Vitals
| JAYLON TYSON | |
|---|---|
| Height: | 6’6″ |
| Weight: | 195 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Offers: | Houston, Oklahoma, SMU, TCU, Texas Tech, Creighton, Oral Roberts, Richmond, Texas A&M, Xavier, Arkansas |
| High School: | John Paul II (Plano, TX) |
| Video: | Hudl |
| Commitment Date: | May 19, 2020 |
| Cumulative Rating: | N/A |
Recruiting Services
| Recruiting Service | Grade | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| Rivals | – |  | | | |
| 24/7 Sports | 92 | | | | |
| ESPN | – |
How do you start off the 2021 class? Well, with a top 100 player. John Paul II small forward Jaylon Tyson became the first commit for the 2021 class.
1000% committed⚫️🔴 pic.twitter.com/9uqxYv6yn6
— jtyson20 (@jaylontyson) May 20, 2020
Rivals’ Corey Evans spoke with Tyson about his commitment:
“I chose Texas Tech because, for one, they were the first to really believe in me and recruit me the hardest; I felt that I connected the most with the coaches there,” Tyson told Rivals.com. “I loved the energy that was brought at every game I was at and lastly, I felt that how much effort and time they put into developing there players, really played a role.”
Evans previously spoke with Tyson, who said he averaged 24 points, 6 boards, and 2 assists this past year, and also noted that his father played football at Florida A&M.
Tyson is really a very long athlete and he’s so similar to what head coach Chris Beard recruits, long, rangy players who can guard multiple positions, he’s got a very nice outside shot and can draw out defenses, while he can also handle the ball out the outside and can drive and dribble. He’s a Micah Peavy and Chibuzo Agbo clone in a lot of respects. Peavy has a terrific dribble drive game, while I think Agbo is a bit more refined from the outside. I think Tyson is a combination of the two of them.
If you thought that Chris Beard was relaxing, well, you are wrong.