Alabama’ Ty Simpson is entering the 2026 NFL Draft, the redshirt junior quarterback announced on Wednesday.
The 23-year-old Simpson just completed his first full season as a starter after three seasons as a backup for the Crimson Tide. In 2025, he threw for 3,567 yards, 28 touchdowns and 5 interceptions in 15 games.
Alabama went 11-4 this past season and reached the College Football Playoff quarterfinals before falling to top-ranked Indiana at the Rose Bowl where he suffered a cracked rib during the third quarter of the 38-3 loss.
“Just how resilient these guys were,” Simpson said when asked following the Rose Bowl how he’ll remember the 2025 season. “How much it meant to everybody. Starting off losing the first game, losing my first start, all the doubt, all the scrutiny we all took, how we all came together and how we all were going to fight for each other. Everybody gets mad that nobody expected us to be here, but that’s kind of how it was. Started off 0-1 losing to Florida State. Now made it to the Rose Bowl. Didn’t end the way we wanted it to.”
Simpson arrived in Tuscaloosa in 2022 and began his career playing for Nick Saban during the coach’s final two seasons. He played behind Bryce Young in 2022 and then Jalen Milroe in 2023 and 2024 before taking over the starting role this past season.
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Simpson is the third Alabama underclassman to declare for the 2026 NFL Draft following the announcements by center Parker Brailsford and left tackle Kadyn Proctor earlier this week. He’s the third-ranked quarterback prospect on Mel Kiper’s ESPN positional rankings behind Oregon’s Dante Moore and Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza of Indiana, both of whom are expected to be the top two picks.
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