Ty Simpson is a quarterback from Alabama who is ranked No. 26 on my NFL Draft Top 100 Big Board. This comprehensive scouting report analyzes Simpson’s draft potential, current mock draft trends, and where he ranks among the top prospects.
To view where I rank other draft prospects heading into this week’s slate of college football games, visit my Week 9 Top 100 Big Board.
Ty Simpson’s NFL Draft Potential
Ty Simpson is a first-year starter who’s only started seven career games as of this writing. Yet, he’s already broken into Round 1 range as a prospect, and he’s still climbing — at a quickly steepening pace. Through those seven games, Simpson is 6-1, he’s completed 153 of 218 (70.2%) of his passes for 1,931 yards, 18 touchdowns, and just one interception. And he has the highest adjusted PFSN CFB QBi metric in the nation, with a score of 91.1.
One-year starters don’t have an inspiring track record as early-round NFL Draft picks, but Simpson is giving evaluators every reason to believe he’ll be an exception to the rule. Many of the potential drawbacks for Simpson’s profile are anecdotal or cosmetic.
He’s just a one-year starter who finally earned the job in his fourth year, he couldn’t beat out Jalen Milroe, and he’s not quite the ideal prototype at just 6’2″, 208 pounds. But turn on the tape, and he’s just a gamer who exudes NFL qualities.
Despite his closer-to-average size, Simpson has a fairly strong and elastic arm, and he’s a jittery, agile athlete with supreme creative instincts and extension ability both in and out of structure.
He doesn’t rely on his athleticism as a crutch; he exhausts all options in the pocket, and can even move the pocket to nullify pressure threats with his spatial feel and eye discipline, and he has the strong processing ability to read and anticipate windows over the middle. Meanwhile, on release, Simpson is one of the most accurate throwers in the class, with crisp, congruent mechanics and infallible hip torque to maximize velocity.
All this, and Simpson’s greatest strength can’t always be quantified: It’s his clutch gene, and his ice-cold nature in high-pressure situations. On “need to have it” downs, Simpson’s laser focus, discipline, and accuracy wins time and time again.
This advanced stat is proof of that: In final two-minute situations, at the end of each half, Simpson generates a mind-boggling 1.27 EPA per play, according to TruMedia. In a small sample, Simpson has gone from unproven sleeper to unquestioned Round 1 candidate, and more sustained success could elevate him into the QB1 conversation.
Where Is Simpson Being Selected Most Often in the PFSN Mock Draft Simulator?
Simpson currently holds the No. 31 overall rank among prospects, placing him among the first-round caliber prospects. His most recent Average Draft Position (ADP) of 34.0 as of October 13 reflects that he is typically being selected in the second or third round.
This small gap between rank and ADP suggests he’s consistently valued among evaluators, even amid fluctuations in player evaluations at this stage of the draft cycle.
Users controlling the Pittsburgh Steelers have been the team that selected Simpson the most frequently over the past week, accounting for 2.7% of their picks across all seven rounds. Notably, 14.0% of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-round selections over that same period were used on Simpson, underscoring users’ strong preference for him as a potential immediate-impact quarterback.
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Where Does Ty Simpson Rank Amongst Other NFL Draft Prospects?
Simpson is currently ranked No. 26 overall in my October 2026 NFL Draft Big Board. Among QB prospects, Simpson ranks 3rd at the position, trailing prospects like Fernando Mendoza, Dante Moore. As a first-round caliber prospect, Simpson is among the top-tier players in this draft class.
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