{"id":1183802,"date":"2026-01-05T10:21:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T16:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/?p=1183802"},"modified":"2026-01-07T11:29:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:29:18","slug":"will-ty-simpson-head-to-nfl-stay-at-alabama-or-hit-transfer-portal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/will-ty-simpson-head-to-nfl-stay-at-alabama-or-hit-transfer-portal\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Ty Simpson Head to NFL, Stay at Alabama, or Hit Transfer Portal?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Alabama Crimson Tide\u2019s season came to a close on New Year\u2019s Day with an\u00a0embarrassing defeat against the Indiana\u00a0Hoosiers, and now attention turns to who stays and who enters the transfer portal.<\/p>\n<p>The transfer portal is now taking just as much \u2014\u00a0if not more \u2014 than the regular revolving door of SEC stars to the NFL Draft. As for Alabama\u00a0quarterback Ty Simpson, he has a decision to make coming off Alabama\u2019s roller coaster season, and Simpson\u2019s first year starting for the Crimson Tide.<\/p>\n<p>For large parts of the first half of the year, Simpson looked like a surefire first-round draft selection as Alabama\u2019s offense was carving up opponents and he was leading the charge.<\/p>\n<p>But over the second half, the wheels fell off for the unit, and Simpson\u2019s play suffered as the offensive line and running game simply disappeared.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the signal-caller who stayed in Tuscaloosa through three turbulent seasons of riding the bench faces a very tough call. For Simpson, the choice seemingly comes down to taking his chances with the NFL or returning to Alabama.<\/p>\n<p>A report from recruiting insider Tom Loy of 247 Sports revealed he could consider the portal as well, which would instantly make him one of the most coveted \u2014 and in turn, highest-paid \u2014 players to change programs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">TRENDING: Alabama star Ty Simpson could be looking to enter the transfer portal and go to either Tennessee or Oregon if he does not get a first round draft grade, according to Tom Loy of 247 Sports.<\/p>\n<p>Simpson played very well for the Crimson Tide this year, but played some of his\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fbYA33uzD6\">pic.twitter.com\/fbYA33uzD6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Recruits CFB (@recruits_cfb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/recruits_cfb\/status\/2007520873499230645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Loy mentioned Oregon and Simpson\u2019s\u00a0native Tennessee\u00a0as potential transfer destinations, but according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/alabamafootball\/2026\/01\/latest-were-hearing-on-ty-simpson-and-his-status-for-2026.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Kelly of AL.com<\/a>, transferring elsewhere remains the least likely of the three possible options.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly added that Simpson had discussions with head coach Kalen DeBoer and offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb over the weekend, and will meet with NFL evaluators early this week to give more insight into his thoughts. A decision is expected by the end of the week.<\/p>\n<p>The deadline for Simpson to make a draft decision is Wednesday, January 14 and the portal is only open until January 16. The outcome with Simpson could impact choices for the rest of Alabama\u2019s quarterback room, including Austin Mack and Keelon Russell.<\/p>\n<p>Russell \u2014 a\u00a0former consensus five-star recruit \u2014 has been fairly adamant about staying when asked, while Mack has been a bit more non-committal. Regardless of the potential outcomes, it should be an interesting next several days in Tuscaloosa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Alabama Crimson Tide\u2019s season came to a close on New Year\u2019s Day with an\u00a0embarrassing defeat against the Indiana\u00a0Hoosiers, and now attention turns to who <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/will-ty-simpson-head-to-nfl-stay-at-alabama-or-hit-transfer-portal\/\" title=\"Will Ty Simpson Head to NFL, Stay at Alabama, or Hit Transfer Portal?\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":4874,"featured_media":1183803,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,91],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1183802","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-crimson-tide-bama-tide","8":"category-alabama"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dkb251206070_bama_vs_uga.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1183802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4874"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1183802"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1183802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1183812,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1183802\/revisions\/1183812"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1183803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1183802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1183802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1183802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}