Much of the discussion throughout draft season for the Baltimore Ravens has centered on the offensive side of the football. They significantly improved the defense in free agency, but were relatively quiet when it came to adding actual contributors on offense.
It’s pretty much down to interior offensive line or wide receiver with their pick at 14. The Ravens have been heavily matched with two players at those spots: Penn State’s Olaivavega Ioane and Arizona State’s Jordyn Tyson.
Tyson feels like the perfect piece to add to Lamar Jackson's weaponry. He’d be an ideal complement for Zay Flowers. Unfortunately, his stock may be taking quite a hit. ESPN’s Matt Miller believes Tyson's stock could be falling.
“Many scouts remarked that Tyson's hamstring injury and lack of predraft workouts could cause him to slide to the back half of the first round.”
Baltimore Ravens’ potential draft target Jordyn Tyson may be falling down boards
Tyson injured his hamstring back in October of 2025 and reaggravated it in November. The hope was that he’d be ready for the Arizona State Pro Day in late March, but that wasn’t the case. He didn’t participate in on-the-field workouts. Now, in April, it seems like his injury is taking a turn for the worse.
This news could help the Ravens. Tyson is in the conversation for the top wide receiver in the 2026 NFL Draft. The question has always been his medicals, and if they checked out, he would likely be top-10 bound. Unfortunately for him, a draft fall could be in the cards due to that questionable hamstring.
In the same way, this could also hurt Ravens fans hoping that Tyson would be suiting up in the purple and black in 2026. Baltimore isn’t one to completely take a player out of the conversation due to injury red flags—they took a chance on David Ojabo in the 2022 NFL Draft (which obviously didn’t pay off). However, at such a high value pick at 14th overall, they may want to steer clear of a player with such a major risk.
The Ravens need a day-one contributor alongside Flowers, and they may not have time to wait around for Tyson to get healthy. Even then, whether or not he can stay healthy will loom over him early in his NFL career.
With Tyson’s future becoming an alarming question, Baltimore may have to turn to a player like USC’s Makai Lemon if they plan to target a wideout in the first round. If that need becomes a Day 2 target, Washington’s Denzel Boston, Alabama’s Germie Bernard, or Tennessee’s Chris Brazzell II make a lot of sense.
This year’s wide receiver class goes much deeper than Tyson. It’s actually one of the deeper position groups in the draft. But seeing Tyson’s profile face increasing uncertainty is a bit of a buzzkill. He’d fit the Ravens perfectly, and although it doesn’t completely take him out of the conversation, it hurts the possibility of an exciting pairing.