After a surprising season with a 6-11 record and missing the playoffs, the Kansas City Chiefs will pick ninth in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft.
One player who has been mocked to the Chiefs is Arizona State wide receiver Jordyn Tyson, whose draft stock has been fluctuating amid injury concerns.
Kansas City Chiefs Predicted to Land Jordyn Tyson
The 2025 NFL season was a horrible one for the Chiefs, who, aside from finishing the season with a record of 6-11, lost quarterback Patrick Mahomes to a season-ending knee injury that might impact his start to the 2026 season.
Overall, the team never found its usual tempo on offense. In PFSN’s NFL Offensive Impact Metric, the Chiefs ranked 17th in the league with an impact score of 74.3 and a letter grade of C. Since 2020, this was their second-worst season in the metric, just ahead of 2023, when they finished with an impact score of 74.1.
The team needs to return to its identity from the past few seasons, one of the best offensive teams in the league. To start in that direction, NFL analyst Peter Schrager predicts that Kansas City will select Tyson with the ninth overall pick in the draft. In his mock draft, he gave the following reasoning:
“With a top-10 pick for the first time since 2017 — when the Chiefs took some guy named Patrick Mahomes — Kansas City can go in a variety of directions here,” Schrager wrote. “Cornerback and edge rusher are certainly options. I still think finding offensive playmakers is a major priority, though, especially with Mahomes coming off the ACL injury. Tyson pops more than any other receiver in this draft class; he just needs to stay healthy.”
Heavy emphasis on the “just needs to stay healthy” part. Over the past couple of days, the draft discussion has focused on Tyson’s injury history and outlook. NFL draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah had the following to say regarding Tyson’s potential fit on the Los Angeles Rams:
“They [Rams] ask so much of those wideouts in terms of their toughness and durability… That scares me, he’s just been constantly, constantly hurt. He’s a good player, I didn’t think he was super, super competitive…”
Even though Tyson has been injury-prone, the talent is undeniable. In PFSN’s CFB Wide Receiver Impact Metric, Tyson ranked 23rd with an impact score of 81.2 and a letter grade of B-.
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In 2025, he recorded 61 receptions for 711 receiving yards and eight touchdowns. However, he was only healthy enough to play in nine games. Over the course of his college career, he’s caught 158 passes for 2,282 receiving yards and 22 touchdowns.
If Tyson can stay healthy, he’ll turn out to be one of the best receivers from this class. But can he stay healthy, and realistically, how many games do you get out of him a season? Does the injury history justify using an early first-round pick on him?
