Arizona State wide receiver Jordyn Tyson put on a private workout in Tempe on Friday, and 20 NFL teams showed up to watch. Tyson ran 20 to 25 routes, dropped one pass and did not take part in any other on-field testing.
reported that Tyson flashed twitch, explosiveness and good health during the workout, which came after he had not done on-field work earlier in the offseason while recovering from a hamstring injury. The Giants and Cardinals were among the teams in attendance, a sign that interest remains high in a receiver projected as a first-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Tyson’s path to this point has been shaped as much by durability questions as by production. He sat out the NFL Draft Combine and Arizona State’s pro day, though he did post 26 bench press reps at the combine, and he missed three games in 2025 because of the hamstring injury. He also missed 17 of the 51 games he could have played in, a number that has complicated how evaluators view him even with his playmaking ability.
When Tyson has been on the field, the numbers have been strong enough to keep him near the top of draft boards. He caught 75 passes for 1,101 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2024, then finished his final season at Arizona State with 61 catches for 711 yards and eight touchdowns. ’s Matt Miller said Tyson ran 20 to 25 routes and projected his range from No. 14 overall to No. 33 overall, while Mel Kiper Jr. had him going to the Kansas City Chiefs at No. 9 overall in his final mock draft. Dane Brugler projected him to the Los Angeles Rams at No. 13 overall, and Chad Reuter had him to the Cleveland Browns at No. 22 overall via trade.
The workout also served as a test of how teams weigh the blemishes against the upside. Miller said Tyson dropped one pass, a small reminder that the receiving prospect still has points to clean up, but ASU wide receivers coach Hines Ward said earlier this week that whatever team takes him will get a winner. Ward added that the receiver has put in the work, and the tape and the interest around Friday’s workout suggest the league is still betting on the talent.
For Tyson, the next step is no longer about proving he belongs in the conversation. It is about which team decides his health, production and draft range are worth the risk, and whether that decision comes in the top half of the first round or much later than some of the mocks have placed him.
