Ty Simpson, Alabama Athletics
Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson has been climbing up the 2026 NFL Draft boards, and the Pittsburgh Steelers sent a scout to see his game on Saturday, the second time the Steelers have scouted Simpson this season.
Simpson started the season No. 603 on the NFL Mock Draft Database consensus big board. The redshirt junior would probably have returned to Alabama with an undrafted rating, but through five games, he’s been rocketing up boards.
After throwing for 1,478 yards and 13 touchdowns compared to one interception, Simpson is now the No. 65 player on the big board.
The Steelers previously scouted Simpson in a loss at Florida State earlier this season.
THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM?
The Steelers scouted three quarterbacks for the third time this season — Penn State’s Drew Allar, Oklahoma’s John Mateer and Texas’ Arch Manning.
Penn State hosted Northwestern at Beaver Stadium on Saturday. The Steelers sent two scouts to see the Nittany Lions, after previously seeing them play UCLA and FIU.
Mateer returned from a hand injury for Oklahoma in the Sooners’ Red River Rivalry game with Texas in Dallas. The Steelers previously saw Mateer face Michigan and Temple, and saw Manning and Texas face Ohio State and Florida.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS WEEK 7 2026 NFL DRAFT SCOUT REPORT
GAMES SCOUTED
Northwestern at Penn State (two scouts)
Alabama at Missouri
Oklahoma vs. Texas
TOP 100 PROSPECTS SCOUTED
No. 13 Alabama OT Kadyn Proctor
No. 24 Texas LB Anthony Hill Jr.
No. 25 Oklahoma QB John Mateer
No. 32 Penn State CB A.J. Harris
No. 35 Alabama EDGE L.T. Overton
No. 36 Penn State QB Drew Allar
No. 37 Penn State EDGE Dani Dennis-Sutton
No. 42 Texas OT Trevor Goosby
No. 55 Penn State IOL Olaivavega Ioane
No. 57 Texas CB Malik Muhammad
No. 58 Oklahoma EDGE R. Mason Thomas
No. 60 Penn State RB Nick Singleton
No. 63 Alabama CB Domani Jackson
No. 65 Alabama QB Ty Simpson
No. 77 Missouri OT Cayden Green
No. 82 Alabama IOL Parker Brailsford
No. 84 Penn State DL Zane Durant
No. 92 Alabama WR Germie Bernard
No. 93 Texas TE Jack Endries
No. 96 Alabama S Keon Sabb
No. 97 Northwestern EDGE Anto Saka
No. 106 Alabama LB Deontae Lawson
No. 108 Missouri EDGE Zion Young
No. 110 Penn State RB Kaytron Allen
No. 114 Oklahoma WR Deion Burks
Drew Allar and the Penn State quarterbacks warmup for the Lions conference matchup at Maryland. — Matt Lynch / Nittany Sports Now:
PITTSBURGH STEELERS WEEK 6 2026 NFL DRAFT SCOUT REPORT
GAMES SCOUTED
Boston College at Pitt
Texas at Florida
Penn State at UCLA
TOP 100 PROSPECTS SCOUTED
No. 21 Texas LB Anthony Hill
No. 24 Penn State QB Drew Allar
No. 28 Florida DL Caleb Banks
No. 33 Penn State EDGE Dani Dennis-Sutton
No. 34 Penn State CB A.J. Harris
No. 39 Texas OT Trevor Goosby
No. 53 Penn State RB Nick Singleton
No. 58 Penn State OT Drew Shelton
No. 61 Florida OT Austin Barber
No. 72 Florida IOL Jake Slaughter
No. 73 Florida EDGE Tyreak Sapp
No. 76 Texas CB Malik Muhammad
No. 90 Texas TE Jack Endries
No. 91 Penn State OL Olaivavega Ioane
No. 97 Penn State RB Kaytron Allen
No. 98 Penn State DL Zane Durant
Sam Leavitt, Arizona State Athletics
PITTSBURGH STEELERS WEEK 5 2026 NFL DRAFT SCOUT REPORT
GAMES SCOUTED
TCU at Arizona State (three scouts)
Louisville at Pitt (two scouts)
Oregon at Penn State (two scouts)
LSU at Ole Miss
Baylor at Oklahoma State
Utah at WVU
Brown at Harvard
TOP 100 PROSPECTS SCOUTED
No. 1 LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier
No. 7 Utah OT Spencer Fano
No. 12 Arizona State WR Jordyn Tyson
No. 16 Penn State QB Drew Allar
No. 17 Utah OT Caleb Lomu
No. 18 Oregon QB Dante Moore
No. 22 Oregon TE Kenyon Sadiq
No. 24 LSU CB Mansoor Delane
No. 26 Oregon EDGE Matayo Uiagalelei
No. 27 Oregon OT Isaiah World
No. 28 Penn State EDGE Dani Dennis-Sutton
No. 25 Penn State CB A.J. Harris
No. 33 Oregon State Dillon Thieneman
No. 44 Ole Miss LB Suntarine Perkins
No. 46 Penn State RB Nick Singleton
No. 49 Penn State OT Drew Shelton
No. 50 LSU LB Harold Perkins
No. 59 Louisville WR Chris Bell
No. 63 Arizona State CB Keith Abney II
No. 84 Penn State IOL Olaivavega Ioane
No. 89 Arizona State QB Sam Leavitt
No. 90 LSU LB Whit Weeks
No. 93 Penn State DL Zane Durant
No. 95 Oregon IOL Emmanuel Pregnon
No. 99 Oregon IOL Iapani Laloulu
No. 102 Ole Miss CB Antonio Kite
No. 105 TCU QB Josh Hoover
Fernando Mendoza, Indiana
PITTSBURGH STEELERS WEEK 4 2026 NFL DRAFT SCOUT REPORT
GAMES SCOUTED
Iowa at Rutgers
Florida at Miami
Illinois at Indiana
TOP 100 PROSPECTS SCOUTED
7. Miami OT Francis Mauigoa
8. Miami EDGE Rueben Bain
13. Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza
57. Miami QB Carson Beck
59. Florida IOL Jake Slaughter
61. Illinois EDGE Gabe Jacas
68. Iowa OT Gennings Dunker
73. Illinois S Xavier Scott
77. Florida EDGE Tyreak Sapp
78. Iowa DL Aaron Graves
87. Indiana LB Aiden Fisher
98. Indiana S Amare Ferrell
112. Miami EDGE Akheem Mesidor
John Mateer, Oklahoma Athletics
PITTSBURGH STEELERS WEEK 3 2026 NFL DRAFT SCOUT REPORT
GAMES SCOUTED
NC State at Wake Forest
Kansas State at Arizona
Oklahoma at Temple
Pitt at West Virginia (Jarrod Highberger)
Clemson at Georgia Tech
TOP 100 PROSPECTS SCOUTED
4. Clemson QB Cade Klubnik
5. Clemson DL Peter Woods
9. Clemson EDGE T.J. Parker
23. Clemson CB Avieon Terrell
29. Clemson WR Antonio Williams
55. Oklahoma QB John Mateer
81. Clemson DL DeMonte Capehart
94. Oklahoma OT Derek Simmons
97. Oklahoma EDGE Mason Thomas
106. Clemson OT Blake Miller
Nico Iamaleava, UCLA Athletics
GAMES SCOUTED
Northern Illinois at Maryland
Michigan at Oklahoma
UNC at Charlotte
FIU at Penn State
UCLA at UNLV
TOP 100 PROSPECTS SCOUTED
7. Drew Allar QB Penn State
26. Penn State EDGE Dani Dennis-Sutton
37. Penn State CB A.J. Harris
39. Penn State RB Nick Singelton
44. Penn State OT Drew Shelton
51. Oklahoma QB John Mateer
79. Penn State IOL Olavavega Ioane
84. Penn State DL Zane Durant
92. Oklahoma EDGE R Mason Thomas
99. Penn State S Zakee Whatley
100. UCLA QB Nico Iamaleava
104. Penn State RB Kaytron Allen
117. Michigan LB Jaishawn Barham
118. Oklahoma DL Gracen Halton
Arch Manning, Texas Athletics
GAMES SCOUTED
Texas at Ohio State
FAU at Maryland
Alabama at Florida State (scout Ike Taylor)
Duquesne at Pitt
LSU at Clemson
Northern Arizona at Arizona State
Virginia Tech at South Carolina
Notre Dame at Miami
TOP 100 PROSPECTS SCOUTED
1. Texas QB Arch Manning
2. Clemson QB Cade Klubnik
3. LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier
4. South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers
5. Clemson DT Peter Woods
6. Ohio State S Caleb Downs
7. Alabama OT Kadyn Proctor
8. Clemson DL T.J. Parker
12. Miami OT Francis Mauigoa
15. Arizona State WR Jordyn Tyson
16. Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love
17. Miami EDGE Rueben Bain
19. Clemson CB Avieon Terrell
20. Texas LB Anthony Hill Jr.
22. Alabama EDGE L.T. Overton
27. Clemson WR Antonio Williams
29. Ohio State WR Carnell Tate
30. South Carolina CB Jalon Kilgore
34. Ohio State LB Sonny Styles
37. Ohio State TE Max Klare
39. Texas OT Trevor Goosby
41. LSU DT Harold Perkins
42. Texas CB Malik Muhammad
43. Arizona State QB Sam Leavitt
44. Alabama CB Domani Jackson
56. Alabama LB Deontae Lawson
63. Alabama WR Germie Bernard
65. Arizona State OT Max Iheanachor
72. Arizona State CB Keith Abney II
73. Alabama IOL Parker Brailsford
74. South Carolina WR Nyck Harbor
75. LSU CB Mansoor Delane
78. LSU LB Whit Weeks
82. Clemson OT Blake Miller
89. Florida State DL Darrell Jackson Jr.
90. Alabama S Keon Sabb
91. Clemson DT DeMonte Capehart
92. Notre Dame OT Aamil Wagner
95. Texas IOL D.J. Campbell
100. Texas S Michael Taffe
102. Texas RB Quintrevion Wisner
103. Alabama IOL Jaeden Roberts
107. Alabama DL Tim Keenan III
109. LSU EDGE Patrick Payton
110. Clemson OT Tristan Leigh
111. Ohio State CB Davison Igbinosun
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