Choosing loyalty over easy exits, Ty Simpson etched his Alabama legacy, proving commitment transcends transfer portals and leads directly to NFL aspirations.
In an era where transferring has become the easy button, Ty Simpson chose the harder path. And in doing so, he told you everything you need to know about who he is, what Alabama football means to him, and why his next step was always going to be the NFL Draft, not another college campus.
Simpson could’ve left.
Plenty of players would have.
Another logo, another system, another chance to rewrite the story somewhere else. But that was never who he was. Ty Simpson came to Alabama Crimson Tide with a purpose, and he was determined to finish what he started in Tuscaloosa.
“The last thing I wanted to do was tarnish my legacy and go somewhere else where I didn't go out of high school and I didn't want to play,” Simpson said. “… Hopefully in the draft whenever my name gets written on a card, they write the University of Alabama on there. It's going to give me great pride.”
That quote says everything.
For Simpson, Alabama wasn’t a stepping stone.
It wasn’t a pit stop.
It was home.
He committed to the grind, the pressure, the expectations, and the responsibility that comes with wearing that jersey. Staying wasn’t about comfort. It was about loyalty. About believing that how you leave matters just as much as how you arrive.
And then there was the NFL decision.
Instead of chasing one more year, one more reset, one more “what if,” Simpson trusted the work he put in. He trusted the film. He trusted the development. Most importantly, he trusted that being an Alabama quarterback means something at the next level, even when the journey wasn’t perfect.
That’s maturity.
That’s confidence.
That’s a player who understands legacy.
Simpson didn’t want his story to end anywhere else. He wanted his football résumé to read one way: Alabama to the NFL.
No detours. No rewrites. No shortcuts.
When his name is called, he doesn’t want people wondering where he finished. He wants them knowing exactly who he was, and where he came from.
That pride?
That’s Alabama football.
And Ty Simpson lived it all the way to the end.