Sorsby flashes the potential to be a top 5 pick at the quarterback position. He is a traits-heavy, toolsy quarterback with great size, elite arm strength, and surprising athleticism for his frame.
He has a similar build to Dart, weighing in at (roughly) 6-foot-3, 230 pounds, a bit bigger than Dart’s 6-foot-2, 225 pound frame.
Sorsby is a highly athletic quarterback with the open field speed to pick up chunk yardage and plenty of power as a runner. He’s a tough quarterback to bring down on the move and is strong enough to survive incidental contact or poor tackle attempts. Also, like Dart, he has surprising agility as a runner with solid vision and twitch to make quick cuts.
He has an impressive arm, with a snappy three-quarters throwing motion. The ball comes out fast and with great zip through the intermediate area of the field. Sorsby has plenty of arm to attack all areas of the field, as well as drive the ball off-platform. He has the arm strength to thrive in a vertical passing attack and consistently looked for opportunities to attack deep at Cincinnati. Sorsby was 16th in the nation in passes of more than 20 air yards, and could quickly become a dangerous player in the NFL if he’s allowed to simplify the defense with his legs as well as attack the deep part of the field.
And while Cincinnati primarily relied upon RPOs in their passing game, Sorsby does have some experience reading the defense...
