Ty Simpson continues to be a major point of discussion at the beginning of draft week.
The Alabama quarterback has been mocked to various teams, but if ESPN’s Adam Schefter is to be asked, he is certain that the Los Angeles Rams are not one of them. On Monday’s episode of Pat McAfee’s eponymous show, he said:
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“If the Rams had had pick 29, which they traded to the Chiefs for Trent McDuffie, (they) would have given (Ty Simpson) serious consideration right then and there. The odds come back to the Cardinals and the Jets. And I’m gonna say they could still take him at 13. My guess would be no.”
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He continued:
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“Now, the Jets have the first pick of the second round on Friday night, pick 33. The Cardinals (have) 34. … The Jets are in position to get Ty Simpson if he’s there. i think the Cardinals absolutely cut off the board if the Cardinals are listening or at least taking calls on pick no. 3.”
Ty Simpson receives unflattering descriptions from executives at the start of draft week
Elsewhere, a pair of anonymous executives had damning things to say about Ty Simpson in a new feature by the NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. One of them, who works for an AFC team, said:
“The longer you watch him, you feel a little like, ‘Man, what’s he going to look like in our league? History’s betting against us here.’ He gets thrown around. The kid’s not very big, he’s not very gifted. When he gets sacked, it looks like your dog swinging around their squeaky toy.”
The other one, who is employed by an NFC team, mentioned his size as a significant red flag that contributed to his loss of stock:
“They’ve tried to get him to 210, and I think he’s really struggled to get there. I think he played in the low 200s, and then he got the crap beat out of him in that offense. … Early on, he was really decisive, he’s accurate, he can throw on time, he processed quickly – all those things were really, really encouraging, and then he just fell apart physically.”
Coverage of the 2026 NFL draft begins on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Edited by Andre Castillo
