The New Orleans Saints used the No. 8 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 23, 2026, to select Arizona State wide receiver Jordyn Tyson. The 6-foot-2 redshirt junior from Allen, Texas, became one of the first names off the board as New Orleans made its opening-round move on offense.
Tyson leaves college with 158 receptions, 2,282 yards and 22 touchdowns, a production profile that helped push him into the top 10. He had a 1,101-yard, 10-touchdown season in 2024, when he won the Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year award and earned third-team All-American honors, then repeated that All-American recognition in 2025.
He did that work after transferring to Arizona State from Colorado, and NFL.com described him as a receiver who learned from Super Bowl XL MVP Hines Ward. The same assessment said Tyson can line up at all three receiver spots and that his draft stock rose because of improved route running and added size. He was also measured at 6-2 1/8, 203 pounds, with 26 bench press reps, a 9 1/8 hand size, 30 1/4 arm length and a 75 1/4 wingspan.
For the Saints, the pick points to a clear bet that Tyson’s short-area quickness and contested-catch toughness will translate quickly. He arrives as one of college football’s most productive receivers, and New Orleans made him the centerpiece of its first-round plan before the rest of the saints draft picks came into focus.
The question now is not whether Tyson produced in college. It is how quickly he can turn that production into immediate results in New Orleans, where a top-10 selection comes with no patience and even less room for delay.
