Jordyn Tyson Friday Workout: The New WR1 In The 2026 NFL Draft Class?
Ian Hartitz reacts to how successful Jordyn Tyson's Friday workout was and what teams in the top 10 make sense as landing spots.
Arizona State WR Jordyn Tyson has been considered one of the very best wide receivers in the 2026 NFL Draft class for the better part of the last calendar year, but an unfortunate 2025 hamstring injury prevented him from doing much of anything at the NFL Combine and Arizona State Pro Day alike.
Well, good news for all the Tyson WR1 truthers out there: His much-anticipated Friday workout reportedly went well! Per ESPN's Matt Miller…
- Teams are comfortable with Tyson's injury history
- The conversation for him starts at pick No. 5, and he'll be off the board no later than No. 16
NFL Draft Fallout of Jordyn Tyson's Friday Workout
It's good that NFL teams are indeed comfortable with the injury history here, because man: It's pretty tough.
- 2022: Tyson tore his ACL, MCL and PCL, ending his season after nine games. He went on to redshirt in 2023.
- 2024: This season ended due to a broken collarbone against Arizona, preventing him from participating in Arizona State's College Football Playoff classic against Texas.
- 2025: Tyson injured his right hamstring in October against Texas Tech. Upon returning, he then seemingly injured his LEFT hamstring against Arizona during the team's final game of the regular season.
Getting past Tyson's injury history: There is a LOT to like here—particularly when it comes to his ability to generate separation. This trait is Tyson's superpower and what WR1 believers, such as myself, hang their hat on. The slants and in-breaking routes really remind me of Amari Cooper. This part of Tyson's game is truly special.
As for Tyson's potential landing spots inside Miller's reported range, there are a lot of different potential pathways to early-career success. The top four spots that would likely produce the highest 2026 fantasy rank (in no particular order):
- Giants (pick No. 5): Tyson would immediately slot in as the No. 2 pass-game option in an offense led by Malik Nabers, who isn't guaranteed to be ready for Week 1 due to last year's second-ending knee surgery.
- Commanders (pick No. 7): Obviously, Terry McLaurin is a stud, but he'll be 31 in September, and either way, this offense badly needs to add some explosive youth to its skill-position corps.
- Saints (pick No. 8): Similar to New York and Washington: There's already a No. 1 WR down by the Bayou, but there's VERY little target competition elsewhere, with a promising young quarterback under center to boot.
- Chiefs (pick No. 9): This has been a popular match from insiders like Peter Schrager in recent weeks: Tyson would immediately profile as the most complete receiver on the roster and serve as a great complement to Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy. More target competition here, but having Patrick f*cking Mahomes at quarterback is also pretty cool.
Other teams like the Dolphins (pick No. 11) could perhaps offer the highest target ceiling of them all, while the Rams (No. 13) and Jets (No. 16) would be spots where we'd probably be a bit more excited about 2027 and beyond due to the extra target competition in the former offense, and the obvious black hole under center in the latter.
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Dynasty Fantasy Football Value Of Jordyn Tyson After Friday Workout
From a dynasty perspective, Fantasy Life rankers Matthew Freedman, Dwain McFarland and I agree that Tyson is deserving of 1.02 treatment in rookie drafts. It's certainly close between Tyson and fellow young studs like Carnell Tate and Makai Lemon, but top-10 draft capital to one of those aforementioned cozy landing spots would probably be enough to give the Sun Devil the nod.
A good, positive day for Tyson and his fans after quite a few weeks of more bad news than good. Hell yeah–only six more days until the NFL Draft!
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