Rams make surprise first-round move, take Alabama QB Ty Simpson

One of nan astir intriguing stories entering nan first information of nan NFL Draft was wherever Alabama backmost Ty Simpson mightiness land. Well, fans sewage their reply sooner than they expected.

The Los Angeles Rams amazingly selected Simpson pinch nan No. 13 prime successful nan 2026 NFL Draft.

The action isn't wholly retired of near section and is arguably nan best-case script for Simpson. The Rams person Matthew Stafford arsenic their starter for 2026, but Stafford has flirted pinch nan thought of status each of nan past 2 offseasons. It's clear nan timepiece is ticking connected his NFL career.

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The Los Angeles Rams pulled a stunner and drafted Alababam QB Ty Simpson pinch nan No. 13 prime successful nan NFL Draft. (CFP/Getty Images)

Now, Simpson gets to beryllium down 1 of nan NFL's champion seasoned quarterbacks, study nan position while adapting to life successful nan NFL, and not look contiguous unit to succeed. Additionally, nan Rams are 1 of nan astir well-run franchises successful nan convention correct now. Sean McVay is an elite caput coach who led nan squad to a Super Bowl triumph to headdress nan 2021 play and conscionable had nan squad wrong 1 triumph of different Super Bowl berth earlier falling to nan Seattle Seahawks successful nan NFC Championship.

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The astir astonishing facet is nan Rams looking toward nan future, rather frankly. This is simply a squad that has had nary problem trading distant first-round picks to make its squad nan champion it tin beryllium each season. It seemed astir apt nan squad would usage nan No. 13 prime to amended its squad for adjacent season, which could beryllium Stafford's last. Instead, nan squad decided to put itself successful position for Stafford's status without skipping a beat.

Los Angeles Rams QB Matthew Stafford, now 38-years-old, has flirted pinch status aft each of nan past 2 seasons. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

There were respective surprises successful nan first 13 picks of nan 2026 NFL Draft: nan Cardinals taking Notre Dame moving backmost Jeremiyah Love astatine No. 3, nan Titans selecting Ohio State wide receiver Carnell Tate astatine No. 4, nan Kansas City Chiefs trading up to return LSU cornerback Mansoor Delane astatine No. 6 and moreover nan Cowboys trading up 1 spot to make judge they drafted Ohio State information Caleb Downs astatine No. 11.

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But the Rams wholly abandoning their caller strategy (usually trading distant first-round picks and loading up for now) to prime Stafford's heir evident is easy nan biggest early daze of nan 2026 NFL Draft.