{"id":780081,"date":"2026-02-27T14:58:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/780081\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T14:58:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:58:29","slug":"ty-simpson-makes-best-promise-as-qb-emerges-as-jets-draft-possibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/780081\/","title":{"rendered":"Ty Simpson makes &#8216;best&#8217; promise as QB emerges as Jets draft possibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ty Simpson said he is a \u201cfranchise quarterback.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But is that franchise <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/23\/sports\/jets-staring-down-critical-nfl-scouting-combine-week-with-plenty-of-roster-holes-to-fix\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Jets<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>The Jets hold four of the top-44 picks in the NFL Draft, including No. 2, No. 16 and No. 33.<\/p>\n<p>While the expectation is that they will be choosing between pass-rushers David Bailey, Arvell Reese and Ruben Bain Jr. <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/14\/sports\/2026-nfl-mock-draft-2-0-jets-pass-on-qb\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">at No. 2<\/a>, the search for their new hope at starting quarterback could lead to Simpson as early as No. 16.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I get the opportunity to play in New York,\u201d Simpson told reporters Friday at the NFL Combine, \u201cthey\u2019re going to get the best Ty Simpson.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The best Simpson was on display early in his only season as a starter at Alabama.<\/p>\n<p>His play tailed off toward the end of the 2025 season, but he still entered the draft and is the consensus No. 2 quarterback available behind <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/26\/sports\/dan-orlovsky-sounds-alarm-on-fernando-mendoza-after-underwhelming-tape\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">projected No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38620919\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/alabama-crimson-tide-quarterback-ty-118121503_4ae9da.jpg\" alt=\"Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson (15) running with the ball during the Rose Bowl against Indiana.\" class=\"wp-image-38620919\"  \/>Ty Simpson is considered the No. 2 quarterback in this draft class. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p>The Jets met with Simpson during the Combine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m ready. I\u2019m a franchise quarterback,\u201d Simpson said. \u201cAlabama prepares you most for the NFL. I\u2019ve run an NFL-type system. It definitely prepared me for saying those long play calls, saying those checks, making sure that I get us in the right (offensive line) protection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve played against really good NFL players. I think about my freshman year, learning from the No. 1 overall pick and Heisman Trophy winner (Bryce Young). Going (against) defense on scout team, I got Will Anderson, Dallas Turner, Henry To\u2019To\u2019o. I got Kool-Aid (McKinstry) on one side and Terrion (Arnold) on the other side. There are a number of first- and second-round draft picks that I went against. The Alabama locker room was as close to an NFL locker room as you can get.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The knock on Simpson is that he only made 15 career starts. The recent history of quarterbacks with fewer than 25 career starts is alarming.<\/p>\n<p>But Simpson has a chance to make scouts focus on something else Saturday when he throws at the NFL Combine as Mendoza watches from the sideline, saving his arm for Indiana\u2019s Pro Day.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ty Simpson said he is a \u201cfranchise quarterback.\u201d But is that franchise the Jets? 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