{"id":772540,"date":"2026-02-24T06:03:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T06:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/772540\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T06:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T06:03:15","slug":"jets-will-have-great-opportunity-to-assess-ty-simpson-at-nfl-combine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/772540\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets will have great opportunity to assess Ty Simpson at NFL Combine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feb. 23, 2026, 6:57 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The 2026 NFL Combine has arrived, with festivities set to take place in Indianapolis from February 23 through March 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">It&#8217;s a <a href=\"http:\/\/jetswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/jets\/2026\/02\/21\/jets-should-gain-clarity-on-no-2-pick-at-nfl-combine\/88777264007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">massive week for the New York Jets<\/a>. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-york-jets\/352\" data-autotag=\"61e70eee-950b-4335-a373-675b010563dc\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Jets<\/a> general manager Darren Mougey possesses two first-round selections and will assess the top prospects at the NFL Combine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Most notably, the <a href=\"http:\/\/jetswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/jets\/2026\/02\/22\/should-the-new-york-jets-trade-for-qb-mac-jones-this-offseason\/88777748007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jets need to acquire a new starting quarterback this offseason<\/a>. They&#8217;ll possess a great opportunity to scout the rookie class of quarterbacks in Indianapolis. One in particular should draw a ton of scouting attention from the Jets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jetswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/jets\/2026\/02\/17\/3-quarterbacks-new-york-jets-should-watch-2026-nfl-scouting-combine-ty-simpson\/88702702007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson<\/a> will participate in throwing drills at the NFL Combine, multiple reports confirmed over the weekend. He&#8217;ll be the best quarterback on paper who is participating, with expected No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza deciding to skip throwing drills.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">If Simpson solidifies himself as QB2, the Jets could strongly consider drafting him with the 16th selection.<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Right now, Simpson is generally viewed as a fringe first-round pick. Quarterbacks tend to get drafted earlier than projection based on positional value. If Simpson shines at the NFL Combine, it&#8217;s not out of the question that the Jets could begin targeting him with one of their first-round picks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Mid-round quarterbacks the Jets should also watch closely at the NFL Combine include Garrett Nussmeier, Cole Payton, Drew Allar, and Carson Beck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Feb. 23, 2026, 6:57 p.m. ET The 2026 NFL Combine has arrived, with festivities set to take place&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":684143,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2051],"tags":[95878,7,226,1917,255,2321,2097,6,97197,97198,97116,95882,96027,96747,96683,95895,96684,95906,96099,95883,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-772540","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-jets","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-jets","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-jets","13":"tag-newyork","14":"tag-newyorkjets","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-sstssportsnfljets","17":"tag-sstsnjets","18":"tag-tag2026-nfl-draft","19":"tag-tagamerican-football","20":"tag-tagcollege-sports","21":"tag-tagnew-york-jets","22":"tag-tagnfl-draft","23":"tag-tagnfl-hub","24":"tag-tagnfl-scouting-combine","25":"tag-tagoverall-positive","26":"tag-tagsec-conference-football","27":"tag-tagsports-news","28":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116124097380445461","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772540","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=772540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/684143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=772540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=772540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=772540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}