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Oft-injured NFL draft prospect schedules individual workout for teams

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Arizona State Sun Devils receiver Jordyn Tyson is an intriguing NFL draft prospect. Tyson is a consensus first-round pick after three seasons at Arizona State and one with the Colorado Buffaloes. The question is how high Tyson will be selected…

Arizona State Sun Devils receiver Jordyn Tyson is an intriguing NFL draft prospect. Tyson is a consensus first-round pick after three seasons at Arizona State and one with the Colorado Buffaloes. The question is how high Tyson will be selected in the draft, which begins April 23 in Pittsburgh.

MORE: Top 5 quarterback draft classes of the last decade A long injury history limited Tyson to 24 out of a possible 39 games with the Sun Devils. A lingering hamstring injury kept him from working out at the NFL scouting combine on Feb. 28 and Arizona State’s pro day on March 27.

But Tyson wants to prove to NFL teams he is healthy. According to ESPN NFL reporter Adam Schefter , Tyson has scheduled an individual workout for Friday. April 17, at Arizona State.

At 6-foot-2, 203 pounds, Tyson has the physical attributes to thrive in the NFL. Unfortunately, he tore the ACL, MCL and PCL in his knee at Colorado. and that injury limited him to three games the next season with the Sun Devils.