Overview

• On The Next Round, FOX Sports analyst Joel Klatt called Simpson the nation’s best pure passer and said he would already have the Heisman if he were a Manning.
• Simpson now holds third-best Heisman odds at major sportsbooks, including DraftKings and FanDuel, with BetMGM listing him tied for third.
• Through five games, Simpson has 1,478 passing yards, 13 touchdowns, one interception and a 70.3% completion rate, with 295.6 yards per game and 9.4 yards per attempt.
• Pro Football Focus grades him among the top quarterbacks on intermediate and deep throws, including 525 intermediate yards that rank fifth in the FBS and first in the SEC.
• Alabama has won four straight behind Simpson, highlighted by a 276-yard, three-touchdown outing at Georgia and a 340-yard, two-touchdown performance in a 30–14 win over then-No. 16 Vanderbilt, though Klatt cautioned protection and the run game must hold up.