We’ve said it several times before, but it feels like the writing really is on the wall this summer for former Tennessee Vols wide receiver Jalin Hyatt.

Hyatt, who is entering the final season of his rookie contract, is a cut candidate for the New York Giants.

The Athletic’s Dan Duggan, in fact, predicted this week that Hyatt will be one of the Giants wide receivers who gets cut before the start of the 2026 season.

Hyatt has barely been used by New York over the last two seasons (13 receptions since the start of the 2024 season), and he may not be the best fit in new head coach John Harbaugh’s offense (which relies heavily on multi-tight end sets and a run-heavy scheme).

Jalin Hyatt needs to take the Wanya Morris path

It’s beyond obvious that Hyatt, a former Biletnikoff Award winner, needs a fresh start with a new team.

But right now, he’s in a situation where he’s probably going to stick around with the Giants all summer and then get cut right before the season (the numbers just aren’t in his favor since he hasn’t been used much in the return game, either).

Hyatt would then be looking for a new team at a time when most teams have their 53-man rosters set. He wouldn’t have many options and he’d be playing catch-up to learn a new offense and new teammates.

That’s why the best thing for Hyatt would be to do what his former Vols teammate Wanya Morris did last week.

Morris asked to be traded by the Kansas City Chiefs because he understood he wasn’t going to get a chance to play this fall.

Morris is also entering the final season of his rookie contract. Both players obviously want a chance to cash in during free agency next spring, but they need to play this fall to have any chance of earning a decent free agent deal.

The Chiefs obliged Morris’ request and traded him to the Atlanta Falcons.

I understand that Hyatt wants to turn things around in New York and prove that he can thrive there. I get it. But I believe the best thing for his career would be finding a new team in June, as opposed to having limited options (and limited time to carve out a role) in late August.

Hyatt, who is still just 24 years old, may not want to ask for a trade, but it would probably be the best thing for his career.