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A certain QB-hungry team could target Alabama QB Ty Simpson in the first round, per Mel Kiper Jr. Here's the latest 2026 NFL mock draft from ESPN.
It's been another New York Jets offseason with quarterback changes. Geno Smith is QB1 -- for now -- and Justin Fields got traded to the Chiefs. So could Gang Green draft a future QB in 2026?
In the latest 2026 NFL mock draft from our Christian D'Andrea , he has the Jets taking Arvell Reese and Jordyn Tyson with two first-round picks, and Alabama QB Ty Simpson -- who some think is a first-rounder -- isn't taken at all. But in the latest ESPN mock from Mel Kiper Jr. , he's got Simpson to the Jets at No.
16. What's his thinking there? Here's what he wrote: The Jets don't have to draft a quarterback here.
They traded for Geno Smith as a bridge option and have three first-round picks in 2027, when the QB class should be a lot better. But this is a good range for Simpson, who has only 15 career starts but throws with accuracy, processes quickly and moves well in the pocket. He threw 28 touchdown passes in 2025 and is a first-round QB in my book.