Jets rumor from ESPN reveals level of interest in Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson

Jets rumor from ESPN reveals level of interest in Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The New York Jets secured a starting quarterback for the 2026 season after signing Geno Smith, but Gang Green is still without a long-term solution at the position.

It's a bad year for that to be the case, as the 2026 NFL draft is weak at the position and 2027 is widely viewed as a much better class. The Jets fell one pick short of Fernando Mendoza, and it's pretty much unanimous that there isn't a signal-caller worth taking with the No. 2 pick.

But the weak quarterback class hasn't stopped the Jets from doing their homework at quarterback, with ESPN's Rich Cimini noting New York has met with, or will meet with, Carson Beck, Drew Allar and Garrett Nussmeier. The projected No. 2 quarterback in this year's class, Ty Simpson, has also drawn interest from New York, with Cimini reported that the Jets spent a couple of days with the Alabama product down in Tuscaloosa.

"Simpson spent time in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Thursday night (dinner) and Friday morning (private workout) with the Jets' top decision-makers (general manager Darren Mougey and coach Aaron Glenn) and resident QB gurus (offensive coordinator Frank Reich and quarterbacks coach Bill Musgrave)," Cimini reported. Jets' interest in Ty Simpson is legit While some might view all this as a smokescreen, Cimini says there is indeed at least some level of interest from the Jets in Simpson. "The Jets have two first-round picks (No.