Jim Nagy has been scouting Clemson for more than 20 years, and let’s just say John Simpson stood out from the pack.
“He was the best offensive lineman I’ve ever scouted from [Clemson],” Nagy, executive director of the Senior Bowl, said in a telephone interview this week. “He’s big, strong and he plays square.”
The Raiders traded up in the fourth round to take the Clemson guard with the 109th pick overall, and Nagy — who was an NFL scout for 18 years prior to his current role — got an up-close look at Simpson in January during the 2020 Senior Bowl Week in Mobile.