Colin Cowherd on Rams Taking QB in NFL Draft: 'The Actual Winner is Ty Simpson'

[ad_1] Effectively, it actually appears that the Los Angeles Rams have discovered their Matthew Stafford successor.

In one of many assertion alternatives on Night time 1 of the 2026 NFL Draft, the Rams took Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Ty Simpson with the No. 13 choose, a transfer that presumably makes him the inheritor obvious to the 38-year-old Stafford, who's the reigning NFL MVP.

Did the Rams, who reached the NFC Championship Sport final season, make a mistake by not taking a participant who will begin from the leap? Colin Cowherd, for one, sees the reasoning within the Rams taking Simpson.

"I do not love Ty Simpson. Do I feel it is a attain? Yeah, however you'll be able to't get Ty Simpson within the second or third spherical this 12 months, and the Rams are going to be on the backside of the primary spherical subsequent 12 months," Cowherd mentioned on Friday's version of "The Herd" concerning the Rams drafting Simpson. "They may win the Tremendous Bowl; they will be drafting No. 31 or 32. What number of picks wouldn't it take to get a top-five quarterback subsequent 12 months? That is the query as a result of, subsequent 12 months, you cross your fingers Stafford would not get banged up. You cross your fingers he would not have again points. Most of the high quarterbacks, even younger guys, get damage, so in case you're a Tremendous Bowl crew, it is essential to have a high-end backup. …

"I'd've taken an offensive deal with, however this is a company that will get huge receivers within the fifth spherical — Puka Nacua — and the third spherical — Cooper Kupp. They went and received Jordan Whittington within the sixth spherical; he is, at worst, a No. 4 receiver."

Ty Simpson is the winner of 2026 NFL Draft with Rams choosing him at No. 13 Los Angeles had the No. 13 choose because of a 2025 NFL Draft night time commerce with the Atlanta Falcons. In the meantime, the Rams traded the No. 29 choose to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs as a part of a deal to accumulate cornerback and 2023 All-Professional Trent McDuffie in March.

After serving as backup to each Bryce Younger (No. 1 choose within the 2023 NFL Draft) and Jalen Milroe (third-round choose of the Seattle Seahawks in 2025) from 2022-24, Simpson received the beginning nod for the Crimson Tide in 2025. In Simpson's lone season as Alabama's beginning quarterback, he totaled 3,567 passing yards, 28 passing touchdowns, 5 interceptions and a 145.2 passer ranking, whereas finishing 64.5% of his passes.

Simpson and the Crimson Tide reached the School Soccer Playoff, defeating the Oklahoma Sooners on their house turf within the first spherical earlier than shedding to the Indiana Hoosiers within the quarterfinal spherical.

"The true winner is Ty Simpson," Cowherd mentioned. "He will get [Rams head coach] Sean McVay [and] would not should play for 2 years in that tradition. Ty Simpson, you could not land in a greater place. McVay took Baker Mayfield with one observe and Baker Mayfield was excellent with one observe. This child's [Simpson] going to have 300 practices and like six preseason video games earlier than he ever takes a big-time snap within the NFL. It is simply not the worst factor on the earth."

Relating to Stafford's 2025 MVP marketing campaign, he led the NFL with 4,707 passing yards and 46 passing touchdowns within the common season, whereas posting a career-high 109.2 passer ranking and throwing simply eight interceptions. He then led the game with 936 passing yards and 6 passing touchdowns throughout three postseason video games. Stafford has one 12 months remaining on his present contract.