He may not have run, jumped, or even danced on the field, but when a semblance of actual football was played, Ty Simpson —the kid whose film is arguably better than Fernando Mendoza’s — took his turn.

Currently projected as the second quarterback off the board in April’s NFL draft, the Alabama product enjoyed a pretty solid performance at the NFL Scouting Combine on Saturday. At the very least, one of the live commentators thought so.

NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah provided color during Simpson’s performance. All told, more positives were reflected in the former NFL scout’s voice than negatives.

“Ty Simpson is having a nice start to the day,” Jeremiah said early.

Simpson, 23, commenced his day by throwing vertical routes to wide receiver prospects in the familiar over-the-shoulder drill. Next, they moved on to the three-step slant drill, which prompted Jeremiah to use the “effortless” descriptor.

It wasn’t a perfect day by any means. Some throws, while not completely inaccurate, were either late and/or behind the intended target.

Perhaps the most notable comment during the workout came from the aforementioned Jeremiah.

Leading the receiver on a tight-split vertical, out front and to the outside, Simpson hit his man in stride. Jeremiah naturally took notice.

“That’s a perfect throw from Simpson,” Jeremiah said. “He’s had a really nice throwing session.”

“Nice” is most likely the correct term. Simpson threw the ball well, but those who get carried away in this particular setting are in danger of traveling well beyond familiar roads.

This is the combine. These are drills notorious for hyping up quarterbacks when the hype is severely questionable, or for unintentionally face-planting other prospects who turn out to be slightly underdrafted.

On Saturday, Ty Simpson threw against “air.”

Unlike his 3,567 yards and 28 touchdowns to just 5 interceptions on 64.5% passing in 15 games this past season for Alabama, the QB2’s combine day must be taken with a grain of salt.

Shoot, the way this past season turned for the worse could also be analyzed with skepticism — considering the lack of help at his disposal — but that’s a matter for the New York Jets to work out amongst themselves.