Simpson's Draft Stock Soars, Cardinals Favorites

0:00On March 29th, as the 2026 NFL Draft heats up, all eyes are on Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson, the consensus number two signal caller, behind Indiana's Fernando Mendoza. Sports books like Draft Kings are dropping props left and right, with heavy action on which team grabs him first. Simpson's stock is skyrocketing after a strong senior year, tossing for over 3,500 yards, 28 touchdowns, and just five. Picks. Earlier this week, Buzz exploded when former QB Dan Orlowski called Simpson a better pro prospect than Mendoza, and ESPN's Mike Tannenbaum said. Multiple teams agree that's a big flip from last month at the senior bow, where no one gave him a first round grade. Now, his accuracy, arm strength, and underrated wheels have scouts rethinking everything. Simpson comes from football bloodlines, his dad's a coach at UT Martin, and helped Alabama go 11 and 4, reaching the SEC title game and beating. Oklahoma in the playoffs before bowing out in the Rose Bowl. At 22, he's got that poised

1:05team's cray for franchise guy. Betting odds put the Arizona Cardinals as top dogs at plus 125 to snag him, maybe at pick 34, or by trading up since Kyler. Murray's gone and their QB rooms then. New York Jets say close at plus 145 with picks galore and an aging Gino Smith. Rams, Browns, Steelers, round out the favorites thanks to ties like new Cleveland coach Todd Munkin, knowing Simpson's fam. With his draft spot over under at 24 and a half, expect more twists before draft night. Teams needing that next era arm are circling, and Simpson's proving he's no afterthought. Football news, powered by AI. This is NFL News today. I'm Cory with the story.