Daniel Jeremiah · Feb 5, 2026
Daniel Jeremiah pegged Ty Simpson as a second-round quarterback (his No. 40-42 player), had Keldric Faulk going in the early twenties in his own mock, saw 'Shambless' as a day-two quarterback who could go higher, expected Tua to be moved on from, and named the Titans and Giants as the teams most likely to make a big leap toward the playoffs.
“I think he's the second round guy”
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- Mock Draft PicksFeb 5, 2026
“I think Ty Simpson's a good player. He's in my top fifty. I have him like at forty or forty two... I think he's the second round guy”
Scored 42.04a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Ty Simpson
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 42.04
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 13
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 42.04
- predicted pick:
- second round guy (picks 33–64)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksFeb 5, 2026
“he is my twenty seventh player. I think I had him going in the early twenties in the mock draft that I did.”
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- Surprise Team CallsFeb 5, 2026
“the two teams that made the most sense to have the conversation about where the Tennessee Titans with cam Ward and the New York Giants with Jackson Dart... a team that could maybe make the playoffs or make a sizeable leap”
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- Mock Draft PicksFeb 5, 2026
“that shambles to me and be an interesting one as a day two quarterback who may be surprises and goes higher”
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- Trade and Signing CallsFeb 5, 2026
“Tua is going to be moved on from with saying the same type of thing we've seen”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Surprise Team CallsFeb 5, 2026
“the two teams that made the most sense to have the conversation about where the Tennessee Titans with cam Ward and the New York Giants with Jackson Dart”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.