The offseason is where dynasty fantasy football takes center stage. As a new crop of rookies prepares to join the NFL, a great way to get a sense of where their skills lie is by comparing them to guys already in the league. PFSN College Football Analyst Ian Cummings thinks Jordyn Tyson bears a resemblance to former Rams WR Torry Holt. What would a Holt-like career arc mean for the Arizona State WR’s fantasy value?
Jordyn Tyson’s Draft Profile
This year’s rookie class has three wide receivers contending for WR1 status. PFSN College Football Analyst Ian Cummings has Tyson checking in at No. 2, but not far behind Carnell Tate.
Cummings sees Tyson’s health issues as the only true red flag on his profile. He tore his PCL, MCL, and ACL during his time in Colorado in 2022. Two years later, Tyson broke his collarbone in 2024. Last season, he missed four games with a hamstring strain. That’s a pretty extensive medical history for such a young player.
When on the field, though, Cummings sees a potential star. He described Tyson as follows: “A movement-Z with rapid releases, zone-splicing feel, elite catch-point playmaking, and dynamic RAC ability, Tyson fits the three-level threat framework to perfection…”
Tyson’s breakout came in his junior season, when he hauled in 75 passes for 1,101 yards and 10 touchdowns. While he did take a step back as a senior, with just 61 receptions for 711 yards and 8 touchdowns, his best season should be the focus. Still, he registered a PFSN College WR Impact Score of 81.2.
In recent memory, we’ve seen guys like Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Luther Burden III post their best seasons as sophomores before regressing as juniors. It’s still too soon to render a verdict on Burden, but the arrow is firmly pointing up. Smith-Njigba is in the conversation for best WR in the NFL. What Tyson did as a junior matters more than his slightly underwhelming final season.
Comparing Tyson to Torry Holt
You can see the similarities right off the bat. Physically, these two guys are like clones of each other. Tyson is an inch taller than Holt, with both weighing roughly 200 pounds.
From a production standpoint, fantasy managers would be on board with a Holt-like career for any prospect to enter the league. How Holt is not in the Hall of Fame is beyond me.
Holt entered the league a bit older at age 23, but it was also 1999. We can’t look at prospect ages the same way, as things were much different 20+ years ago.
Holt hit the ground running as a rookie, catching 52 passes for 788 yards and 6 touchdowns. His ascent to elite WR status was immediate, leading the league in receiving yards as a sophomore with an 82-1,635-9 line in 2000.
From 2000-2007, Holt played in all but two games and recorded at least 1,188 yards in every season. He had two seasons with 20+ fantasy points per game and never fell below 15.4 PPG until he started to decline in 2008. He also did this while playing alongside Hall of Fame WR Isaac Bruce.
If Tyson ends up having a career like Holt’s, he will be an elite WR1 in fantasy for nearly a decade.
