Jordyn Tyson put together a highlight tape at Arizona State that rivals some of college football's best at the receiver position. No one may ever reach the virality of former Ram Tavon Austin's reel from West Virginia from over a decade ago, but Tyson sure put up a good fight.
Recent mock drafts from A to Z Sports and many others have the Rams selecting Tyson with pick No. 13 in the 2026 NFL Draft. Out of the 1,064 mock drafts aggregated by Grinding the Mocks, the Rams have selected Tyson in around 5% of them, making him their second-most drafted receiver in those projections. If that were to happen, it would be the first time general manager Les Snead has selected a wide receiver in the first round since he took Austin 8th overall in 2013.
This is not an endorsement of Tyson by the Rams, nor is it an indication that they are targeting him. This is simply a reflection of external media linking Tyson to Los Angeles in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Here's a scouting report on Tyson and what he could bring to the Rams offense:
Scouting Report
Tyson's built a reputation for his freakish athleticism, but he's more than that. He's a complete receiver with proven production.
In 2024, the only collegiate season where he played 10-plus games, Tyson racked up 75 receptions for 1,101 yards and 10 touchdowns, leading the Big 12 in yards per route run with 3.04, according to Pro Football Focus. That conference was home to the No. 8 overall pick in last year's draft, Tetairoa McMillan (Arizona), along with the Texans' second- and third-round picks out of Iowa State, Jayden Higgins and Jaylen Noel. Tyson was more efficient than all of them in his redshirt sophomore season.
He did it with a rare blend of size and agility. The 6-foot-2, 203-pound receiver has is "highly competitive to hog the catch space and win contested catches," according to NFL.com's Lance Zierlein, and his "ball skills feature impeccable body control and high-point timing."
Tyson's 26 bench press reps at the combine tied for the most among all receivers, and while he didn't run the 40-yard dash, his game speed shows "top-end speed and acceleration to be a vertical/deep weapon in the passing offense," wrote Bleacher Report's Damian Parson.
For someone his size, Tyson also boasts impressive quickness in his routes, which are crisp for the most part, and knows how to manipulate leverage to separate from defenders. That ability was no doubt aided by former NFL great Hines Ward, who coached Tyson at ASU.