2026 NFL Draft landing spots for Arizona State WR Jordyn Tyson
The former Arizona State star is one of the top wide receivers in the 2026 NFL Draft. He'd fit best with these five NFL teams.
A year ago, the 2026 NFL Draft class looked to have a clear-cut No. 1 prospect at wide receiver. Arizona State’s Jordyn Tyson boasted prototypical size and a penchant for separation and scoring during his career with the Sun Devils.
Fast forward 12 months and the rest of the class caught up to the Arizona State star. Now, the likes of Ohio State’s Carnell Tate and USC’s Makai Lemon have worked their way into the discussion for who should be the first wide receiver off the board. Tyson’s calling card is his route-running.
That’s often a trait that incoming wide receivers need to develop more at the NFL level to make a measurable impact. For Tyson, he’s already a standout separator thanks to his route running and suddenness in and out of his breaks. In 2025, Tyson clamped down on drops considerably, going from seven on 113 targets in 2024 to just one on 97 last fall.
He may lack breakaway speed at the next level but he’s metronomically reliable and can split out wide or take routes from the slot. Speed and his injury history are the two major knocks to his game. Tyson played 24 of 38 possible games at Arizona State as a result of ACL, MCL and PCL tears in 2022, a fractured clavicle in 2024 and a hamstring injury in 2025.
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