#2Brendan Sorsby
Brendan Sorsby is a Dual-Threat QB for Cincinnati. Brendan's 2025 season ranks in the 28th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 387 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays
Regressed toward the QB mean. Model correlation r≈0.46 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.
2025 Production
Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs QB peers
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
- ▸Below-average efficiency vs QB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
- ▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
- ▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
- ▸5 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
- ▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.39 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
- ▸Peak game: 1.65 EPA/play in Wk 3 vs Northwestern State.
NIL Market Tier· 2025
On3 valuation ↗Top-10 nationally. Multiple mid-to-large collective deals expected.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsNebraska | L17-20 | 6.2 | 13/25 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 60.7 | 96 | 2 | 0.27 |
| 2 | vsBowling Green | W34-20 | -12.6 | 17/24 | 333 | 3 | 0 | 94.4 | 40 | 1 | 0.86 |
| 3 | vsNorthwestern State | W70-0 | — | 15/15 | 253 | 5 | 0 | 99.8 | 39 | 1 | 1.65 |
| 5 | @Kansas | W37-34 | 4.1 | 29/43 | 388 | 2 | 0 | 85.6 | 52 | 0 | 0.53 |
| 6 | vsIowa State | W38-30 | 9.9 | 13/25 | 214 | 2 | 0 | 86.0 | 64 | 1 | 0.41 |
| 7 | vsUCF | W20-11 | -1.2 | 12/21 | 191 | 2 | 0 | 55.7 | 36 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 8 | @Oklahoma State | W49-17 | -15.1 | 20/29 | 270 | 3 | 0 | 89.1 | 13 | 1 | 0.64 |
| 9 | vsBaylor | W41-20 | 1.4 | 13/21 | 111 | 2 | 0 | 81.8 | 85 | 1 | — |
| 10 | @Utah | L14-45 | 22.2 | 11/33 | 221 | 1 | 1 | 23.2 | 28 | 1 | -0.02 |
| 12 | vsArizona | L24-30 | 12.0 | 15/28 | 154 | 1 | 2 | 70.5 | 30 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 13 | vsBYU | L14-26 | 15.9 | 25/38 | 300 | 2 | 1 | 91.9 | 38 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 14 | @TCU | L23-45 | 8.3 | 23/33 | 282 | 3 | 0 | 81.6 | 59 | 0 | 0.22 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.40
- Passing downs
- 0.51
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.40 / 0.61
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Career · rolling EPA, game by game
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.