Ty Simpson declares for the 2026 NFL draft

[kerouac9]

I hear you on that. Someone eventually even if its just one player breaks the mold tho. Like the no qb who had completion percentage 50 in college will succeed in the nfl Josh Allen broke that. Someone will break the games started in college mold maybe its Ty i dont know it will be someone tho.

Can Newton was an MVP after only starting one year in D1 (played JuCo for a year I think).

It happens, it’s just super-rare.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

we need a guy who makes correct decisions Quickley followed by pinpoint passes...and he seems to fit that bill.

Know how to read a defense and go through his reads

 

[PDXChris]

I have not seen someone crash out this bad since I watched Evel Knievel as a kid!

 

[PDXChris]

Great! Now name ten more old QBs that came in and lit the league on fire. You can't, because you're talking about outliers. The odds are stacked against Simpson. It's simple fact.

Before I go into my list, undrafted Jake Delhomme became a starter at 28 and went to the SB at 30 and was 16 games over 500 in good career.

First off, only 46 QBs have make the SB in the last 40 years with 2 going each year. Over 700 different QBs have started a game at QB in that time. So, only 6% of them reached a SB. The odds are stacked against ALL QBs. Again, no one knows how a QB will shake out in the long run.

Since there are only two a year, here is the complete breakdown of all 46 unique starting quarterbacks from the last 40 Super Bowls (Super Bowl XXI in 1987 through Super Bowl LX in 2026).

The Outliers (15 of 46)​

Quarterbacks selected in the 3rd round or later, or who went undrafted.

Quarterback	Draft Position
Brad Johnson	9th Round
Brock Purdy	7th Round
Chris Chandler	3rd Round
Jake Delhomme	Undrafted
Jeff Hostetler	3rd Round
Joe Montana	3rd Round
Kurt Warner	Undrafted
Mark Rypien	6th Round
Matt Hasselbeck	6th Round
Neil O'Donnell	3rd Round
Nick Foles	3rd Round
Rich Gannon	4th Round
Russell Wilson	3rd Round
Stan Humphries	6th Round
Tom Brady	6th Round

The Norm (31 of 46)​

Quarterbacks selected in the 1st or 2nd round of the NFL Draft.

Quarterback	Draft Position
Aaron Rodgers	1st Round
Ben Roethlisberger	1st Round
Boomer Esiason	2nd Round
Brett Favre	2nd Round
Cam Newton	1st Round
Colin Kaepernick	2nd Round
Donovan McNabb	1st Round
Doug Williams	1st Round
Drake Maye	1st Round
Drew Bledsoe	1st Round
Drew Brees	2nd Round
Eli Manning	1st Round
Jalen Hurts	2nd Round
Jared Goff	1st Round
Jim Kelly	1st Round
Jimmy Garoppolo	2nd Round
Joe Burrow	1st Round
Joe Flacco	1st Round
John Elway	1st Round
Kerry Collins	1st Round
Matt Ryan	1st Round
Matthew Stafford	1st Round
Patrick Mahomes	1st Round
Peyton Manning	1st Round
Phil Simms	1st Round
Rex Grossman	1st Round
Sam Darnold	1st Round
Steve McNair	1st Round
Steve Young	1st Round (Supplemental)
Trent Dilfer	1st Round
Troy Aikman	1st Round

 

[oaken1]

First off, only 46 QBs have make the SB in the last 40 years with 2 going each year. Over 700 different QBs have started a game at QB in that time. So, only 6% of them reached a SB. The odds are stacked against ALL QBs. Again, no one knows how a QB will shake out in the long run.

Since there are only two a year, here is the complete breakdown of all 46 unique starting quarterbacks from the last 40 Super Bowls (Super Bowl XXI in 1987 through Super Bowl LX in 2026).

The Outliers (15 of 46)​

Quarterbacks selected in the 3rd round or later, or who went undrafted.

Quarterback	Draft Position
Brad Johnson	9th Round
Brock Purdy	7th Round
Chris Chandler	3rd Round
Jake Delhomme	Undrafted
Jeff Hostetler	3rd Round
Joe Montana	3rd Round
Kurt Warner	Undrafted
Mark Rypien	6th Round
Matt Hasselbeck	6th Round
Neil O'Donnell	3rd Round
Nick Foles	3rd Round
Rich Gannon	4th Round
Russell Wilson	3rd Round
Stan Humphries	6th Round
Tom Brady	6th Round

Here is the complete breakdown of all 46 unique starting quarterbacks from the last 40 Super Bowls (Super Bowl XXI in 1987 through Super Bowl LX in 2026). They are grouped exactly as you requested and listed alphabetically.

The Norm (31 of 46)​

Quarterbacks selected in the 1st or 2nd round of the NFL Draft.

Quarterback	Draft Position
Aaron Rodgers	1st Round
Ben Roethlisberger	1st Round
Boomer Esiason	2nd Round
Brett Favre	2nd Round
Cam Newton	1st Round
Colin Kaepernick	2nd Round
Donovan McNabb	1st Round
Doug Williams	1st Round
Drake Maye	1st Round
Drew Bledsoe	1st Round
Drew Brees	2nd Round
Eli Manning	1st Round
Jalen Hurts	2nd Round
Jared Goff	1st Round
Jim Kelly	1st Round
Jimmy Garoppolo	2nd Round
Joe Burrow	1st Round
Joe Flacco	1st Round
John Elway	1st Round
Kerry Collins	1st Round
Matt Ryan	1st Round
Matthew Stafford	1st Round
Patrick Mahomes	1st Round
Peyton Manning	1st Round
Phil Simms	1st Round
Rex Grossman	1st Round
Sam Darnold	1st Round
Steve McNair	1st Round
Steve Young	1st Round (Supplemental)
Trent Dilfer	1st Round
Troy Aikman	1st Round

only 6 second rounders...so 25 of 46 were first round picks..makes sense. Over 50%

 

[602 Native]

First off, only 46 QBs have make the SB in the last 40 years with 2 going each year. Over 700 different QBs have started a game at QB in that time. So, only 6% of them reached a SB. The odds are stacked against ALL QBs. Again, no one knows how a QB will shake out in the long run.

Since there are only two a year, here is the complete breakdown of all 46 unique starting quarterbacks from the last 40 Super Bowls (Super Bowl XXI in 1987 through Super Bowl LX in 2026).

The Outliers (15 of 46)​

Quarterbacks selected in the 3rd round or later, or who went undrafted.

Quarterback	Draft Position
Brad Johnson	9th Round
Brock Purdy	7th Round
Chris Chandler	3rd Round
Jake Delhomme	Undrafted
Jeff Hostetler	3rd Round
Joe Montana	3rd Round
Kurt Warner	Undrafted
Mark Rypien	6th Round
Matt Hasselbeck	6th Round
Neil O'Donnell	3rd Round
Nick Foles	3rd Round
Rich Gannon	4th Round
Russell Wilson	3rd Round
Stan Humphries	6th Round
Tom Brady	6th Round

The Norm (31 of 46)​

Quarterbacks selected in the 1st or 2nd round of the NFL Draft.

Quarterback	Draft Position
Aaron Rodgers	1st Round
Ben Roethlisberger	1st Round
Boomer Esiason	2nd Round
Brett Favre	2nd Round
Cam Newton	1st Round
Colin Kaepernick	2nd Round
Donovan McNabb	1st Round
Doug Williams	1st Round
Drake Maye	1st Round
Drew Bledsoe	1st Round
Drew Brees	2nd Round
Eli Manning	1st Round
Jalen Hurts	2nd Round
Jared Goff	1st Round
Jim Kelly	1st Round
Jimmy Garoppolo	2nd Round
Joe Burrow	1st Round
Joe Flacco	1st Round
John Elway	1st Round
Kerry Collins	1st Round
Matt Ryan	1st Round
Matthew Stafford	1st Round
Patrick Mahomes	1st Round
Peyton Manning	1st Round
Phil Simms	1st Round
Rex Grossman	1st Round
Sam Darnold	1st Round
Steve McNair	1st Round
Steve Young	1st Round (Supplemental)
Trent Dilfer	1st Round
Troy Aikman	1st Round

Now extrapolate that into all QBs drafted and you will see that 15 is probably less than 1%.

You don’t gamble at the QB position especially when you are the Cards.

Even K1 had decent success for a crap franchise just imagine what a flyer will look like for a franchise that only has 1 QB with a winning record since being in the league.

 

[Adrian]

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Alabama QB Ty Simpson Final NFL Draft Odds:

Arizona Cardinals -300
New York Jets +450
LA Rams +650
Pittsburgh Steelers +1000
Cleveland Browns +1900

 

[PDXChris]

Now extrapolate that into all QBs drafted and you will see that 15 is probably less than 1%.

You don’t gamble at the QB position especially when you are the Cards.

Even K1 had decent success for a crap franchise just imagine what a flyer will look like for a franchise that only has 1 QB with a winning record since being in the league.

Every QB pick is a gamble. Our last top pick set us back 7 years.

 

[602 Native]

Every QB pick is a gamble. Our last top pick set us back 7 years.

Our last pick took us to the playoffs and then not being able to draft caught up with us as usual.

Same thing happened during Plummers,Warners, and Palmers late tenures.

Crazy that this keeps happening to the same team.

 

[slanidrac16]

Our last pick took us to the playoffs and then not being able to draft caught up with us as usual.

Same thing happened during Plummers,Warners, and Palmers late tenures.

Crazy that this keeps happening to the same team.

Yes. That one pathetic playoff performance was directly connected to what we did the next two years in the draft.
Do you even remember the great Kyler Murray NEVER, NEVER, NEVER won a must win to clinch game…EVER?

 

[602 Native]

Yes. That one pathetic playoff performance was directly connected to what we did the next two years in the draft.
Do you even remember the great Kyler Murray NEVER, NEVER, NEVER won a must win to clinch game…EVER?

Yes and I remember a team that had talent then got hurt during that season. I also remember bringing in turds like AJ green and letting guys like Christian Kirk walk out the door. Never improving the oline.

The list goes on and on.

Now were are right back to where we have always been before K1 constantly looking for a QB and freaking it up all along the way. We don’t have single QB on our roster that has done anything in the NFL.

Do you remember?

 

[slanidrac16]

Yes and I remember a team that had talent then got hurt during that season. I also remember bringing in turds like AJ green and letting guys like Christian Kirk walk out the door. Never improving the oline.

The list goes on and on.

Now were are right back to where we have always been before K1 constantly looking for a QB and freaking it up all along the way. We don’t have single QB on our roster that has done anything in the NFL.

Do you remember?

lol! Remember? I can’t forget.

 

[602 Native]

Simpson will be the biggest gamble at QB the Cards have ever made if they draft him in the first two rounds in the draft.

If Simpson were to come out next year he might go undrafted.

 

[kerouac9]

Simpson will be the biggest gamble at QB the Cards have ever made if they draft him in the first two rounds in the draft.

If Simpson were to come out next year he might go undrafted.

This is crazy talk.

 

[602 Native]

This is crazy talk.

It’s really not.

Next year you might have 6-8 QBs that are possibly first round graded.

Simpson is the recipient of a terrible QB class and nothing more.

 

[PDXChris]

It’s really not.

Next year you might have 6-8 QBs that are possibly first round graded.

Simpson is the recipient of a terrible QB class and nothing more.

HAHA!

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[kerouac9]

It’s really not.

Next year you might have 6-8 QBs that are possibly first round graded.

Simpson is the recipient of a terrible QB class and nothing more.

Maybe but he’s not UNDRAFTED. He’s like a third round pick and a guy projected to be the same long-term backup he was in college.

Also in the 2027 draft class he has two years’ starting experience which doubles the amount of data teams have on him. Maybe he’s butt and a fifth-round pick — he’s Clayton Tune. Maybe he’s Fernando Mendoza tho.

 

[ASUCHRIS]

Wasting a 1st rounder on Simpson would be a very Cardinal move. Just reeks of desperation.

 

[Mr. Boldin]

Lol what the F is happening in here? Crashing out again, my word.

 

[PDXChris]

Wasting a 1st rounder on Simpson would be a very Cardinal move. Just reeks of desperation.

In an ideal world, we get two 1st rounders and go OT and Edge/DT and use 34 on him. I think that makes most happy here.

 

[ASUCHRIS]

In an ideal world, we get two 1st rounders and go OT and Edge/DT and use 34 on him. I think that makes move happy here.

Yeah, personally I'm hoping for Bailey or Reese - its beyond pathetic that we're STILL looking for good edge players after skipping Will Anderson and blowing picks like Robinson and BJ.

In a vacuum, Love would be a fun addition, but there seems no reason to add a RB when both your OL and DL need so much work. Monti talked about building through the trenches, and 3 years in, he's done a terrible job.

I'd be much more excited about turning this thing around if I had any faith in the guy in charge. If his job was to bring in above average starters, he's been an absolute failure.

 

[FB94]

Simpson will be the biggest gamble at QB the Cards have ever made if they draft him in the first two rounds in the draft.

If Simpson were to come out next year he might go undrafted.

Don’t know about undrafted, but can make a case regarding number of starts as a concern. If he did stay at Alabama, he might have a good year and enhance his draft stock for 2027 as much as the rest of that group.

 

[602 Native]

Don’t know about undrafted, but can make a case regarding number of starts as a concern. If he did stay at Alabama, he might have a good year and enhance his draft stock for 2027 as much as the rest of that group.

He came out because of the weak draft class and I don’t think he was able to go back to Bama.

 

[slanidrac16]

Wasting a 1st rounder on Simpson would be a very Cardinal move. Just reeks of desperation.

lol… we are constantly desperate. Many here feel whatever direction we go will be the wrong way….because we are the Cardinals

 

[Totally_Red]

Wasting a 1st rounder on Simpson would be a very Cardinal move. Just reeks of desperation.

OTOH, spending a 2 and a 5 would be okay (with me).