Colin Cowherd puts LaNorris Sellers over Ty Simpson in draft rankings: 'Ty Simpson has no juice'

Some years, there is a clear first choice in the NFL Draft from the start through the end of the college season. That hasn’t been the case this year, though, and with that, there is a lot of debate about who could be the first quarterback off the board. Among the popular names are Ty Simpson from Alabama and LaNorris Sellers from South Carolina.

Generally, the consensus has been that Simpson is propelling himself to the top of the NFL Draft. That’s not how radio host Colin Cowherd sees it, though. While speaking to Joel Klatt, he made the argument that it should actually be Sellers who is moving up in the rankings, because Simpson lacks the juice.

“Last week, I watched Alabama and South Carolina play,” Cowherd said. “And though it was in a losing cause, I think I’d draft the South Carolina quarterback first because I see juice. I’ve always said this about quarterback play. When I watch a college guy, you’ve got to give me one wow trait. I’ve got to go, ‘Wow.'”

At this point, Klatt cut Cowherd off. He’d heard enough, saying, “Wrong. You’re wrong again.”

That didn’t completely stop Cowherd, though. He kept going, making the argument that, “Ty Simpson has no juice.” On the other hand, he clearly feels that Sellers has some kind of proverbial juice that’s going to make him more interesting to NFL teams. That, however, would be something that Klatt pushed back on heavily.

“Has no juice? Watch his intermediate throws,” Klatt said. “Watch him control the game from the pocket. Colin. Colin. Who wins Super Bowls? Guys that control the game from the pocket. Control the game. Now, you have to do those things first. This is, and I bring this up all the time. This is math. You’ve got to have Algebra I under your belt before you can go to Algebra II and then Calculus and do all that. You’ve got to bake the cake first before you put frosting on it. You want to go and put the wedding topper on it and get all frivolous frosting on the cake, but you’ve got to understand, you’ve got to make the cake first.”

Simpson is in his first season as the starter at Alabama. Through eight games, he’s completing 67.8% of his passes for 2,184 yards, touchdowns and just one interception. Those 20 touchdowns lead the SEC. He also has 79 rushing yards and another two touchdowns. As for Sellers, he’s in his second season as the starter. In his eight games, he’s completing 63.2 percent of passes for 1,356 yards and six touchdowns to three interceptions. Using his legs, Sellers has 175 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

“Sellers is a terrific player and he’ll certainly be thought of highly in the NFL Draft. I think he’s going to be a Top 10 pick. I’m not saying that he’s bad. I’m just saying, if you compare their games, the game Ty Simpson plays directly correlates to the National Football League. He will go in and he will have success. He’s a Bo Nix or a Joe Burrow style of guy that can go in there and make those throws right away with anticipation and accuracy… Sellers is a wonderful player,” Klatt said. “But you take a look around the NFL at all these places that draft traits at quarterback vs. drafting quarterbacks, and it never ends up well for them.”

It’s a long way to go before the NFL Draft. That includes the end of the regular season, the postseason, and the pre-draft process. That’s a lot of time for things to change. For now, though, there’s still plenty of room to debate the game’s top quarterbacks.