Ty Simpson draft push
Bleacher Report says Alabama QB Ty Simpson is building first‑round momentum and is being linked in draft chatter to the Arizona Cardinals. (bleacherreport.com) The write‑up places Simpson among a late list of quarterbacks whose stock is rising in the week before the draft. (bleacherreport.com)
Ty Simpson has moved into late first-round draft chatter a week before the National Football League draft, with Arizona surfacing as a team to watch. (bleacherreport.com) Bleacher Report reported Thursday that Simpson has been “linked heavily” to the Cardinals, and cited ESPN’s Adam Schefter tying the Alabama quarterback to Arizona. The draft opens April 23 in Pittsburgh. (bleacherreport.com) (nfl.com) Arizona owns pick No. 3 and pick No. 34, and multiple mock drafts this week projected the Cardinals trading up from the second round into the back of Round 1 for Simpson. USA Today’s Cardinals Wire also reported Arizona hosted Simpson on a pre-draft visit this week. (azcardinals.com) (bleacherreport.com) (cardswire.usatoday.com) The Cardinals’ quarterback room changed sharply after the 2025 season. Pro Football Reference lists Kyler Murray with the Minnesota Vikings, and ESPN’s 2025 team stats show Jacoby Brissett led Arizona with 3,366 passing yards as the Cardinals finished 3-14. (pro-football-reference.com) (espn.com) That leaves Arizona tied to quarterbacks in a draft where Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza is widely treated as the top passer and the next tier is less settled. Bleacher Report called Simpson “an important piece to the first-round puzzle” earlier this month. (sports.yahoo.com) (bleacherreport.com) Simpson’s case starts with production. ESPN lists him at 3,567 passing yards, 28 touchdown passes and five interceptions in 2025, while Alabama says his 0.956 career interception percentage set a school record. (espn.com) (rolltide.com) Alabama also says Simpson was a permanent team captain in 2025 and made the All-Southeastern Conference second team. He started Alabama’s playoff run and finished his career after four seasons in Tuscaloosa. (rolltide.com) The question now is price. Arizona can take a blue-chip player at No. 3 and still use No. 34 as the start of a move back into Round 1 if it decides Simpson is worth a fifth-year contract and a controlled quarterback timeline. (azcardinals.com) (bleacherreport.com) If the late push holds through next Thursday, Simpson’s draft night may hinge less on whether he goes in Round 1 than on whether Arizona is the team making the call. (bleacherreport.com) (nfl.com)
