Jets Reportedly 'Loved' QB Prospect Ty Simpson

New York has met with pretty much all of the top prospects, including Ty Simpson, Drew Allar, Carson Beck and Garrett Nussmeier. The guy who is likely to go the earliest is going to be Simpson. But he's also polarizing. He's someone who has been talked about as a potential fit at No. 16 or No. 33, but he really only had one full season as a starter under his belt in college. Is he worth the risk at No. 16? Arguably not when the Jets have other roster holes to fill. One thing that is positive, though is that ESPN's Rich Cimini reported on "Jets Collective" that the Jets came away impressed with Simpson after their meeting, specifically on the whiteboard.

"They had [Darren Mougey] and [Aaron Glenn] there [to scout Ty Simpson], of course" Cimini said. "They brought [Bill Musgrave] and [Frank Reich]. So that to me is telling. They had dinner with him the night before. This was at the tail end of their scouting tour across America. ... They got in, they had dinner with him, they did some classroom work and from what I understand, no surprise here, he's very impressive on the board.

"On the whiteboard. He's a smart quarterback. The coaches loved him. But he's a coach's kind of quarterback, but is he a scout's kind of quarterback? There's a difference. The scouts are looking for the traits. The size, the arm strength, the speed. That's not where he checks the boxes. He checks it with his cerebral approach, the ability to get to the line of scrimmage and do the whole Peyton Manning thing. Move guys around, read the defense, read the MIKE linebacker. He's great at that stuff."

If Simpson completely "wows" the coaching staff and front office, that does make up a bit for the lack of experience in college. Arguably, the Jets should hold out and see if he drops to No. 33. At that pick, he'd be a perfect value. At No. 16, it's arguably still too early.