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Jordyn Tyson Set to Miss Roughly Two Months, Could Open the Season on IR
The Saints' No. 8 overall pick may not play a regular-season snap until October. That delays his debut. It does not recut the pick.
By Kenny Flermoen · August 18, 2026
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported Monday that Jordyn Tyson is expected to miss roughly two months with a right hamstring injury and could begin the season on short-term injured reserve, per ESPN. That designation requires sitting at least four games. New Orleans opens September 13 at Detroit. A two-month clock from the injury points at the Week 6 trip to the Giants.
What happened
Tyson got hurt Thursday, August 13, in a joint practice against the Jaguars. He caught a pass, landed awkwardly, tested the leg, and jogged off with trainers. He did not return. Coach Kellen Moore held off on a timeline while Tyson got more than one medical opinion over the weekend. Monday's report is that process landing.
Moore was clear it is not last year's college hamstring coming back. "Any player that was put in his situation where your foot slips and you get shoved from behind, this has nothing to do with Jordyn's history," he told reporters. He also said Tyson had a great camp and played really good football — not that he was the best rookie receiver in the league. The durability file was already in the pre-draft conversation: missed college games every season from 2022 through 2025, including a major knee, a 2024 clavicle, and hamstring trouble in his last year at Arizona State. New Orleans still took him eighth overall.
What it means for New Orleans
Chris Olaveis still WR1. That does not change. He scored a 6,758 Dynasty Value Score, 13th among receivers, and projects for 233.7 half-PPR points. The first name up for Tyson's work is Devaughn Vele, listed WR3. He had 25 catches for 293 yards and two scores in nine games last year. His DVS is 37. Bryce Lance is WR4. Barion Brown is WR5 and is not in our trade catalog. Kevin Austin Jr. is WR10. A two-month window is camp and early-season snaps, not a new WR2.
The dynasty angle
Tyson is 38th on our Top 40 WR Dynasty Value board at 4,216. That score is draft capital and a 2026 projection for a 22-year-old with no NFL regular-season games. The Engine overlay still has him at 172.1 points over 15 games. That is last week's model. It has not shaved two months. Do not read 172 as the new outlook.
If you rostered him in a startup, watch the IR designation. Do not panic-cut. A delayed rookie debut is not the same as a Year-2 or Year-3 absence that actually costs trade value. Model him — or Olave — against your roster on the Dynasty Trade Calculator.
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FAQ
- Has Jordyn Tyson's injury timeline been confirmed?
- Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported Monday that he is expected to miss roughly two months and could open the season on short-term injured reserve, which is a four-game minimum. The Saints have not set an exact return date. Hamstring timelines move.
- Is this related to Tyson's past hamstring issues?
- Coach Kellen Moore said no. He described it as a new injury: Tyson's foot slipped and he was shoved from behind, the kind of play that would ding most players the same way. It is not a re-aggravation of the hamstring trouble he had at Arizona State.
- Who benefits from more targets while Tyson is out?
- Chris Olave stays WR1. Devaughn Vele is the listed WR3 and the first name up for extra work. Bryce Lance is WR4. Barion Brown is WR5. Kevin Austin Jr. is further down the chart. None of those fill-ins are a dynasty WR2.