{"id":756428,"date":"2026-02-16T17:43:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T17:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/756428\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T17:43:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T17:43:03","slug":"tom-pelissero-wouldnt-rule-out-rams-drafting-ty-simpson-13th-overall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/756428\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Pelissero ‘wouldn’t rule out’ Rams drafting Ty Simpson 13th overall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Though quarterback is hardly a pressing need for the Los Angeles Rams<\/a> this offseason, it\u2019s certainly a position they could address \u2013 even with Matthew Stafford set to return in 2026. They don\u2019t have a viable successor on the roster, and on top of that, Jimmy Garoppolo is a pending free agent. Stafford and Stetson Bennett are the only quarterbacks under contract as of now.<\/p>\n

The draft is the best place to find a franchise quarterback and with two first-round picks, the Rams are in position to select a signal caller this year. Ty Simpson\u2019s name has come up a few times when analysts discuss potential Rams targets, with ESPN\u2019s Louis Riddick<\/a> even saying he knows \u201cpersonally they like Ty Simpson.\u201d<\/p>\n

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NFL Network\u2019s Tom Pelissero said on the \u201cRich Eisen Show\u201d that he would be surprised if Simpson doesn\u2019t go in the first round, and thinks he\u2019ll even go in the first 16 picks.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would be surprised sitting here right now not only if Ty Simpson doesn\u2019t go in the first round. I don\u2019t think Ty Simpson gets out of the first half of Round 1,\u201d Pelissero said.<\/p>\n

When talking about which teams could take a chance on Simpson, Pelissero mentioned two: the Jets and the Rams. He wouldn\u2019t rule out the Rams drafting Simpson with the 13th overall pick.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow about the Rams? Even with Matthew Stafford coming back, they own the No. 13 pick. Stafford\u2019s 37, 38 years old, at some point, you\u2019re going to need that next guy. If you\u2019ve got a guy you can develop for a year or two just like the Packers<\/a> have done for years\u00a0 and had them ready to go, I wouldn\u2019t rule out something like that, either.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Simpson will be a polarizing prospect leading up to the draft because he looked so good in the first half of the season, and then proceeded to struggle mightily in the second half. But if a team like the Rams can capture some of the talent he showed early on, he could be their successor to Stafford.<\/p>\n

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