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Elite QB prospect Ty Simpson commits to Alabama Crimson Tide over Clemson Tigers

Quarterback Ty Simpson, the No. 27 ranked recruit overall in the 2022 class, committed to Alabama on Friday.

The No. 2 dual-threat signal-caller chose the Crimson Tide over Clemson, Tennessee and UT Martin, and is now the highest-ranked commit in Alabama's 2022 class. Simpson is a 6-foot-2, 190-pound quarterback from Westview High School in Martin, Tennessee, and had somewhat of a winding road to get to this commitment.

"It was really between Alabama, Clemson and Tennessee," Simpson said. "They were all neck and neck. In the beginning of the year I was going to go to Tennessee.