2026 NFL draft: Mel Kiper Jr. dishes intel on Jets & QB Ty Simpson

The New York Jets need a quarterback but according to ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. , do not bank on Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson being their selection at No. 16 in Round 1.

The Jets enter this year's draft with the No. 2 and 16 selections in the first round. Simpson is not in play with the second overall pick, but could he be at No.

16? According to Kiper, don't count it. "The Jets are not taking Ty Simpson at 16," Kiper said.

The ESPN draft guru definitively does not see a world where Simpson goes to the Jets in Round 1. Kiper's full analysis can be found below: What’s going on with Ty Simpson? @MelKiperESPN discussed.