The Cleveland Browns had one of the league’s worst quarterback rooms in 2025 as they rotated through Joe Flacco, Dillon Gabriel, and Shedeur Sanders in the starting role.
Of course, the group received little help from the wide receivers, which only helped to make the situation worse.
Veteran Jerry Jeudy “led” the position group with just 50 receptions for 602 yards and two touchdowns. Everyone else? It is all a bit too depressing to rehash, but suffice it to say that no one watching a game mistook
what they saw for a reincarnation of Webster Slaughter, Reggie Langhorne, and Brian Brennan.
The good news is that general manager Andrew Berry has ample opportunity to fix the situation in the 2026 NFL Draft with a deep group of wide receivers and four selections in the first three rounds to add some playmakers to the roster.
One player to keep in mind when the Browns are on the clock is Arizona State’s Jordyn Tyson.
Name: Jordyn Tyson
Position: Wide receiver
Height/Weight: 6-foot-2, 203 pounds
College: Arizona State Sun Devils
2025 Receiving Stats: 9 games, 61 receptions, 711 receiving yards, 11.7 yards per reception, 79 receiving yards per game, 8 receiving touchdowns
Career Receiving Stats: 33 games, 158 receptions, 2,282 receiving yards, 14.4 yards per reception, 69.2 receiving yards per game, 22 receiving touchdowns
Average “Big Board” Position as of Publishing Date from Mock Draft Database: 15th overall, projected first round
The Draft Network’s Grade/Round Value: Round 1 – Pro Bowl Caliber
What an Expert is Saying
Learning from Super Bowl XL MVP Hines Ward helped unlock Tyson’s production and elevated his draft stock. He’s added size and improved his route running over the last two years, showing he can align at all three receiver spots. He occasionally rushes the route but has the short-area quickness and contested-catch toughness to find chain-moving grabs in high-leverage moments. He’s not a blazer but has enough speed to work down the field. Also, he has the ball skills and body control to win above the rim with timing on 50/50 throws. Scouts say he puts in the time to absorb knowledge and hone his craft. A history of injuries might explain inconsistent competitiveness as a run blocker in 2025. The wiring, versatility, and finishing talent point to a WR1 ceiling.
What an Expert is Saying (Bonus Round):
A two-year starter at Arizona State, Tyson lined up as the X receiver (74.7 of snaps aligned outside) in offensive coordinator Marcus Arroyo’s scheme (former NFL receiver Hines Ward was his wide receivers coach at ASU). After a devastating knee injury at Colorado in 2022, he transferred to Tempe and emerged as the Sun Devils’ go-to receiver the past two seasons, posting a combined 136 catches, 1,812 yards and 18 touchdowns over 21 games (Tyson, Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith and UConn’s Skyler Bell were the only three FBS players with at least 1,800 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns over the past two years).
He was leading the Big 12 in almost every receiving category through eight weeks of the 2025 season before being sidelined by injury — he missed 34 percent of his team’s games over the past four years because of various injuries.
Though he doesn’t have elite speed, Tyson is plenty fast, using quickness to avoid press and route acceleration to stress coverage. Despite having only average size and strength, he is competitive in a crowd and contorts his body to make “wow” catches. (He also lowered his drop rate from 8.5 percent in 2024 to 1.6 percent in ‘25.) Loosey-goosey route steps get him in trouble at times, and savvy NFL corners will learn his tricks.
Tyson’s injury history is concerning, but on the field, he is a sleek, twitched-up athlete who can create his own separation and win outside his frame at the catch point. He projects as an NFL starter (inside or outside), with a skill set that reminds me of Stefon Diggs.
Fit with the Browns
The Browns need wide receivers who can actually make opposing defenses worry, and Tyson checks that box. The question the Browns, and all NFL teams, have to wonder is how much of Tyson’s injury history in college will follow him to the NFL.
Browns Player Drafting Could Impact
Cleveland appears to like the promise of second-year wide receiver Isaiah Bond, so he is likely safe. But everyone else, especially veteran Cedric Tillman, would be looking over their shoulders during the preseason.
Priority: High
What are your thoughts on Jordyn Tyson? Should the Browns take a chance, or should his injury history scare them off? Let us know in the comments!
