Terrion Arnold Backs Ty Simpson for Top NFL Draft Pick

0:00It's April 23rd. Welcome in. This is NFL News Today, where football meets AI. Detroit Lions corner-back Terri and Arnold just threw his weight behind Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson as the top pick for the 2026. NFL draft, ranking him above Indiana's Fernando Mendoza. Arnold knows Simpson well from their two seasons together at Alabama in 2022 and 2023, and he respects how. Simpson stuck it out as a backup to Bryce Young and Jalen Milro, instead of jumping to the transfer portal. Fans and scouts see Simpson's grit paying off after he took over a starter in 2025, throwing for 3,500, 67 yards, 28 touchdowns, and just five picks while guiding the Crimson Tide to the SEC title game and the college football playoff. Mendoza remains the consensus number one quarterback, projected to go first overall to the Las Vegas Raiders tonight in the first round. Arnold once Simpson drafted way higher than

1:00the experts predict, like Bleacher reports Mox sending him to the Arizona Cardinals at pick 34. To kick off the second round, proving team loyalty still turns heads in the pros.