Jordyn Tyson comes with questions. He's hoping to provide some answers before the 2026 NFL Draft.
Tyson, a talented wide receiver out of Arizona State, would be in consideration for a top-five draft slot in late April were it not for his injury concerns. Even with them, he's in play for the Kansas City Chiefs and other teams hovering around the top ten. But the pre-draft season has not been kind to him, and recent draft projections might push him a bit farther than expected.
This is why Tyson and his reps are pushing back a bit on the concerns by hosting a workout for interested teams. NFL reporter Field Yates says Tyson has scheduled a pre-draft workout on April 17, giving franchises a week to go back to their draft boards and adjust accordingly based on what they see and hear from Tyson.
A pre-draft update: Arizona State WR Jordyn Tyson will work out for NFL teams on April 17, doing positional work only.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 24, 2026
Tyson dealt with a hamstring injury during the season and did not participate at the combine, but teams will get a look at him prior to the draft.
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Yates notes that Tyson will only do positional work, so fans aren't going to see the full range of drills normally undertaken at the Scouting Combine. That said, a closer look at how Tyson's hamstring is healing is what teams want to see anyway. His game film already shows a pro-ready receiver whose route-running, acceleration, and hands come together to form an impact talent.
Over the last two years, Tyson has racked up 136 catches for 1,812 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns and his traits are definitely translatable. However, Tyson missed the entirety of his sophomore season due to a torn ACL, MCL, and PCL. A broken collarbone forced him to miss the 2024 postseason, and a hamstring injury has been the problem this spring. That's a hard sell for teams who need not only talent but reliability.
For the Chiefs, the chance to draft a blue-chip talent in the top ten is the lone silver lining following a miserable six-win season in 2025. The NFL built such a system to help give teams a boost back to respectability, which brings into question just how much a losing team can afford to take a chance on a prospect who might have issues staying healthy (or as dynamic after such injuries).
That said, the fact that Tyson is even in the conversation for such an early draft spot shows how exciting his skill set is (and how this rookie class is lacking in obvious stars). A strong workout could allay some concerns about his present injury, even if he can't do anything about his past. And that might be enough for a team like the Chiefs to submit his name on a draft card.