For a prospect like Ty Simpson, the NFL Combine was one of the busiest weeks of his life. It is, after all, the world’s most intense job fair, where NFL teams line up prospects to take MRIs and X-rays — of everything — before grilling them with questions about the good, bad and most scrutinized…
Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza has long been the projected No. 1 overall pick, which is owned by the Las Vegas Raiders. But where will the other top quarterback prospects land in the 2026 NFL Draft? Here are my predictions for five of the top passers not named Mendoza: 2025 stats (15 games): 64.5% completion rate for…
PHOENIX — With the 2026 Annual NFL League Meeting officially in session, information is flying fast. We’ll hear from NFC coaches on Monday and AFC coaches on Tuesday. So let’s delve into what’s been going on around the league lately. This is “Sound Smart,” where I try to spin forward, dive deeper and think outside the…
With the 2026 NFL Draft less than a month away, Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson has entered the chat as the most polarizing prospect in the class. After Simpson’s impressive throwing exhibitions at the NFL Scouting Combine and Alabama Pro Day created a buzz in scouting circles, evaluators could not wait to dig into the tape…
Ty Simpson felt like he made a final impression at Alabama‘s pro day in front of NFL scouts. The Crimson Tide quarterback went through a 40-plus-minute throwing session Wednesday for dozens of the league’s key decision makers. He previously threw at the NFL Scouting Combine in February but elected to go through another workout in…
Anyone need a QB? Chances are, Heisman and national championship winner Fernando Mendoza will go No. 1 to the Raiders in the 2026 NFL Draft. But which signal-caller will hear his name second? Could it be Alabama’s Ty Simpson? This past season, Simpson threw for 3,567 yards, 28 touchdowns and just five interceptions. Let’s check…
This year’s NFL Draft is interesting for a pretty simple reason: We don’t have a ton of great quarterback prospects. Will we see more than one quarterback taken in the first round? I’m not so sure, but there’s one quarterback prospect I’m higher on than most. There’s some great talent at other positions in this…
The 2026 NFL Scouting Combine begins this week, which means everybody’s favorite college football players from this past season will have a massive platform to showcase themselves to general managers, coaches and scouts. It’s a huge deal to be invited, and it’s a great opportunity to prove yourself one way or another — through workouts,…
