Explosive Missouri freshman WR with upside, but still an unproven college weapon
Zyan Royal is a young Southeast Missouri State wideout with intriguing upside: the Redhawks list him at 5-foot-8 and 164 pounds, and his high-school production showed real versatility, with 544 rushing yards and 10 TDs plus 21 catches for 377 yards and 3 TDs as a senior in 2024. He arrives from St. Louis with quickness, playmaking juice, and a background as an offense-mover rather than a pure volume receiver, which makes him a fun developmental fit for an aggressive system. The catch? There’s no meaningful college stat line yet, so this is a projection play, not a proven one.
