The 2027 QBs Loom Over Simpson

Ty Simpson's draft stock sits in an awkward spot, and Todd McShay breaks down why the 2027 quarterback class looms over every decision teams are about to make this weekend.

McShay walks through his latest mock, where he still has Simpson going in the second round. His reasoning is built on leverage math. Teams that need a quarterback are already calculating what it costs to chase this year versus saving capital for a class that could be historic.

The Jets provide the template. According to McShay, New York turned down a first this year and a second next year in the Quinnen Williams trade, insisting instead on getting the first next year. That is not a minor wrinkle. That is a front office planting a flag on 2027.

The class McShay describes justifies the planting. Arch Manning. Dante Moore. Brennan Sorsby. Sam Leavitt now working under Lane Kiffin at LSU. LaNorris Sellers with another year under his belt and the physical tools to headline the group. CJ Carr stepping up at Notre Dame. Nico Iamaleava. Even Trinidad Chambliss if eligibility breaks his way.

McShay doesn't hedge on the ceiling. He says when we look back, this could be remembered as the best quarterback class ever produced.

That reality changes the calculus for every team sitting near Simpson's range. If you are the Jets or the Cardinals, how much do you mortgage this year when next year's board is this deep? The Browns won't take Simpson because they are setting up for 2027. Shedeur Sanders gets the year to prove it, and if he does, great problem. If not, Cleveland has picks ready.

Arizona is the team McShay keeps circling back to. He floats a Giants-style move from last year, trading back into the end of the first round to grab Simpson. The Jets, sitting at 33, could grab him on value if he slides, but McShay doesn't see them packaging picks to move up.

The Rams have interest too, but on their terms. Meaning a second-round pick, not a first.

McShay acknowledges there are evaluators in the league who love Simpson. None as high as his ShowDown partner Dan Orlovsky, but the belief is real. The problem is fit. Nobody he has talked to is willing to burn a definitive first-round slot on him when the 2027 board is this loaded.

The conversation lands where Simpson's market actually lives. Somewhere between a late first-round trade-up and a second-round value pick, with Arizona as the most intriguing landing spot and every decision filtered through what teams are saving for a year from now.