Jalin Hyatt

Originally a 3rd-round (73rd pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2023.

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• Originally a 3rd-round (73rd pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2023.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• As a rookie in 2023, Hyatt played in all 17 games with 7 starts…Caught 23 passes for 373 yards (16.2-yard avg.) with a long of 58…His 16.2 yards-per-reception led the team, ranked 4^th among all rookies in 2023 (min. 10 catches), and were the most by a Giants rookie since Hakeem Nicks averaged 16.8 yards in 2009.
• Had 3 receptions of 40-plus yards, which was tied for the 3^rd-most among rookies…It was also the most by a Giants rookie since Darius Slayton had 3 in 2019.
• Recorded his first career catch on 58-yard pass from Daniel Jones and finished with 2 catches for 89 yards at Arizona (9/17)…The 58-yarder was the longest reception by a Giants rookie since running back Paul Perkins had a 67-yard reception at Minnesota on Oct. 3, 2016.
• Started his first game vs. Washington (10/22) and finished with 2 catches for 75 yards.
• Finished with season-high totals of 5 catches for 109 yards (21.8-yard avg.) vs. New England (11/26), the most receiving yards by a Giants rookie since Kadarius Toney had 189 receiving yards at Dallas on Oct. 10, 2021…It was also the highest receiving average by a Giants rookie since Slayton averaged 30.8 yards per catch (min. 5 receptions) at Philadelphia on Dec. 9, 2019.

COLLEGE:

• Played in 35 games with 14 starts in 3 seasons at Tennessee…Tallied 108 receptions for 1,769 yards (16.4-yard avg.) and 19 touchdowns, the latter figure tying him with Peerless Price for 4th in program history…Recorded 5 games with more than 100 receiving yards receiving and 5 with multiple touchdown receptions...Of his 108 catches, 52 went for 10+ yards, 30 for 20+ yards, 21 for 30+ yards and 12 for 40+ yards…Hyatt was the first player in program history to win the Biletnikoff Award, presented annually to the most outstanding receiver in the FBS…Holds Tennessee records for single-game touchdown receptions (5 vs. Alabama on 10/15/22), single-game points scored (30 vs. Alabama on 10/15/22) and single-season receiving touchdowns (15 in 2022)...Declared for the 2023 NFL Draft following his 2022 junior season.
• In 2022, started all 12 regular-season games…Opted out of the Orange Bowl…Captured the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's best receiver…Became Tennessee's 13th unanimous first-team All-American and the first since defensive back Eric Berry in 2009…Hyatt was the first wide receiver in program history to achieve that feat.
• Recorded 67 receptions for 1,267 yards (18.9-yard avg.), a school-record 15 touchdowns, and 105.6 yards a game, all career highs…Finished 2nd in the FBS and first in the Power Five in receiving touchdowns…Led the SEC in receiving yards, touchdowns, receptions per game (5.6) and receiving yards per game…His 15 receiving scores tied for 6th in SEC single-season history, while his 1,267 yards finished 2nd in school history – 31 yards shy of Robert Meachem' record in 2006.
• Unanimous first-team All-SEC selection…Led the nation in 40+ yard receptions (11), 50+ yard catches (7) and 60+ yard catches (5)…His 11 40+ yard catches were better than 8 SEC teams' season total…Led SEC with 100-yard receiving games…Had multiple receiving touchdowns in each of 4 consecutive games from Oct. 8-29 to become the first Vol to accomplish that feat.
• Produced the greatest single-game receiving performance in school history in a victory vs. No. 3 Alabama on Oct. 15, with 6 receptions for 207 yards and a school-record 5 touchdowns...Registered the longest catch of his career, a 78-yard catch-and-run, and also had scoring receptions of 36, 11, 60 and 13 yards...His 5 touchdown catches surpassed the previous program mark of 3 by 12 different Vols.
• As a sophomore in 2021, played in all 13 games with one start…Caught 21 passes for 226 yards and 2 scores…In 2020, was one of the SEC's best freshman wide receivers…Played in all 10 games with one start...Ranked 2nd on the team with 20 receptions for 276 yards and 2 touchdowns…Among SEC true freshmen, ranked 6th in receiving yards, 3rd in receiving touchdowns and 3rd in yards-per-catch (13.8).

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:

• Joined Project Kind, an organization to support those experiencing homelessness, to host an event with 125 people from the organization for a day of haircuts, spa treatments and lunch at MetLife stadium…The entire 2023 rookie class visited Harlem, where players were split into groups to visit 4 different schools and hosted a flag football clinic for 50 of the boys in the Harlem Giants program...To celebrate Halloween, dressed in costume to visit patients and distribute giftbags at Hackensack University Medical Center's Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital…Continued the annual rookie Thanksgiving tradition at the Community Kitchen located at the Food Bank for New York City in Harlem to hand out turkeys and meals for people in need…Met with members from the Wounded Warriors Project during their visit to the Quest Diagnostics Training Center to watch practice and enjoy a day with the Giants… Represented the Boys and Girls Club during the NFL's Week 13 My Cause My Cleats initiative.

PERSONAL:

• Recreation and sport management major…Grew up in Irmo, just outside Columbia, S.C., and started playing flag football at age 5 at the YMCA…Played basketball and youth football (wide receiver and quarterback) throughout middle school and was also a ball boy for Dutch Fork High School from 3-6 grade…Finished his 3-year varsity career at Dutch Fork with 180 catches for 3,624 yards and 57 touchdowns…As a sophomore at Dutch Fork in 2017, caught 43 passes for 947 yards and 10 touchdowns. As a junior, had 71 receptions for 1,316 yards and 21 touchdowns and earned 2nd-team all-state honors for a team that went 13-0 and a state championship…As a senior, led the team to another title (the program's 4th in a row) and scored 3 touchdowns, including the game-winner in overtime, in the championship game…With 66 catches for 1,361 yards and 26 touchdowns, named first-team all-state and was a finalist for South Carolina's Mr. Football…Member of the 2019 SCFCA Class 5A All-State Team and 2018 All-USA South Carolina 2nd-team selection.
• Hyatt also participated in strength competitions in high school and was an All-American in track (sprints and relays) as a junior, setting personal bests in the 100 meters (10.46) and 200 meters (21.14)…His father (Jamie) was a professional cyclist and his mother (Enevelyn) was an all-state sprinter in high school… Recipient of the Dr. Eric W. Barton Football Scholarship and the Michael & Christy Coffey Athletic Scholarship Endowment.