The Miami Dolphins chose not to draft a quarterback in the 2026 NFL Draft but a new development may give them a 14th chance to add to the quarterback room after all.
The Miami Dolphins
felt like a shoo-in to draft a quarterback in 2026. Yes, the team signed veteran quarterback Malik Willis
in free agency. The move was made in their bid to successfully pivot away from former quarterback Tua Tagovailoa
. But Miami ended up making 13 overall selections this weekend. Plus Jon-Eric Sullivan's pledge this offseason to draft a quarterback every year or every other year!
The stars felt perfectly aligned - yet Miami went 13 picks with no quarterback
. However, there may be one last entry into the 2026 quarterback cycle entering the picture. It could give the Miami Dolphins a fourteenth chance to add a quarterback to their ranks.
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Former Indiana and Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby was one of the more intriguing quarterbacks eligible for the 2026 NFL Draft cycle. He ultimately chose to go back to school, though. Instead, Sorsby transferred to Texas Tech for a major NIL bag and another year to develop his game for the league.
He may not get it.
Sorsby, it was announced this week, is taking a leave of absence from the Red Raiders program to enroll in rehab for a gambling addiction. It has since been revealed that Sorsby gambled on Indiana football games while playing for the program back in 2022. That's about as big of a "no-no" as you can have in the NCAA. It sounds like it may cost him the rest of his NCAA eligibility. If that's the case, Sorsby may opt for the NFL via the Supplemental Draft
. It would give all 32 teams, including the Miami Dolphins, a chance to bid on him with a future draft choice.
"The supplemental draft has, of late, become obsolete, because the transfer portal gives options to players without a home, NIL gets those players the money they could once only land in the pros (by rule, anyway), and the jig that the NCAA cares about a football players' academic fate is up. In fact, the past two summers, the exercise, which usually takes place in early July, was canceled because no players declared for it.
Now, Sorsby could pump life into it. Let's say the likely outcome happens, and Sorsby is declared ineligible by the NCAA. Since he's set to make around $5 million at Texas Tech this season, maybe he'd decide it's worth filing a lawsuit and seeking an injunction that allows him to play in 2026-and getting an injunction that would be very iffy, given the very clear rules violation in play. Or maybe he'll look at it and say it's time to go to the NFL."
Albert Breer, SI.com
On QB Brendan Sorsby's outlook amid gambling revelation
The Miami Dolphins and the rest of the NFL will obviously need to vet Sorsby's situation, if it comes to him entering the Supplemental Draft. Interested teams would then bid for his services, silent auction style, with 2027 draft choices. The winner would be awarded his rights.
The Miami Dolphins leadership hasn't been shy about their belief in Malik Willis, so if Sorsby did choose to come out, it'd be hard to believe that they go for broke. The history of quarterbacks in the Supplemental Draft is interesting though. Of the six quarterbacks to be drafted in the Supplemental Draft, only one was secured without a first-round pick. That player, Ohio State's Terrelle Pryor
, ended up with more yards from scrimmage than passing yards for his career.
It's a fascinating sub-plot that still has a lot of proverbial ball-game left. But there at least now appears to be a chance that the Miami Dolphins will get a 14th chance to use a draft pick on a quarterback in 2026. Whether they should use it or not and for what potential cost? Let's cross that bridge if we get there.
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Kyle Crabbs April 26, 2026
