Tyjon Lindsey

#1 · WR · Sr. · Oregon State5′9″ · 182 lb · Corona, CA · Bishop Gorman

Tyjon Lindsey: WR · Oregon State · #1.

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Tyjon Lindsey

WR · Oregon State · Sr · #1

Moves the chains on third down. Played for three head coaches across six seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 55 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Boise State — Week 1, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Oregon State in the news

Ra'Shaad Samples' DUII case heads to courtOregonLive Nov 2
CB cleared to returnOregonLive Oct 26
Ducks OC Drew Mehringer firedKezi Oct 25
Oregon State ends winless streakSports Illustrated Oct 23

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	Oregon State	30	317	10.6	1	47
2021	Oregon State	16	232	14.5	3	36
2020	Oregon State	11	159	14.5	3	30
2019	Oregon State	18	209	11.6	2	53
2018	Nebraska	3	22	7.3	0	14
2017	Nebraska	12	76	6.3	0	14
Career		90	1,015	11.3	9	53

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

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Wk 1	W 34-17vs Boise State	2	55	27.5	1	47
Wk 3	W 68-28vs Montana State	2	20	10.0	0	10
Wk 4	L 14-17vs No. 7 USC	5	44	8.8	0	15
Wk 5	L 16-42@ No. 12 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 No. 10 Oregon	2	22	11.0	0	13
Bowl	W 30-3vs Florida	2	7	3.5	0	4
Total		30	317	10.6	1	47

Signature game

Week 1 · 2022

W 34-17

vs Boise State

2 rec · 55 yds · 1 TD

With C. Nolan — 251 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 79.4 · 28 rush yds (4 car) · L. Loecher — 42 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Boise State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.61Chance Nolan pass complete to Tyjon Lindsey for 47 yds for a TD, (Everett Hayes KICK)
Week 1 · Florida · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.62Tyjon Lindsey run for 8 yds for a TD (Everett Hayes KICK)
Week 3 · Montana State · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.39Chance Nolan pass complete to Tyjon Lindsey for 10 yds to the OrgSt 47 for a
Week 6 · Stanford · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.39Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Tyjon Lindsey for 12 yds to the Stanf 31 for a
Week 4 · USC · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.37Chance Nolan pass complete to Tyjon Lindsey for 8 yds to the USC 43 for a
Week 7 · Washington State · 4th and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.30Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Tyjon Lindsey for 10 yds to the WshSt 25 for a

4 more plays

Week 8 · Colorado · 2nd and 15 · Q2 · EPA +2.27Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Tyjon Lindsey for 18 yds to the OrgSt 39 for a
Week 4 · USC · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.27Chance Nolan pass complete to Tyjon Lindsey for 12 yds to the OrgSt 40 for a
Week 1 · Boise State · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.20Chance Nolan pass complete to Tyjon Lindsey for 8 yds to the BoiSt 47 for a
Week 13 · Oregon · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +1.86Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Tyjon Lindsey for 9 yds to the OrgSt 40 for a

Teams and coaches

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

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 39 (#324 of 488). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2022 season

39Below cohort / limited sample #324 of 488 · 2022?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. 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 in 2022. 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.7	33.0	13.7	0.2
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

2022 season

Head Coach

Jonathan Smith

Pass share

39.2%

323 pass / 502 run

Plays / game

63.5

13 games

Team sack rate

4.1%

344 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

30 catches, 2 pass attempts and 2 carries in 12 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

39 · #324 of 488 WRs · 2022

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

Tyjon Lindsey

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Style of play

Fans

Oregon State in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

30 catches, 2 pass attempts and 2 carries in 12 games

Six seasons, two schools

2017 10 games