East alabama quarterback ty simpson He said he was “absolutely” satisfied with entering the NFL Draft, saying it would “tarnish my legacy” to stay in college and play for another school.
“There is no doubt in my mind that the last jersey I wanted to wear in college was an Alabama Crimson Tide jersey,” Simpson told AL.com On Wednesday. “I came there. I stayed there.”
Simpson declared for the draft on January 7. At the time, he was considered the No. 3 draft-eligible quarterback by ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr., but has since dropped to No. 2. oregon‘S dante moore Decided to return to the ducks.
Simpson’s father, UT Martin football coach Jason Simpson, told ESPN when his son announced that there were transfer offers to other Power 4 schools. Sources told ESPN this miamiOregon and tennessee They were interested in signing Simpson if he entered the transfer portal.
But Ty Simpson indicated that he never seriously considered playing for any school other than Alabama.
He said, “The last thing I wanted to do was tarnish my legacy and go somewhere where I didn’t go out of high school and I didn’t want to play.” “…Hopefully whenever my name gets written on a card in the draft, they’ll write University of Alabama on there. That would make me very proud.”
Simpson is listed as the No. 25 draft prospect on the Kippers big boardAnd Jason Simpson said his son got a first-round grade from every NFL general manager he contacted.
Ty Simpson completed 64.5% of his passes for 3,567 yards with 28 touchdowns and five interceptions in 2025, leading the No. 9 Crimson Tide to an 11–4 record and a run to the quarterfinals in the College Football Playoff.
“It means a lot to me to be able to come back and tell my kids when they grow up that their dad played here and was a captain,” Simpson told AL.com about his time at Alabama.
Information from ESPN’s Mark Schlabach and Pete Thamel was used in this report.
