Ty Simpson draft buzz may quietly impact Jets’ plans at No. 33

Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Ty Simpson | Kirby Lee-Imagn ImagesWith the 2026 NFL Draft starting on April 23, the league has reached the portion of the calendar where significant news about draft prospects starts to come out, seemingly, every day. That happened on Monday when NFL insider Adam Schefter shared that he can confidently say that quarterback prospect Ty Simpson will be a first-round pick.

That's big news for teams like the New York Jets, who are one of the handful of teams that could actually make that happen. New York currently possesses picks No. 2 and No. 16 in the first round, and Simpson has long seemed like a possibility for the Jets. That’s especially the case after…