Rams Stun with Early Ty Simpson Pick

0:00On April 24, Los Angeles Rams just dropped jaws by snatching Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson at pick number 13 overall. Most draft experts begged him to slip to the late first round or early second, but the Rams pulled the trigger way sooner. Simpson's got some real ties to the organization, and Rams' general manager Les Sneed was one of the few execs calling him first-round material from. To start, fans and analysts are loving this fit, saying it's perfect for Simpson to marinate behind veteran Matthew Stafford for a season while picking up gyms. From offensive wizard Sean McVeigh, ESPN's Dan Arlovsky's been all over his rock-solid fundamentals since the scouting reports dropped, and this marks the fourth Alabama quarterback. Drafted in the first round over the last decade, nobody saw the Rams coming. The buzz was all about the Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers, or New York Jets grabbing him at the tail end. With this move, the Rams are betting big on Simpson's upside in a stacked offense, setting

1:01up what could be a smooth transition down the line.