Jordyn Tyson

● Nifty in releases to quickly create separation and outpace coverage ● Not a burner but accelerates to top speed to get vertical and on corners’ toes ● Understands how to tempo dig/out routes, aiding his ability to explode 90 degrees out of breaks ● Impressive body fluidity and hand strength to attack the ball mid-air and make some special catches ● Terrific in-motion concentration to stab off-target balls in stride for RAC opportunities ● Above-average field awareness — frequently bailed out his QB on scramble drills ● Has some creative wiggle after the catch, including as a pluck-and-go screen target ● Filled in as punt returner for two games as a true freshman and had an 88-yard touchdown return ● Described as “ultimate teammate” by head coach Kenny Dillingham ● Fights through pain on the field (see final drive on 2025 Texas Tech tape) ● Posted consistent production over 21 starts for the Sun Devils

● Adequate height/length for the position, but lean through core and limbs ● Average functional strength — physical press coverage at the NFL level will be a much tougher challenge ● Not much of a tackle-breaker 86 Back to table of contents -- 90 of 629 -- ● Rushes routes at times, creating wasted steps, body drift and tipped intentions ● Needs to be more controlled and aware as a stalk blocker to compensate for mediocre sustain strength ● Fumbled three times over final 17 games ● Just 20 career snaps on special teams ● Medical history is a red flag, as he missed multiple games in each of his four college seasons: missed three games as a redshirt junior because of a hamstring injury (Oct. 2025), which also sidelined him for most of the draft process; missed most of 2025 spring practices because of an ankle injury (March 2025); broken left collarbone (Nov. 2024), which forced him to miss the Big 12 championship and ASU’s playoff game vs. Texas; torn ACL, MCL and PCL in his left knee (Nov. 2022), which ended his freshman season at Colorado and sidelined him for most of the 2023 season

A two-year starter at Arizona State, Tyson lined up as the X receiver (74.7 of snaps aligned outside) in offensive coordinator Marcus Arroyo’s scheme (former NFL receiver Hines Ward was his wide receivers coach at ASU). After a devastating knee injury at Colorado in 2022, he transferred to Tempe and emerged as the Sun Devils’ go-to receiver the past two seasons, posting a combined 136 catches, 1,812 yards and 18 touchdowns over 21 games (Tyson, Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith and UConn’s Skyler Bell were the only three FBS players with at least 1,800 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns over the past two years). He was leading the Big 12 in almost every receiving category through eight weeks of the 2025 season before being sidelined by injury — he missed 34 percent of his teams’ games over the past four years because of various injuries. Though he doesn’t have elite speed, Tyson is plenty fast, using quickness to avoid press and route acceleration to stress coverage. Despite having only average size and strength, he is competitive in a crowd and contorts his body to make “wow” catches. (He also lowered his drop rate from 8.5 percent in 2024 to 1.6 percent in ‘25.) Loosey-goosey route steps get him in trouble at times, and savvy NFL corners will learn his tricks. Overall, Tyson’s injury history is concerning, but on the field, he is a sleek, twitched-up athlete who can create his own separation and win outside his frame at the catch point. He projects as an NFL starter (inside or outside), with a skill set that reminds me of Stefon Diggs.