Tyjon Lindsey

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
5-9
Year:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Corona, Calif.
High School:
Bishop Gorman (Nev.)

2022 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
• Played in all 13 games, making seven starts
• Second on the team with 30 receptions, totaling 317 yards and one touchdown
• Ended his OSU career with 75 receptions for 917 yards and nine scores
• Also rushed for 21 yards and one touchdown on two carries in 2022, and completed one pass for 27 yards versus Utah
• Totaled two catches for 55 yards and a 47-yard score in the season opener against Boise State
• Caught a season-high five passes for 44 yards against USC
• Totaled four receptions for 45 yards in the win over Colorado
• Picked up four catches for 42 yards at Arizona State. Added one rush for 13 yards
• Tallied back-to-back two-catch games against Oregon and Florida. Added an 8-yard rushing score in the win over the Gators in the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl

2021 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Played in 10 games. Caught 16 passes for 232 yards and three touchdowns
• Grabbed six catches for 102 yards and two touchdowns in the win at USC
• Picked up four receptions for 42 yards in the opener at Purdue. Also competed one pass for 34 yards
• Caught four passes for 30 yards at Colorado

2020 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Played in six games
• Made 11 catches for 159 yards and three touchdowns. Also rushed 10 times for 75 yards and completed two passes for 54 yards and a touchdown
• Caught three passes for 62 yards and two touchdowns versus Stanford. Tallied three rushing attempts for 32 yards
• Ended the season with four catches for 46 yards and a score against Arizona State. Also rushed for 16 yards on three carries
• Threw a touchdown pass to quarterback Tristan Gebbia, for 8 yards, in the win over California

2019 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Played in 10 games, making six starts
• Made 18 catches for 209 yards and two touchdowns. Also ran the ball eight times for 71 yards and one score
• Caught a season-best eight passes for 35 yards and a touchdown in the opener versus Oklahoma State
• Caught two passes for 58 yards at Washington State
• Recorded at least one reception in nine of his 10 games played
• Ran the ball twice for 42 yards and a touchdown in the win at Arizona

2018 (SOPHOMORE)
• Transferred to the program from Nebraska midway through the season. Did not play for the Beavers due to NCAA transfer rules

NEBRASKA
• Played in four games for the Cornhuskers in 2018. Made four catches for 22 yards
• Saw action in all 12 games as a true freshman for Nebraska in 2017, starting once, making 12 receptions for 76 yards
• Posted a season-best three catches twice in 2017; versus Arkansas State and at Oregon

BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL
• Starred at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, helping the program to a 44-0 record over a three-year stretch from 2014-16
• The school won the 4A state title Lindsey’s senior year, going 15-0 overall and winning the championship 84-8
• In 2015, Lindsey, then a junior, made 45 catches for 1,117 yards and 14 touchdowns. He added 237 punt return yards and one interception with two pass deflections
• In 2014, as a sophomore, he caught 34 passes for 884 yards and 15 touchdowns.
• Selected first-team All-Nevada both seasons, and, after his junior year, was named first-team All-Southwest
• Recognized as the top player in the state of Nevada by both ESPN and 247Sports coming out of Bishop Gorman.
• Rivals.com and 247Sports both had him rated as one of the top 10 receivers in the country; 247Sports had him as the No. 50 player overall nationally regardless of position

PERSONAL
• Son of Kimberly Jackson
• Graduate with a degree in sociology
• Enjoys snowboarding in his spare time
• Has volunteered in his community, making multiple hospital visits