Ty Simpson may not be the clear QB1 in the 2026 NFL Draft, but he deserves to be in the conversation at the No. 1 overall pick.
The quarterback class for the 2026 NFL Draft is talented, but with one week left in the college football regular season, it’s still unusually murky. Preseason projected top picks Cade Klubnik, Drew Allar, and Garrett Nussmeier have all had their senior season struggles and have faded from the conversation, making way for Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza and inexperienced underclassmen, Dante Moore and Ty Simpson.