NFL draft evaluators won’t stop raving about Ty Simpson’s performance vs LSU

Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Ty Simpson (15) | David Leong-Imagn ImagesTy Simpson is still in his first year as the Alabama starting quarterback, but the way he’s playing, it could be his only season behind center in Tuscaloosa. The redshirt junior is draft eligible, and though he’d be entering the league relatively inexperienced, his performance in 2025 is too enticing for that to stop quarterback-needy NFL teams from selecting him at the top of the 2026 NFL Draft.

This early in the process, with the draft still months away, it’s hard to get a sense for where NFL teams will be on any particular player, especially one with as small a sample size as Simpson. However, NFL draft evaluators…