What QB Ty Simpson said about potential Eagles draft target Kadyn Proctor

PITTSBURGH — Standing about 10 ft away from his teammate, Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson flashed a giant smile when he heard Kadyn Proctor’s title late Wednesday morning.

“I mean, where do I start? He’s one of my best friends,” Simpson, who had Proctor defending his blind facet through the 2025 season, said of his 6-foot-6, 352-pound teammate.

Simpson, Proctor, and 15 different prospects attending the three-day NFL draft in Pittsburgh took native kids and Special Olympics athletes by soccer drills and performed catch with them within the hour previous media interviews at Hazelwood Green Park, lower than 5 miles from the downtown space.

The pleasure and vitality Proctor displayed through the clinic with youngsters carried over when the large offensive lineman spoke with reporters. Proctor, who was a starter for the final three seasons at Alabama and performs with energy within the trenches, has taken the predraft course of in stride.

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“Having some of my teammates and friends and family come around and just kind of experience this with me, it’s just such a blessing,” Proctor said. “[I’m] just trying to take it in, have fun. It hasn’t hit me yet. I don’t think it’ll hit me until [Thursday night] where I’m sitting in the green room tomorrow and it’s like, ‘Oh, man, about to get drafted.’”

The closeness of the connection between Simpson and Proctor was palpable. Each participant glanced over on the different between questions from media members. Proctor says Simpson has “been doubted his entire career” and added later that he believes his quarterback could be a “Hall of Famer.”

The feeling is mutual for Simpson, who gave perception into the gifted left deal with’s character.

“He’s one of the reasons why I stayed in Alabama,” Simpson continued. “I had recruited him [when he was in high school]we just go way back, man, I’m so happy that I get to spend [the draft] with, not only with my left tackle and best teammate, but a true friend and a best friend.”

Proctor took 12 predraft visits with NFL groups, he said, and a kind of was the Eagles, who he confirmed brought him to Philly. He has reunited with former teammate Jihaad Campbellwhom the Eagles drafted within the first-round final yr, through the go to.

Keldric Faulk, the Auburn edge rusher who’s among the many draft attendees, had a entrance row seat to witness Proctor’s ability set over the past three years. The pair confronted one another on both facet of the Alabama-Auburn rivalry. It was a matchup that the Auburn star edge rusher circled on his calendar every season.

“He was probably the guy that I looked forward to most playing against because he got every tool in the toolbox,” Faulk said of Proctor. “So it was just fun competing with him. He’s my guy. We knew each other a little bit before we played each other. He’s a really good player, and it was just really fun to play against him.”

What is a group getting in Proctor?

“A wide receiver, a running back, fullback,” Simpson said whereas laughing. “Honestly, one of the most versatile players in the draft, like that guy is going to play his tail off. He’s going to go hard in practice. He loves ball and then not to [mention] his physical traits. So whoever gets him is going to get a really good player.”

Faulk brought in for 30 visits

It didn’t take long for Auburn to realize how special Faulk was, not only as a player, but as a person and leader within the program. He appeared in every game as a freshman, was voted a game captain as a sophomore, and became a team captain in 2025, along with being a key voice on the team’s leadership council.

That growth for Faulk, who oozes talent at 6-5, 276 with plenty of room to grow his pass rushing profile, has come up in conversations with teams across the NFL.

“I had leaders on my team my freshman year, and I learned from them guys, and then really just had the leadership role thrown on me my sophomore year, and then I just had to adapt to it,” Faulk said. “Numerous groups had been asking, ‘Would I carry the identical vitality to that locker room? I say, ‘Yeah, for positive.’ Of course, it will take time, as a result of I must first earn the respect of the blokes in there.”

“I definitely want to bring my leadership style down to the NFL, for sure.”

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His management definitely caught the eye of the Eagles, who introduced the sting rusher in for a predraft go to, Faulk instructed The Inquirer. He referred to as the Eagles “good people” and added that he is “anxious to see like, where I would end up fitting in. But man, that defense is really good in itself and just to be considered is a blessing.”

NFL groups have lauded Faulk’s versatility, he says. While he is an edge rusher by commerce, he performed a number of alignments in Auburn’s protection, majoring as a run-stuffer and relying totally on his athleticism to win as a go rusher.

Faulk’s vary within the draft is unsure, with mock drafts projecting him as excessive as No. 11 total to the Miami Dolphins and even obtainable late within the first spherical. If he wasn’t already, Faulk will definitely be thought of by the Eagles if he is obtainable after they decide twenty third total.

Tyson’s competitions with Eagles coaches

After collaborating within the clinic earlier within the day, Arizona State vast receiver prospect Jordyn Tyson joined Simpson in a separate occasion at Steelers vast receiver Michael Pittman Jr.’s ladies’ flag soccer camp within the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh on Wednesday night.

Tyson, who’s projected to return off the board properly earlier than the Eagles decide at 23, joined Pittman and Simpson to offer teenage ladies recommendation on route working and took half in drills himself.

The looming AJ Brown commerce chance has highlighted the Eagles’ potential curiosity within the high wideouts, and Tyson is a part of that record. In a mid-session between drills on the camp, Tyson instructed The Inquirer that he took a predraft go to to Philly.

“Aaron Moorehead, the [Eagles] receiver coach, he was really cool. We were on the lobster machine, which is basically like a tennis ball shooter. That was really cool. And did a couple other games with him as well,” Tyson said.

He later added: “I played [Eagles head coach Nick] Syrianni in HORSE too. “I beat him.”

Tyson’s name has been trending for weeks as a player who could fail in the draft, because until last Friday, he had declined to work out via the NFL combine or his pro day, and he has a lengthy injury history that saw him miss games in every season in college.

He quieted the noise with a private workout in Arizona where the Eagles were one of 18 teams in attendance. By all accounts, the wide receiver shined in his workout, and has reemerged as an early first-round candidate.

Still, keep Tyson in mind. In a draft that is unpredictable with the lack of quarterbacks beyond Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza and premium players at non-premium positions, he could be available later than expected, especially if teams are concerned with his injury history.