Alabama's Ty Simpson is a talented prospect and a polarizing name.

But Fernando Mendoza remains QB1.

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to the locked on NFL draft podcast I'm Damian parson and on today's bonus episode I'm going

to be telling you why Fernando Mendoza is still and will remain my QB1 over Ty Simpson

there's been a lot of discussion right now conjured up via social media on television

this week, really, about who's truly QB1?

We all know that Fernando Mendoza, Heisman winner, national champion, guy transferred

from Cal to Indiana and completed the rebuild

for the Hoosiers in one year.

We know he's going number one overall in the 2026 NFL draft to the Las Vegas Raiders.

But there's been a lot of talk about whether or not he's the actual best quarterback in this class

and why some believe for an eight-game stretch that Ty Simpson was better.

Well, let's get into that conversation.

Ty Simpson had an eight-game stretch that me and Keith came on here multiple times during the season

and told you guys our everydayers if you're not

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two years, you heard us this football season, this college football season, talk about

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