ESPN’s Matt Miller predicts when Ty Simpson will be picked in NFL Draft
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With the top of this quarterback class being considered somewhat shallow when it comes to high-caliber prospects, Alabama’s Ty Simpson has progressively garnered more and more buzz as the pre-draft process has gone on.
Following a strong showing at the Crimson Tide’s annual Pro Day, scouts and draft experts alike began to move Simpson up their boards, and ESPN’s Matt Miller supported that notion in his recent seven-round mock draft.
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Miller didn’t quite have Simpson going in the first round, but he made the Alabama signal-caller the very first selection in the second round. He foresees the New York Jets picking up Simpson and believes the organization would likely opt to let the QB develop for a season and reevaluate from that point.
There could be calls for the Jets to trade up into Round 1 to secure a fifth-year option on Simpson, but trading away picks in the 2027 draft, which is expected to be the most talent-rich in recent history, wouldn’t be smart. New York can take him here, allow him a year to develop behind Geno Smith, then evaluate his future. Simpson is a talented distributor who is accurate in a clean pocket but struggled down the stretch. His questionable decision-making could drop him to Round 2.
Simpson’s issues in the closing moments of the season are well-documented, but it’s also tough to discredit his production while working within one of the toughest leagues in the country. He threw for 3,567 yards and 28 touchdowns while only tossing 5 interceptions last year, which occurred after biding his time in the Alabama program for 3 seasons.
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Parker is currently the sports editor for the Enterprise-Journal in McComb, Mississippi. He's a graduate from Mizzou who has experience covering the Tiger football and basketball beats for SB Nation, and he's worked for a variety of sports news outlets in the past.
