Giants hit with a blunt warning on Jordyn Tyson before the NFL Draft

Whether you believe in monsters or not is up to you, but sometimes there’s enough evidence to stop ignoring what’s right in front of you. And the New York Giants and Jets have a couple of stories to back that up.

Some call it the turf monster, others call it bad luck, but there’s no denying that the field situation at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ is a scary dude. Higher powers or not, the number of season-ending injuries coming out of that place is alarming. Giants fans alone have seen Malik Nabers, Odell Beckham Jr., Sterling Shepard, and Wan’Dale Robinson all tear their ACLs, with several other notable names suffering lower-body injuries there, too. That's a lot of wideouts down.

And with the 2026 NFL Draft finally here, it's not something that's going unnoticed.

That feels more like a trend than bad luck, and it caught the attention of former Giants defensive back Logan Ryan, who threw major caution to the wind regarding the G-Men taking a receiver with the fifth pick, specifically one with injury history, putting Arizona State’s Jordyn Tyson firmly in the crosshairs:

"Listen, that MetLife turf is unforgiving. I played on it. That wore my hips and my knees down. I’ve seen plenty of players get injured on this turf. I am not drafting a receiver with injury history [in the] top 5. I know he could be Odell Beckham Jr. I understand that, but if they draft Jordyn Tyson over Carnell Tate, I’m gonna lose my mind as a former Giant."

Logan Ryan sends clear warning to Giants about Jordyn Tyson pick

Tyson’s talent is easy to see on tape, and even Ryan admitted as much with his Friday workout clip going around:

But availability is the best ability, and the 6-foot-2, 203-pounder has missed 18 games over the past three seasons.

When you’re talking about using a top-five pick, or even flirting with the idea of taking him at 10, that history is going to follow him everywhere. Big Blue just watched Leek go down last year, and the last thing this team needs is to stack “what ifs” at a position that already feels uninspiring.

New York has two top-10 picks after sending Dexter Lawrence to Cincinnati, and that gives them options. The offensive line is looking for a starting right guard, the defense could use an upgrade at linebacker, on the defensive line, and in the secondary, and the offense needs another playmaker for Jaxson Dart.

There's really only one other player challenging Tyson at the top, and it's Ohio State's Carnell Tate, who doesn't come with the same injury red flags. He could definitely be in play if the G-Men get spooked.

MetLife Stadium is known as the “Injury Capital” of the NFL -- also known as “Deathlife.” That’s not exactly a ringing endorsement. For an injury-prone receiver like Tyson, it’s a fair concern from Ryan. But when healthy, the former Sun Devil is the best receiver in the class. We'll get a sense of what Joe Schoen and John Harbaugh think about monsters Thursday night.

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