wɪððə ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt ʌv dˈænjəl wˈɛlz æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn sˈiːzən, sˈɪmpsən bɪkˌeɪm ðə lˈæst ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ sɚvˈaɪvɚ fɹʌmðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː ˌeɪˌɛfˈɛl dɹˈæft.
With the retirement of Daniel Wells at the end of the 2019 season, Simpson became the last remaining survivor from the 2002 AFL draft.