{"id":768439,"date":"2026-02-22T07:47:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T07:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/768439\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T07:47:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T07:47:31","slug":"will-ty-simpson-be-throwing-at-2026-nfl-scouting-combine-roll-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/768439\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Ty Simpson Be Throwing at 2026 NFL Scouting Combine? Roll Call"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6d\">Former Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/alabama\/football\/ty-simpson-makes-decision-regarding-football-future\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">who declared for the 2026 NFL Draft on Jan. 7<\/a>, will be throwing at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomPelissero\/status\/2025392520029474879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2025392520029474879%7Ctwgr%5E444c65f8c23380d10cc72058787e90f3fc925eb9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsi.voltax.io%2Fcms%2Feditor%2Fbama_central%2F01kj1nexpd77\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">per NFL Network&#8217;s Tom Pelissero<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6g\">Simpson cracked his rib during the Rose Bowl loss to eventual national champion Indiana on Jan. 1, and it was uncertain what his timeline would be. But he&#8217;s good to go for next week&#8217;s skills showcase in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6j\">The redshirt junior led the SEC in completions (305) and pass attempts (473) in 15 games this season, recording a completion percentage of 64.5. The Crimson Tide co-captain threw for 3,567 yards, 28 touchdowns and five interceptions, while also rushing for 93 yards and two scores on 90 carries.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6m\">Simpson, a five-star from the 2022 class, played for Nick Saban in his final two years as Alabama&#8217;s coach before retiring in January 2024. He was a reserve behind Bryce Young during his freshman year, but after the former Heisman Trophy winner was selected No. 1 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft, the Crimson Tide was faced with a dilemma\u2014who fills his role?<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6p\">Simpson and Milroe were in a quarterback battle throughout the spring of 2023, but the job ended up in the future Seahawk&#8217;s hands. And as previously stated, after a very solid 2023-24, Milroe was the starter once again in 2024 as Simpson sat behind him.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6s\">Simpson waiting for his turn led to a lot of big moments this season, as he set a couple of records. In the ULM win, he broke the Crimson Tide&#8217;s single-game record for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/alabama\/football\/ty-simpson-breaks-alabama-single-game-record-second-start-career\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">most consecutive completions (17)<\/a>. Additionally, he helped lead Alabama to become the first SEC team in history to defeat four consecutive ranked conference opponents without any open dates.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6v\">Simpson has often been projected to be selected in the first round of the draft. Should he be selected on Day 1, he&#8217;d be the seventh former Alabama quarterback to do so, joining Harry Gilmer, Bryce Young, Joe Namath, Tua Tagovailoa, Richard Todd and Mac Jones.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6y\">Simpson is one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/alabama\/football\/how-many-alabama-players-invited-2026-nfl-combine\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">12 Crimson Tide products that were sent invitations to the NFL Combine<\/a>. These former Alabama standouts will participate in some variation of on-field drills in Indianapolis from February 23 through March 2 to improve their NFL Draft stock.<\/p>\n<p>Countdown to Alabama Football&#8217;s 2026 Season Opener<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"74\">195 days (Sept. 5 vs. East Carolina at Bryant-Denny Stadium)<\/p>\n<p>Roll Call: Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026Alabama had the most players among every school on the the 2025 PFF 101 list with seven: No. 5 Houston Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr., No. 28 Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, No. 47 Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs, No. 66 Green Bay Packers safety Xavier McKinney, No. 75 Miami Dolphins safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, No. 91 Denver Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II and No. 98 Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Most Players by School on the 2025 PFF 101\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r1NNwtYBWK\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/r1NNwtYBWK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PFF College (@PFF_College) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFF_College\/status\/2025247919381905429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 21, 2026<\/a>Alabama women&#8217;s tennis is set to begin SEC play on Sunday against Mississippi State. The Crimson Tide finished nonconference play with an undefeated 8-0 record.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Focused on SEC play \ud83d\udd12<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RollTide?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#RollTide<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cig67tivu9\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/cig67tivu9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alabama Women&#8217;s Tennis (@AlabamaWTN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlabamaWTN\/status\/2025322588394631363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 21, 2026<\/a>Alabama forward Aiden Sherrell and guard Houston Mallette each won the Hard Hat award following the Crimson Tide&#8217;s win over LSU, as the two of them tied for the most blue-collar points.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tonight\u2019s Hard Hat Award winner presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mcabeeinc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@mcabeeinc<\/a>: Aiden Sherrell &amp; Houston Mallette<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RollTide?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#RollTide<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlueCollarBasketball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#BlueCollarBasketball<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yNVFOO9LFY\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/yNVFOO9LFY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alabama Men\u2019s Basketball (@AlabamaMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlabamaMBB\/status\/2025392506083344580?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 22, 2026<\/a>Saturday&#8217;s Alabama Crimson Tide Results:Swimming and diving at SEC Championships: Women: 4th &#8211; 689 points | Men: 6th &#8211; 642.5 pointsMen&#8217;s tennis: No. 3 Texas 6, Alabama 1Baseball: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/alabama\/baseball\/live-updates-from-game-one-of-alabama-baseball-double-header-against-rhode-island\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alabama 8, Rhode Island 5<\/a>Softball: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/alabama\/alabama-passes-first-major-test-with-second-win-over-no-7-florida-state-\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No. 9 Alabama 5, No. 7 Florida State 1<\/a>Men&#8217;s Basketball: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/alabama\/basketball\/live-updates-for-no-25-alabama-basketball-s-road-matchup-at-lsu-01kj11kn31ma\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No. 25 Alabama 90, LSU 83<\/a>Baseball: Alabama 11, Rhode Island 1Sunday&#8217;s Alabama Crimson Tide Schedule:No. 9 softball vs. Dartmouth, Tallahassee, Florida, 9 a.m. CT,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thevarsitynetwork.com\/audioapplink\/source\/university-of-alabama:oas-1177\/content\/ua:allaccess-Live-10076\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Listen<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stats.statbroadcast.com\/broadcast\/?id=645823&amp;vislive=alab\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Live Stats<\/a>No. 25 women&#8217;s basketball at Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 11 a.m., SEC Network,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thevarsitynetwork.com\/audioapplink\/source\/university-of-alabama:oas-1177\/content\/ua:allaccess-Live-9949\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Listen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sidearmstats\/wbball\/summary\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Live Stats<\/a>Women&#8217;s tennis at Mississippi State, Starkville, Mississippi, 12 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/hailstate.com\/sports\/2021\/1\/7\/womens-tennis-live-coverage\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stats.statbroadcast.com\/broadcast\/?id=651815\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Live Stats<\/a>This Date in Alabama Crimson Tide History:<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-30\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8s\">February 22, 1893: Alabama and Auburn played for the first time in football. The Tigers won 32-22 before approximately 5,000 fans at Lakeview Park in Birmingham. The schools played every year until 1907, when the rivalry was suspended until 1948.<\/p>\n<p>Alabama Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hazard nothing in saying that the game would not make a single constructive contribution to education in the state.\u201d It concluded: \u201cThe fundamental question is: Do the people of Alabama need a tranquil, sane kind of athletics in their two major institutions, or an irrational rabid kind?\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-33\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"90\">\u2014 Alabama\u2019s Committee on Physical Education and Athletics report on whether to renew the rivalry with Auburn. At the time, both coach Frank Thomas and Alabama school officials believed nothing could be gained for the Crimson Tide by playing a team that had never finished better than third in the SEC.<\/p>\n<p>Check us Out On:We&#8217;ll Leave You With This&#8230;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rivalry win from behind the lens! \ud83d\udcf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4p7gqjC7VF\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/4p7gqjC7VF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alabama Gymnastics (@BamaGymnastics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BamaGymnastics\/status\/2025346405603160339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 21, 2026<\/a>Read More:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/alabama\/newsletter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to BamaCentral&#8217;s Free Newsletter<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson, who declared for the 2026 NFL Draft on Jan. 7, will be throwing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":768440,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-768439","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116113181464975458","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=768439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/768440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=768439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=768439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=768439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}