Why Minnesota should avoid Brendan Sorsby in the supplemental draft

The Minnesota Vikings find themselves in the same struggle they have been in for the last four years. They remain without a repeat starting quarterback, as Kyler Murray is the probable week one starter in 2026. With all the question marks surrounding this offense, it begs the question: Should the Vikings use a pick in the supplemental draft on Texas Tech’s Brendan Sorsby?

No. It isn’t even a conversation. Let’s talk about it.

The obvious red flag here is the gambling addiction. He was caught betting on games for his school (Indiana) in 2022 and 2023. Yes, he is in rehab, and maybe some deserve second chances. But if you use a pick in the supplemental draft, especially a high one, you’re taking him to be your franchise quarterback. How can we trust that he won’t bet on games as the starter?

Reason number two: you can’t use a pick with this incoming class. For context, when a team uses a pick in the NFL’s supplemental draft, they forfeit that round’s pick in the next NFL Draft. The 2027 draft class is setting up to be legendary, and it would be criminal to burn a pick on Sorsby. Why, you ask?

The final reason: Brendan Sorsby is being terribly overhyped. We are talking about a quarterback with a career 58.2% completion percentage. The accuracy has never developed. He requires a clean pocket to be able to make accurate passes, but when he gets pressured, he gets happy feet and looks to escape and run. First read is always the go-to, and if he isn’t available, he bails out of the pocket. He’s a massive project who likely needs to sit for two years before seeing the field.

Sorsby is a day-three quarterback all day long, and some NFL GM is going to lose their job over throwing away a second-round pick in the supplemental draft on him. The Minnesota Vikings need to steer clear of Sorsby, unless he is somehow still there in the sixth or seventh round.

This article originally appeared on Vikings Wire: The Vikings do not need to add Brendan Sorsby to their QB room