Today, Arizona State wide receiver Jordyn Tyson held his long-awaited personal workout at which NFL general managers, coaches, and scouts were able to evaluate his health following months of inactivity as he dealt with hamstring issues. According to NFL insider Jordan Schultz, the workout was a huge hit, drawing eyes from over 20 NFL teams just six days out from the first day of the 2026 NFL Draft.
Tyson was once viewed as the likely WR1 of the draft class, but frequent injuries have littered his résumé with red flags. The transfer from Colorado tore his ACL, MCL, and PCL during his time with the Buffaloes then suffered a broken collarbone after his 2024 comeback season. He played only nine games this past year due to the hamstring issues that have hampered him throughout the pre-draft process, as well. His draft stock hasn’t fallen out of the first round, but fellow wide receiver prospects Carnell Tate and Makai Lemon have seemingly moved ahead of him in the WR1 conversation.
As anticipation built this morning, ESPN’s Jordan Raanan recirculated a video of his interview with colleague Peter Schrager in which Schrager predicted that a clean workout today could help land Tyson in the No. 5 overall pick, currently owned by the Giants. Supporting that prediction, New York’s general manager, Joe Schoen, flew in himself to be in person at Tyson’s workout, per Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. The Giants have been tied to numerous options with the fifth pick of the draft, almost all of which, Schrager points out, are at positions not usually valued that early in the first round — running back (Notre Dame’s Jeremiyah Love), off-ball linebacker (Ohio State’s Sonny Styles), and safety (Ohio State’s Caleb Downs).
Similar to how those positions are usually valued, Tyson has not been projected to go that high lately. The Giants have been one of several teams reportedly interested in participating in first-round trades out of the fifth pick, and they may be looking to move back to a point in the first round in which they feel they can still land Tyson. ESPN’s Matt Miller predicted we could see as many as eight trades, at the same time positing that Tyson could go much higher than expected, placing his range from the fifth overall pick to the 16th.
Additionally, the Giants weren’t the only team to send a GM. Peter Thamel of ESPN reported that the Dolphins‘ contingency included new general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan. A source told Thamel, “(Tyson) showed the twitch, explosiveness, and leaping ability we all saw in the fall. He showed he’s healthy and still explosive, which is all he needed to do.”
According to Bleacher Report’s James Palmer, Tyson’s elite talent had attendants abuzz with excitement and curiosity. The 21-year-old reportedly drew comparisons to Odell Beckham Jr. and Justin Jefferson, but concerns of his injury history drove speculation that “a lack of strength” may be the culprit. He went on to assert that there is no real consensus on Tyson at the moment. This was supported by Miller’s assertion that, contrary to Palmer’s reports of concerned speculation, “teams are comfortable with the (injury) history” of the ASU product.
We won’t need to wait long to find out just how concerned teams are or just how high he will go in the draft. He’ll almost certainly be a Day 1 pick, so by next Thursday, we should know whether today’s workout was enough to vault him back to WR1 status.
Hope this helps. He’s a first rounder hands down especially with no injuries
Yeah I think with no injuries he’s top eight easily.