Tyjon Lindsey

Senior wide receiver for Oregon State. 2022: 30 catches, 317 receiving yards, 1 TD.

WR · Oregon State · Sr. · #1

5′9″ · 182 lb · Corona, CA

CFB Index 39 · #324 of 488 WRsHigh confidenceOregon State 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

WR recruit

No. 50 nationally · Signed with Nebraska

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Oregon State. 2022: 30 catches, 317 receiving yards, 1 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Nebraska in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Six seasons at Oregon State, 1,015 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

201710 games

Signed with Nebraska4-star out of Bishop Gorman

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#50 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2017–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2022

2 coaches

2017

Cory Hall

Oregon State

2018–2022

Jonathan Smith

Oregon State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Cory Hall → Jonathan Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Nebraska4-8HC: Mike Riley · Pass-leaning

2018Nebraska4-8HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

2019Oregon State5-7HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced

2020Oregon State2-5HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced

2021Oregon State7-6HC: Jonathan Smith · Run-leaning

2022Oregon State10-3HC: Jonathan Smith · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

39Below cohort / limited sample #324 of 488?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (90th percentile). Strength: catch rate (88th percentile). Concern: explosive rate (6th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#67 / 636 · 90th pct

1.08

Catch rate#77 / 636 · 88th pct

90.9%

Yards / catch#478 / 636 · 25th pct

10.2

TD rate#498 / 636 · 21st pct

3.0%

Explosive rate#599 / 636 · 6th pct

3.0%

Box-score rates (7)

Rush TDs#14 / 275 · 89th pct

Rush yards#83 / 275 · 69th pct

Receptions#281 / 550 · 48th pct

Long catch#293 / 550 · 46th pct

Rec yards#363 / 550 · 34th pct

317

Rec TDs#382 / 550 · 21st pct

Yards / catch#441 / 550 · 19th pct

10.6

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

95th → 90th percentile

Explosive rate

81st → 6th percentile

Catch rate

51st → 88th percentile

TD rate

93rd → 21st percentile

Yards / catch

73rd → 25th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home8g	2.5	28.1	11.9	0.1
Road4g	2.5	23.0	9.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.6	26.3	10.8	0.1
Weeks 8+5g	2.4	26.6	11.4	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

JaMarcus Shephard

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

39 · #324 of 488 WRs

Former four-star. Now #324 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Oregon State	30	317	10.6	1	--
2021	Oregon State	16	232	14.5	3	--
2020	Oregon State	11	159	14.5	3	--
2019	Oregon State	18	209	11.6	2	--
2018	Nebraska	3	22	7.3	0	--
2017	Nebraska	12	76	6.3	0	--
Career		90	1,015	11.3	9	--

Season	Team
2022	Oregon State	2	21	--	--	--
2021	Oregon State	5	17	--	--	--
2020	Oregon State	10	75	--	--	--
2019	Oregon State	8	71	-12	--	--
2018	Nebraska	2	9	--	1	--
2017	Nebraska	7	4	17	--	--
Career		34	197	5	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2022

W 38–34

vs Oregon

2 rec · 22 yds

Edged out Oregon at home in a shootout.

With S. Bolden — 14 rush yds (1 car) · D. Martinez — 103 rush yds (15 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Boise State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.61Chance Nolan pass complete to Tyjon Lindsey for 47 yds for a TD, (Everett Hayes KICK)
Week 1 · Florida · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.62Tyjon Lindsey run for 8 yds for a TD (Everett Hayes KICK)
Week 3 · Montana State · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +2.39Chance Nolan pass complete to Tyjon Lindsey for 10 yds to the OrgSt 47 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Stanford · 3&9 · Q2 · EPA +2.39Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Tyjon Lindsey for 12 yds to the Stanf 31 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · USC · 3&7 · Q3 · EPA +2.37Chance Nolan pass complete to Tyjon Lindsey for 8 yds to the USC 43 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Washington State · 4&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.30Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Tyjon Lindsey for 10 yds to the WshSt 25 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Colorado · 2&15 · Q2 · EPA +2.27Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Tyjon Lindsey for 18 yds to the OrgSt 39 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · USC · 3&9 · Q2 · EPA +2.27Chance Nolan pass complete to Tyjon Lindsey for 12 yds to the OrgSt 40 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Boise State · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.20Chance Nolan pass complete to Tyjon Lindsey for 8 yds to the BoiSt 47 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Oregon · 3&4 · Q1 · EPA +1.86Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Tyjon Lindsey for 9 yds to the OrgSt 40 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 34-17vs Boise State	2	55	27.5	1	47	Season-high 55 yds
Wk 3	W 68-28vs Montana State	2	20	10.0	0	10
Wk 4	L 14-17vs USC	5	44	8.8	0	15
Wk 5	L 16-42@ Utah	2	20	10.0	0	14
Wk 6	W 28-27@ Stanford	3	21	7.0	0	12
Wk 7	W 24-10vs Washington State	2	17	8.5	0	10
Wk 8	W 42-9vs Colorado	4	45	11.3	0	18
Wk 10	L 21-24@ Washington	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 11	W 38-10vs California	1	15	15.0	0	10
Wk 12	W 31-7@ Arizona State	4	42	10.5	0	15
Wk 13	W 38-34vs Oregon	2	22	11.0	0	13
Bowl	W 30-3vs Florida	2	7	3.5	0	4
Total		30	317	11.0	1	47

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology