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Why Ty Simpson is this year's version of Kenny Pickett, Tyler Shough, Will Levis

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There has been a string of quarterbacks

Why Ty Simpson is this year's version of Kenny Pickett, Tyler Shough, Will Levis originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson is arguably the most polarizing quarterback in the 2026 NFL Draft.

Is he a first-round pick? A second-round pick? The Crimson Tide quarterback – who passed for 3,567 yards, 28 TDs and five interceptions – is this year's most-talked-about quarterback.

Where will all that conversation lead? This happens almost every year. A quarterback is either hyped up or over-scrutinized — or both — through the NFL Scouting Combine.

For what it's worth, Simpson had an impressive performance at this year's NFL Combine. Then, a team must make a choice in either the back half of the first round or the second round. Is this quarterback worth all that talk?

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