INDIANAPOLIS — The Cleveland Browns have multiple first-round picks in the upcoming NFL draft, and they could certainly use upgrades on the offensive side of the ball.
Arizona State wide receiver Jordyn Tyson is among the players connected to the Browns with the No. 6 pick. His brother Jaylon has already been drafted to Cleveland, although it was by the Cavs in the 2024 NBA Draft. He’s currently in the midst of a breakout season during his sophomore campaign with the Cavaliers, averaging 13.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game while sinking a stellar 45.6% of his 3-point shots — which ranks third in the NBA among qualified shooters at the time of writing.
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The younger Tyson said the two siblings have talked a lot about the potential of reconnecting in Northeast Ohio. That includes how the living arrangements would go.
“Oh, he’ll be buying the house and he’s gonna get the big room because that’s big bro,” Jordyn Tyson said. “But shoot, that’d be a blessing if it happens. And shoot, I’m cool with whatever if I go there.”
Cleveland Cavaliers second-year player Jaylon Tyson (right) and his NFL prospect brother Jordyn Tyson, a wide receiver for Arizona State football.
Having an older brother already make it into the professional sports ranks does provide Jordyn Tyson with some benefits. Those benefits go well beyond income or living arrangements.
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Jaylon Tyson has been in the NBA now for two seasons after being drafted with the 20th pick in the 2024 draft out of California. The sports may be different, but the experiences don’t necessarily change.
“Just being a pro, being an everyday guy, making good decisions day-to-day, stuff like that,” Jordyn Tyson said of his brother’s advice. “And then just knowing it’s a business at the end of the day. That you gotta earn your keep there and basically gotta prove yourself every day.”
Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham, center, talks with former Arizona State basketball guard James Harden, left, and wide receiver Jordyn Tyson during a game Jan. 31, 2026, in Tempe, Arizona.
Obviously, the success the Cavs had just before drafting Jaylon Tyson, and have had since, are substantially different than the situation his younger brother would be walking into with the Browns. They’re 8-26 the last two seasons and most way-too-early 2026 power rankings have them near the bottom of the league.
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The family connection, though, makes all of that moot.
“Yeah, I think we’d love it,” Jordyn Tyson said. “But me personally, I feel like he’ll just make me more locked in on a day-to-day basis. Just seeing him, because he’s the reason why I have this work ethic to this day and just the ability to be able to look at him as a pro and see what he does on a day-to-day basis. I feel like it would increase my game even more than he already has.”
Despite having a brother on a team that had been the No. 1 seed in the NBA Eastern Conference a year ago, Jordyn Tyson wasn’t at any of those games. That’s another instant advantage being drafted in Cleveland would have.
“That’d be amazing, shoot, especially to go see a playoff game,” Jordyn Tyson said. “Never been to a playoff game. Just seeing that atmosphere in the NBA, that’d be amazing.”
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As for who’s going to win the Eastern Conference this season, Jordyn Tyson said the obvious, “Cavs.”
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Could the Browns draft ASU wide receiver Jordyn Tyson?