Rams might've missed a huge trade opportunity with Ty Simpson's pick at No. 13
Les Snead might've had a chance to move down and still get the player wanted.
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The Los Angeles Rams took quarterback Ty Simpson with the No. 13 overall pick in the biggest shocker of the 2026 NFL Draft. With the Rams in win-now mode, the pick drew a lot of questions.
But one of the more interesting questions posed for the Rams was their decision to stick and pick, and not trade back, pick up more value, and still likely land Simpson. As ESPN's Jeremy Fowler highlighted, the Rams might've missed a great opportunity to trade down and still take Simpson, as the teams picking after them likely wouldn't have gone with Simpson in Round 1. Rams missed big opportunity with Ty Simpson pick "While the Rams' plans for Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson at No.
13 crystallized, a look at the board suggests Los Angeles could have moved back and still gotten its passer," Fowler writes. The pick itself was bad enough, taking a backup developmental quarterback when in a win-now mode. But this angle makes things look worse.