The Cleveland Browns may have their sights set on a Shedeur Sanders replacement in the 2026 NFL supplemental draft. While the supplemental draft isn’t guaranteed, if it does take place, it’d be sometime in July, and the Browns could reportedly select Texas Tech Red Raiders quarterback Brendan Sorsby.
Per 850 ESPN Cleveland’s Tony Grossi, “The Browns are among the teams putting in work on Sorsby, per a source.” Sorsby was recently placed in a rehab program by Texas Tech after it was discovered he placed numerous bets over a several-year span, beginning with his time with the Indiana Hoosiers and through his Cincinnati Bearcats career.
Sorsby recently hired super lawyer Jeffrey Kessler to maintain his eligibility and fend off any suspension or expulsion. Cleveland may not get the chance to replace Sanders, Dillon Gabriel, and/or Taylen Green with a 2026 NFL draft day two-caliber talent like Sorsby.
Brendan Sorsby’s case will be heard in Lubbock, Texas
Needless to say, luck should be in Sorsby’s corner when his case is heard; mainly because, per USA Today’s Matt Hayes, “Any potential eligibility lawsuit from Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby against the NCAA will be heard in the Lubbock District Court, two people close to the process told USA TODAY Sports.”
“Sorsby, two people told USA TODAY Sports, is still trying to get a favorable answer from the NCAA before using litigation. Because of a compacted timeline, Sorsby needs an eligibility decision soon from the NCAA in case he must petition the NFL to be part of a supplemental draft,” Hayes added.
Sanders and several of his Browns counterparts in the QB room will be watching that decision closely. Especially as Sanders finds himself embroiled in his own controversy, spurred on by his brother Shilo’s biting comments in response to the Plain Dealer’s Mary Kay Cabot, who both reported that Sanders isn’t looking like QB1 material in Cleveland, and shared an opinion that Deshaun Watson should definitively start over him. Shilo told Cabot to “go make a sandwich.” That probably did Shedeur no favors, though it’s unclear if the team souring on the “Grown QB” is even what made the front office interested in Sorsby.