Overview
- ESPN’s Brooke Pryor reports Pittsburgh “closely watched” Ty Simpson during the 2025 season, with scouts seeing him in person four times.
- Simpson, a one-year starter who declared for the 2026 draft, posted 3,567 passing yards with 28 touchdowns and five interceptions and is widely viewed as the QB2 behind Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza.
- Field Yates’ latest ESPN mock projects the Steelers using the No. 21 pick on Simpson, though that remains a projection rather than a plan.
- Evaluators cite late-season concerns for Simpson, including a 49% completion rate in the SEC title game and four of his five interceptions coming over his final six contests, with injuries also noted.
- Pittsburgh’s quarterback picture remains unsettled as the team awaits clarity on Aaron Rodgers’ future and continues broader evaluations of veteran and rookie options.