Former college teammate makes bold claim about Giants rookie
One of the New York Giants' 2023 draft picks had a bold claim made about him on Tuesday by a former college teammate. Wide receiver Jalin Hyatt, a third-round selection by the Giants in last month's draft, is known for his speed. The former Tennessee Vols standout routinely ran past SEC defensive backs in 2022 […]
One of the New York Giants' 2023 draft picks had a bold claim made about him on Tuesday by a former college teammate.
Wide receiver Jalin Hyatt, a third-round selection by the Giants in last month's draft, is known for his speed.
The former Tennessee Vols standout routinely ran past SEC defensive backs in 2022 on his way to a school-record 15 receiving touchdowns (five of those receiving touchdowns came in Tennessee's thrilling 52-49 win against Alabama).
On Tuesday, Vols quarterback Joe Milton, Hyatt's teammate for two seasons at Tennessee, appeared on NFL Network's "Good Morning Football" and made an extremely bold claim about the Giants rookie wide receiver.
Milton said during his appearance on NFL Network that Miami Dolphins wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle are no longer the fastest players in the NFL with Hyatt now in the league.
Hyatt only ran a 4.40 in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Draft combine earlier this year, but that time wasn't an accurate representation of the wide receiver's elite speed.
The 2022 Biletnikoff Award winner explained at his pro day in March that he was dealing with a bum hamstring when he ran the 40-yard dash at the combine (which really makes that 4.40 time even more impressive — most players can't run that fast with two healthy hamstrings).
Hill and Waddle are two of the most electric players in the NFL. I don't know if Hyatt can beat either of them in a foot race, but that's not really important. What really matters is that Hyatt is going to be faster than nearly every other player that steps onto the field with him this season. And that's a trait the Giants can take advantage of in 2023 — it won't be easy for NFL cornerbacks to cover the speedster from the SEC.
