Giants trade up in round three of NFL Draft to select Jalin Hyatt
The New York Giants opened round one of the draft addressing the defeincy at corner with Deonte Banks, they thenfixed their hole at center with John Michael Smchitz in round two, and now have added a wide receiver in round three. But this wasn;t just any wide receiver, it was Jalin Hyatt of Tennessee. The […]
The New York Giants opened round one of the draft addressing the defeincy at corner with Deonte Banks, they thenfixed their hole at center with John Michael Smchitz in round two, and now have added a wide receiver in round three.
But this wasn;t just any wide receiver, it was Jalin Hyatt of Tennessee. The 2022 Biletnikoff winner for best wide receiver in the country, the former ALL-American is easily the best deep threat in the 2023 draft class.
His size concerns and lack of continued production seem ti have caused him to slip to round three, but the Giants were not going to wait any longer, moving all they way up from 89 to 73 swapping those picks and throwing in their 128th overall pick to replace the Rams pick.
Hyatt is coming off an absurd year with the Tennessee Volunteers, where he torched the SEC for nearly 1300 yards and 15 touchdowns on a mere 67 receptions, pointing to his vertical ability as a pass catcher.
A to Z Sports' Tyler Browning said the following when it relates to Hyatt, his route running, and overall skillset:
Isn’t the sharpest here, but he shows promising tools. First thing you can’t teach is the speed, he has elite speed. He displays route tempo already, which is a thing a number of college receivers don’t understand. He isn’t the crispest of runners in his breaks. Will give head fakes through the stem of the route to throw the defensive back off. Takes some plays off
Dane Brugler said the following of Hyatt:
A one-year starter at Tennessee, Hyatt was primarily an inside wide receiver in head coach Josh Heupel’s up-tempo, spread offense (89 percent of his snaps came in the slot). After two “development” years in Knoxville, he had a prolific junior season with a school-record 15 touchdowns, becoming the first Volunteers receiver to win the Biletnikoff Award and just the 13th unanimous All-American in Tennessee history.
