Wide Receiver Jordyn Tyson Keeps the Offense Moving

Three of the things ASU wide receiver Jordyn Tyson has going for him:

1. He has what it takes to win with his release from the line of scrimmage.

2. He tends to win at the breakpoints on short-to-intermediate routes (10-19 yards).

3. YAC (yards after the catch). Tyson is one of the best YAC receivers I’ve ever evaluated.

There’s even more than that.

When I turned on Tyson’s game film in 2024, I wasn’t sure I would like him as I began watching, but the more I watched, the more I started warming up to him.

⎯ and the more I began envisioning what he would look like in the NFL.

While Tyson is a legitimate threat at all three route levels (short, intermediate, and deep), he excels mostly at the short-to-intermediate route levels (0-19 yards), and that is where NFL offenses do most of their work.

Perfect.

Blocking

Before going any further on Tyson the receiver, we need to talk about Tyson the blocker.

Tyson is one of the best blocking wide receivers I’ve ever evaluated.

I can’t tell you how many receivers I’ve graded who couldn’t care less about run blocking.

That’s not this guy.

He takes blocking on running and passing plays seriously. Some NFL offensive coordinator is going to love that about him.

Pre-snap versatility

Another thing an NFL offensive coordinator will love about Tyson is everything that can be done with him schematically.

He showed he can line up out wide or inside in the slot. They motioned him sometimes pre-snap, and they even lined him up a handful of times in the backfield. He has a little of that “Jack-of-all-trades” about him. That’s where that Deebo Samuel loose comp is coming from that Todd McShay had mentioned.

Tyson can be used to attack defenses from all sorts of vantage points.

Any weaknesses?

Yes.

Tyson has good speed, but he’s not a burner. There are times he gets behind a defense when he leaves a cornerback in the dust at a breakpoint, and then there are the other times he’s stride for stride with the cornerback running a deeper straight-line vertical route.

The best way of putting it is that he can sneak behind a defense.

⎯ Another significant weakness is his occasional lapses of judgment and concentration. At times (especially on deep passes), Tyson misjudges the ball location. He can also not pay enough attention and drops a pass he should’ve caught. Neither thing happened often, but both occurrences were frequent enough to warrant mention.

Looking ahead

It will be interesting to see how Tyson does this season.

According to his head coach, Kenny Dillingham, Tyson has gained 10 pounds, and he’s 1.5 miles per hour faster (Yahoo Sports).

That bodes well.

#0 Jordyn Tyson 6-foot-2, 200 pounds

Daniel Kelly’s 2025 Summer Grade: First-Round (I would select him)

Projected by NFL Mock Draft Database to be a First-Round prospect as of August 22, 2025

M (Medical)

Torn MCL, ACL, and PCL (2022)

Collarbone injury and surgery (2024)

2024 game film evaluated: Wyoming, Mississippi State, Texas State, Texas Tech, Kansas, Utah, Cincinnati, Oklahoma State, UCF, Kansas State, BYU, and Arizona (click to view games watched to form this evaluation)

2026 NFL Draft Scouting Report

Slippery and competitive prospect with a toned and athletic frame. Productive. Outmuscles or out-moves corners in press man coverage to achieve leverage. Excels at slant routes. Technical and skilled route runner in the short-intermediate route levels. Great at getting open short to intermediate. Crisp at route breakpoints. Waits until the last second to break it off. Excellent at squaring his entire body to box out corners at the catch point. Flashed the ability to attack the ball when it’s in the air. Inconsistent catching with his hands. Sometimes body catches. Decent catch radius. Destroys zone coverage. Has a knack for drawing penalties (especially deep). A good number of passes that were intended for him that he “missed as a target” were truly uncatchable.

What to watch for during the 2025 college football season

1. Stays healthy?

2. Dropping passes?

3. How does he look on deep passes?

Daniel Kelly is a former NFL Scout with the New York Jets. He was hired on the regime which featured Bill Parcells, Bill Belichick, Scott Pioli, Mike Tannenbaum, and Dick Haley. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief for First Round Mock, and has written for Sports Illustrated (Lions, Jets, and 49ers), NFL Draft Diamonds, and Yardbarker, as well as a featured guest on ESPN Radio and Fox Sports Radio. Featured in USA Today. For more information about him visit his website at whateverittakesbook.com. Follow on Twitter @firstroundmock.