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Yahoo
16 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Sun Devils Lead the Big 12 on 2025 Walter Camp Preseason All-American Team
Sun Devils Lead the Big 12 on 2025 Walter Camp Preseason All-American Team originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Walter Camp is often referred to as the 'Father of American Football.' 136 years later, his legacy lives on with the release of the 2025 All-American team that bears his name. Advertisement The 2025 Walter Camp Preseason All-American team has been released and the Big 12 Conference placed five players on the list, two from the Sun Devils of Arizona State. The quarterback for the 2nd team is Arizona State's Sam Leavitt. After the media picked ASU to finish last in the Big 12, Leavitt led the Sun Devils to 11 victories and the conference title last season. Leavitt accounted for over 3,300 yards and 29 total TDs and is also considered a Heisman candidate in 2025. Joining Leavitt on the 2nd team in his primary target in the Valley of the Sun, wide receiver Jordyn Tyson. Tyson is coming off a 2024 season that saw him catch 75 passes for 1,100 yards and 10 scores. Advertisement Leavitt and Tyson are poised for another successful season under the leadership of and the culture built by head coach Kenny Dillingham. The Walter Camp All-American Team is the oldest in the country. In 1889, Camp selected the very first All-American team when he was the head football coach at Yale. Only first teams were selected until 1998, when the Walter Camp Foundation began selecting 2nd teams. This year's team (1st and 2nd teams) consists of players selected from 34 schools across eight conferences. Related: Arizona State's Sam Leavitt, Jordyn Tyson Among CFB Top 100 Players for 2025 This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
USA Today
4 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
EA Sports releases top offenses for College Football 26
EA Sports has given gamers plenty of content this week in the lead up to College Football 26's July 10 release. The video game developer released the toughest places to play in the soon-to-be-released game, as well as the top 25 overall teams. With the top overall teams already known, EA Sports also released the top offenses in the game, and Colorado is not among them. Arizona State leads the way for the conference with a 91 rating, tied for the best in the game alongside national powers such as Texas, Penn State and Ohio State. The Sun Devils are led by quarterback Sam Leavitt and talented wide receiver Jordyn Tyson, so their high ranking is not surprising. BYU (87), Baylor (87), Texas Tech (87) and Iowa State (85) also cracked the list. Despite featuring a dynamic wide receiver corps and former Conference USA MVP Kaidon Salter at quarterback, Colorado was notably absent from the rankings. With the game set to launch in just a few weeks, the Buffaloes could land just outside the rankings with an offensive rating in the low 80s — a respectable starting point, but one that leaves room to improve. There are question marks surrounding Colorado's offense, most notably at running back and tight end, while several projected starters are also unproven at the Power Four level. To improve their standing in the game, Colorado will have to develop at least a mediocre running game and a passing game that at least somewhat resembles last year's talented group. The run game will benefit from a revamped offensive line led by All-American Jordan Seaton and Power Four transfers Zy Crisler (Illinois), Larry Johnson III (Tennessee) and Mana Taimani (Ole Miss). A lackluster offensive line over the past year, plus a bunch of unproven players, likely contributed to EA Sports' ranking of Colorado's offense. Follow Charlie Strella on X, Threads and Instagram. Contact/Follow us @BuffaloesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Colorado news, notes and opinions.
Yahoo
16-06-2025
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- Yahoo
2025 Summer Scouting: Can Jordyn Tyson be WR1 in 2026?
The New York Giants hope to have a superstar receiver on their hands in Malik Nabers. But what about the rest of their receiving corps? There the trio of Darius Slayton, Wan'Dale Robinson, and Jalin Hyatt certainly have the potential to be dangerous. However, there's also the potential that the team could still be looking for a 1b receiver to pair with Nabers for the eventual emergence of Jaxson Dart. Advertisement If the Giants are looking to make another strong investment at the receiver position in 2026, they could take long look at Arizona State's Jordyn Tyson. Tyson is a red-shirt sophomore after tearing his ACL and MCL in 2022 (which also cost him his 2023 season), and had his 2024 season ended by a collar bone injury that required surgery. He also had a breakout campaign before his latest injury, racking up 75 catches for 1,101 yards and 10 touchdowns. Jordyn Tyson isn't a household name just yet, but that could change in 2025. (Tyson is the Arizona State receiver wearing number 0 and white socks.) What he does well There are several aspects of Tyson's game that leap off the field almost as soon as you start watching him. Advertisement First and foremost, are his quickness and agility. Tyson has solid size for a wide receiver at 6-foot-1 and roughly 200 pounds, yet he moves like a much smaller player. He has excellent short-area quickness and change of direction skills, which he puts to good use throughout his game. Despite being a red-shirt sophomore who missed the 2023 season, Tyson is already a detailed, smart, and savvy route runner. He was moved all around the formation in Arizona State's offense, playing the X, Z, and slot positions, as well as playing out of the backfield. He ran a relatively diverse route tree from each alignment he was asked to play. He has good-but-not-great speed, but understands how to use a variety of head and body fakes, as well as manipulate his stem and stride tempo to manipulate defenders. Tyson does a great job of finding open field and creating separation without having to 'out athlete' defenders. Tyson is also a true threat after the catch. He is constantly looking for yards after the catch and plays with great vision and field awareness. He does a good job of creating room for himself and has good instincts for where he is on the field in relation to defenders. Advertisement He has soft, solid hands, as well as good ball skills. He's able to locate and track the ball in the air, making good adjustments to maximize his receiving window. He also consistently extends to pluck the ball out of the air and maximize his catch radius. Finally, Tyson has excellent competitive toughness. But not only does he play with great effort with the ball in his hands, he plays hard without it. He still runs his routes hard when he's acting as schemed traffic or a misdirection piece, and he is also a very willing blocker. Tyson is quick to engage with defenders and fights to sustain his blocks for as long as possible. What he needs to improve Despite missing a season's worth of development, Tyson already has a very solid foundation as a receiver. Advertisement One area of note for improvement is his play strength. Tyson shouldn't focus on adding mass, as that could compromise the quickness that makes him dangerous. However, improving his play strength and becoming a more powerful athlete could help him play through contact and consistently win in close quarters. Beyond that, there aren't many glaring deficiencies in his game at this point in his development. Rather, he would do well to continue to hone his craft as a receiver. There's always room to become savvier and more precise as a route runner, which would fit Tyson's traits well. He's a 'quicker than fast' athlete, and continuing to learn how to use his routes as weapons can only help him. Final thoughts Jordyn Tyson could well be primed for a big season in 2025. It's unlikely that he'll test as a spectacular athlete, and I'd speculate that he'll run somewhere in the 4.45-4.55 range, with average explosive traits but above average shuttle times. Advertisement Combined with merely 'solid' size, he might get overlooked from a pure 'traits' standpoint. That said, Tyson bears more than a passing semblance to players like CeeDee Lamb or Justin Jefferson. His quickness, agility, body control, and run-after-catch ability all have the potential to be legitimate weapons if he can continue to improve his route running. Tyson will, of course, need to stay healthy and prove that his past injuries aren't a concern. But if he does, he could be much more widely known in a few months. More from
