Arizona State football wide receiver Jordyn Tyson's Big 12 ranking slammed: 'Joke'
Is Arizona State football's Jordan Tyson being disrespected in one site's grades for the highest returning wide receivers in the Big 12?
Some people criticized Pro Football Focus College for having the star ASU football receiver come in at No. 5 on a recent list, especially considering three of the four "returning" wide receivers ranked ahead of Tyson on the list didn't even play in the Big 12 last season, transferring to schools in the conference after playing in the FCS in 2024.
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Tyson was ranked behind TCU WR Jordan Dwyer, Kansas WR Bryson Canty, TCU WR Eric McAlister and West Virginia WR Cam Vaughn in the rankings.
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Dwyer caught 78 passes for 1,192 yards and 12 touchdowns at FCS school Idaho last season.
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Canty had 43 catches for 760 yards and nine touchdowns at FCS Columbia last season.
Vaughn had 48 catches for 803 yards and five touchdowns at Jacksonville State, another FCS school, last season.
McAlister was the lone "returning" player ranked above Tyson who actually played in the Big 12 last season. He had 39 catches for 762 yards and five touchdowns in his first season with the Horned Frogs after transferring from Boise State.
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Jordyn Tyson's stats at Arizona State in 2024 season
The rankings did not sit well with some on social media, considering the inclusion of the transfers and Tyson's actual stats in the 2025 season.
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Tyson had 75 catches for 1,101 yards and ten touchdowns before being injured in the Sun Devils' final regular season game against Arizona, making him miss ASU's Big 12 championship game victory and College Football Playoff game appearance.
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Is Arizona State's Jordyn Tyson really the fifth-best returning wide receiver in the Big 12? Some people strongly disagree with a recent ranking.
'Returning' Big 12 wide receiver grades slammed
Athlon Sports' Tony Thomas was among those who criticized the rankings and Tyson's place in them.
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He wrote: "Look at the Big 12 receiving stats from a season ago. You will note that Arizona State's Jordyn Tyson (grade of 80.4) finished third in the league with 75 catches for 1,100 yards and 10 TDs, behind only Tetairoa McMillan and Travis Hunter. McMillan and Hunter have moved on to the NFL. As a result, Tyson is the best returning receiver in the conference. Not to mention, he is a dynamic perimeter weapon for a team that returns almost their entire squad, their coaching staff and won the conference crown last season.
"The national media continues to pile on their disrespect of the Sun Devils. They are making that chip on ASU's shoulder a little bigger as we get closer to Week 1 of the 2025 season."
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Does Tyson being so low on the list of returning Big 12 wide receivers seem off to you?
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