WR draft class shifting
Scouts are flagging a new WR mold — USC’s Makai Lemon and ASU’s Jordyn Tyson are getting buzz as high‑IQ, separation creators that fit modern schemes. (nationaltoday.com) Tyson, though, carries an injury red flag that could tilt his first‑round stock, according to draft evaluators. (newsweek.com)
USC’s Makai Lemon measured 5-foot-11 and about 192 pounds with roughly 30.5‑inch arms and ran a Pro Day 40-yard dash in the 4.48–4.53 range, numbers scouts logged after he skipped most other athletic tests. (sportingnews.com) Lemon posted 79 catches for 1,156 yards and 11 receiving touchdowns in 2025 and was named the 2025 Biletnikoff Award winner as the nation’s top receiver. (espn.com) NFL teams have shown substantive interest in Lemon: Tony Pauline reported seven “top‑30” official visits scheduled, and the New Orleans Saints confirmed an official visit among teams scouting him closely. (nfltraderumors.co) Lemon elected to emphasize on‑field route drills over jumping/short‑area testing at the combine and again at USC’s Pro Day, a choice some evaluators called a signal that he’s selling tape traits (route timing, suddenness) over raw testing. (profootballnetwork.com) Arizona State’s Jordyn Tyson carries a multi‑injury medical history — a 2022 knee injury that included tears to the ACL, MCL and PCL, a broken collarbone in 2024, and hamstring trouble in 2025 — and he will not participate in Pro Day workouts after also skipping combine testing. (si.com) Tyson produced 75 catches for 1,101 yards and 10 TDs in 2024 and followed with 61 catches for 711 yards and eight TDs in 2025, but PFF’s post‑combine mocks and multiple evaluators say his durability questions could push him from top‑10 projections into the late first round. (bleacherreport.com)
