Jumbo Package: Ty Simpson, Kadyn Proctor extend Alabama streak

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 23: Ty Simpson (R) of Alabama poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (L) after being selected thirteenth overall pick by the Los Angeles Rams during Round One of the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrisure Stadium on April 23, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) | Getty Images Happy Friday, everyone. Both baseball and softball are in Knoxville this weekend.

Baseball started off their series well, beating Tennessee 12-8 last night. The ladies have a three game series against the 8th-ranked Vols starting tomorrow. We will have additional coverage of that later.

Both Ty Simpson and Kadyn Proctor went in the first round of last night’s NFL Draft, extending Alabama’s first round streak for another year. Ty went earlier than expected, and it never gets old watching these young dudes achieve their lifelong dreams. EMOTIONAL: Ty Simpson's football-dedicated life leads to this Los Angeles Rams phone call at the 2026 NFL Draft #RollTide 🐘 pic.

twitter. com/XmVuiUgOew — Cover Crimson (@CoverCrimson) April 24, 2026 Chase Goodbread notes that Simpson and Proctor are walking into very different circumstances. As a coach’s son, Simpson will be a sponge when the two of them put him on the drawing board.