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Over the past handful of months, Alabama Crimson Tide<\/a> As recently<\/a> as earlier this week, one unnamed NFC quarterbacks coach\u00a0wanted it known that he felt Simpson is “a backup that in any other draft would be picked as a backup and only to be a backup.” During an appearance on FanDuel TV’s\u00a0<\/span>“Up & Adams”<\/span><\/a>\u00a0program, Simpson revealed what he thinks analysts got wrong about him during the predraft process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “I really<\/span><\/span>\u00a0get upset when people say that I’m not athletic and I don’t have arm strength,” Simpson said. “I don’t know where they get that from. If you go watch my tape from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>my freshman year on, I’m running around making plays, being an athlete. So,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the non-athletic part is very puzzling to me.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n For a piece published on Thursday morning, NFL insider\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Jason La Canfora of SportsBoom US<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0noted that “decision-makers” around the league viewed Simpson as “a limited quarterback prospect who should be selected somewhere on the second day of the draft.” However, other\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>stories<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0linked Simpson with quarterback-needy teams such as the Arizona Cardinals,<\/a> New York Jets<\/a> and Pittsburgh Steelers.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Regardless of when Simpson goes off the draft board, it sounds like he won’t forget what has been said and written about him since the start of 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “I play better<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with a chip on my shoulder,” Simpson explained. “It gives me something to prove people wrong about.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>And, I feel like it’s something that gives me an edge, and it…<\/span><\/span>puts a fire underneath me to go out and prove these people wrong.”\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Simpson may have to wait to receive a true opportunity to prove doubters wrong if the team that drafts him agrees with former Alabama head coach\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Nick Saban\u00a0and<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nquarterback\u00a0<\/span>Ty Simpson<\/a> became the most polarizing prospect in the 2026 NFL\u00a0<\/a>Draft class.\u00a0<\/p>\nTy Simpson doesn’t understand this narrative<\/h2>\n
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Ty Simpson is eager to prove people wrong\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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\ndecides\u00a0<\/a>that the signal-caller needs to spend at least some of his rookie season serving as a backup for a proven veteran. Perhaps Simpson will use some of that time to locate more bulletin-board material that he can use for motivation.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n