Throughout much of the pre-draft process, Arizona State’s Jordyn Tyson has been considered among the top wide receivers in the 2026 NFL Draft.
That conversation might be changing just a bit now.
With 20 days until the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, Tyson’s injury history and the lack of work he’s done in the pre-draft process for teams has his stock reportedly falling.
According to ESPN’s Matt Miller, Tyson is one player who is “trending in the wrong direction” here in the final weeks before the draft.
“One player trending in the wrong direction leading up to the draft is Arizona State receiver Jordyn Tyson,” Miller writes. “In reviewing my grades with a handful of scouts, many remarked that Tyson’s hamstring injury and lack of predraft workouts could cause him to slide to the back half of the first round.
“Three scouts told me that Tyson ranks as the No. 4 receiver on their internal boards. He is scheduled to do positional work for NFL teams on April 17.”
Tyson is a dynamic player, one who can create splash plays with the football in his hands, creating after the catch among the best of them in the draft. The only issue is, he’s struggled to stay on the field in recent seasons.
His medical history is long, and it led to plenty of teams paying close attention to the medical checks at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine. The Pittsburgh Steelers did meet with Tyson at the Combine in a formal setting, and they might have some inside information on Tyson as a player and person due to former Steelers great Hines Ward serving as the Sun Devils’ WRs coach.
But there is real concern about Tyson’s injury history and his inability to workout for teams to this point. He didn’t do anything physically at the Combine as he continued to recover from a hamstring injury that caused him to miss games last season and limited him late in the year.
Now, he’s set to work out for teams on April 17, just one week before the start of the NFL Draft, limiting the information and the discussion teams can have regarding the dynamic receiver.
In a draft with the likes of Ohio State’s Carnell Tate, USC’s Makai Lemon and Texas A&M’s KC Concepcion, Tyson might be falling down the board. That could bode well for the Steelers, who might be able to land him at No. 21 overall, should the medicals check out.
But it is buyer beware in the first round with Tyson and his injury history.
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