Yahoo Sports Daily hosts Caroline Fenton and Jason Fitz react to Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson declaring for the 2026 NFL Draft. Watch the full episode of Yahoo Sports Daily on YouTube or YahooSports.TV.
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Ty Simpson is going pro.
Pete Thamel tweeting out, “Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson is turning pro.”
He just informed the Alabama coaches of his decision.
There was some question on whether or not he was going to come out, whether or not he was going to transfer somewhere else, Whether or not he was going to return to Alabama, which seemed the least likely of these.
Scenarios.
But frankly, Caroline, as we sit right Now, as we tape this, we don’t know if Dante Moore is coming out in the draft or not.
So as we sit right now, Ty Simpson becomes the second-best quarterback in this year’s draft.
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Behind Fernando Mendoza, who we presume is coming out.
This surprises me.
I don’t think that Ty Simpson is ready.
Uh, we look at so many players, So many quarterbacks who have had instant success.
I look at Jayden Daniels as being probably the best example of that Offensive Rookie of the year.
It was getting MVP buzz going into the season.
Obviously, injuries sidelined that.
I think, well, you know the story.
I don’t have to get into it.
It’s because Jayden Daniels played five years.
Of college football, started for five years in college football.
Ty Simpson doesn’t have very much college football experience.
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He hasn’t taken a ton of snaps at Alabama.
Is he ready for the NFL?
I have questions for that, especially the way that he played down the stretch.
I th and look, good for Ty Simpson.
He made the best decision for himself.
I wish him nothing but the best.
I do think this is more of a factor of the quarterback market in the NFL more than it It is his own personal decision.
He feels like he’s ready.
He feels like this is the right decision for him.
You know, independent of anything else happening in the NFL.
How many quarterback-needy teams are there right now, just without counting?
Six?
Seven?
Just off the top of my head, well, there is one quarterback right now.
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Declared for the draft that people view as, the draft gurus view as an eventual franchise quarterback, and that is Fernando Mendoza.
Ty Simpson might be looking around and saying, Look, I might not be 100% fully cooked, but I’m going to get picked at the top of the draft.
“Because, uh, all of these teams need me.
These teams need quarterbacks,” And just the need in the market skyrockets his value.
So I think it’s more a factor of that, and I wish Ty Simpson nothing but the best moving Forward.