3 weeks ago

The Jordyn Tyson hamstring injury is now a two-month problem, and that puts his rookie season launch in serious jeopardy after the Saints selected him eighth overall. PlayerProfiler has Tyson at a 63.6 ADP and WR31, with elite prospect metrics including a 94th-percentile Catch Radius, 97th-percentile College Dominator, and 99th-percentile college target share, so the talent profile remains compelling despite the injury risk.

 

Tyson is now on the fast-track to first round bust status. He is a roster clogger in best ball and redraft leagues and should be slow-played in fantasy football dynasty leagues. With Tyson sidelined, Chris Olave should see a slight uptick in volume, Devaughn Vele and Juwan Johnson are best-positioned to absorb the vacated targets, and Barion Brown now has a clear path to WR3 duties.