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There might be an NFL supplemental draft next month, as Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby has applied for eligibility. The supplemental draft has been used in the past when previously draft-eligible players who opted not to enter the regular NFL draft either lost eligibility for the coming college season or had something come up that would lead to them not performing well.
The Arizona Cardinals could be interested in Sorsby, as their quarterback situation is uncertain for the present and future. They drafted Carson Beck in the third round in April, but they are expected to be in the quarterback market in 2027, and Sorsby potentially could have been a first-rounder, depending on his play in 2026.
Sorsby is choosing the supplemental draft because he will be ineligible to play in 2026 after admitting to gambling tens of thousands of dollars on college sports, including placing bets involving his teams. He went to rehab for treatment, but was ruled ineligible. He went to court and was granted an injunction to restore eligibility while he battled for a court ruling in his favor, but instead he will withdraw the suit and will turn his attention to the NFL.
The question is how the NFL supplemental draft works if the Cardinals want to draft him.
It isn't as simple as the regular NFL draft.
While the regular NFL draft and waiver claim order is based on last season's records, from worst to best, the supplemental draft has a lottery system with three tiers.
The first tier of teams are those with six or fewer wins the previous season. The Cardinals fall into that category.
The next tier are the remaining non-playoff teams.
The third tier is for playoff tiers.
Within each tier, there is a lottery system to determine order randonly, and that order is blind to teams. So the Cardinals could have the first pick of their tier, or they might have the last or any in between.
Since teams do not know what the order of their tier is, they must bid a draft pick. It is similar to a waiver claim. If a team wants a player on waivers, they submit a claim. The team with the highest priority is awarded the player.
It is the same with the supplemental draft, but instead, it is bidding a future draft pick.
The team that bids the highest draft pick and has the higher priority based on the random order will be awarded the pick.
If a team were to bid a first-round pick on Sorsby and get him, they would no longer have a first-round pick in the 2027 draft.
The Cardinals have selected three players in supplemental drafts. The last was safety Jalen Thompson in 2019. They got him with a fifth-round pick. He was the last player selected in the supplemental draft in the league. He played seven seasons for the Cardinals and left to the Dallas Cowboys in free agency this offseason.
Their most notable supplemental pick was quarterback Timm Rosenbach, whom they got with a first-round pick in 1989.
They also used a ninth-round pick in the 1990 supplemental draft to select tight end Willie Williams.
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The Arizona Cardinals could be interested in Sorsby, as their quarterback situation is uncertain for the present and future. They drafted Carson Beck in the third round in April, but they are expected to be in the quarterback market in 2027, and Sorsby potentially could have been a first-rounder, depending on his play in 2026.
Sorsby is choosing the supplemental draft because he will be ineligible to play in 2026 after admitting to gambling tens of thousands of dollars on college sports, including placing bets involving his teams. He went to rehab for treatment, but was ruled ineligible. He went to court and was granted an injunction to restore eligibility while he battled for a court ruling in his favor, but instead he will withdraw the suit and will turn his attention to the NFL.
The question is how the NFL supplemental draft works if the Cardinals want to draft him.
It isn't as simple as the regular NFL draft.
NFL supplemental draft order
While the regular NFL draft and waiver claim order is based on last season's records, from worst to best, the supplemental draft has a lottery system with three tiers.
The first tier of teams are those with six or fewer wins the previous season. The Cardinals fall into that category.
The next tier are the remaining non-playoff teams.
The third tier is for playoff tiers.
Within each tier, there is a lottery system to determine order randonly, and that order is blind to teams. So the Cardinals could have the first pick of their tier, or they might have the last or any in between.
How teams make picks in supplemental draft
Since teams do not know what the order of their tier is, they must bid a draft pick. It is similar to a waiver claim. If a team wants a player on waivers, they submit a claim. The team with the highest priority is awarded the player.
It is the same with the supplemental draft, but instead, it is bidding a future draft pick.
The team that bids the highest draft pick and has the higher priority based on the random order will be awarded the pick.
If a team were to bid a first-round pick on Sorsby and get him, they would no longer have a first-round pick in the 2027 draft.
Cardinals picks in supplemental draft
The Cardinals have selected three players in supplemental drafts. The last was safety Jalen Thompson in 2019. They got him with a fifth-round pick. He was the last player selected in the supplemental draft in the league. He played seven seasons for the Cardinals and left to the Dallas Cowboys in free agency this offseason.
Their most notable supplemental pick was quarterback Timm Rosenbach, whom they got with a first-round pick in 1989.
They also used a ninth-round pick in the 1990 supplemental draft to select tight end Willie Williams.
Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: How the NFL supplemental draft works if Cardinals want Brendan Sorsby
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