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Jalin Hyatt
STATS
YEAR (GP/GS) REC YDS AVG TD DRO
2020: (10/1) 20 276 13.8 2 0
2021: (13/1) 21 226 10.8 2 3
2022: (12/12) 67 1,267 18.9 15 5
Total: (35/14) 108 1,769 16.4 19 8
HISTORY -- From College Profile
CAREER HONORS
2022 Biletnikoff Award Winner
2022 Consensus and Unanimous First-Team All-American (Walter Camp, FWAA, Associated Press, Sporting News, AFCA , NCAA, ESPN, The Athletic, CBSSports.com/247Sports)
2022 Maxwell Award Semifinalist
2022 Walter Camp Player of the Year Semifinalist
2022 All-SEC First Team (Associated Press, Coaches, USA TODAY)
Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week (vs. #3 Alabama, 10/15/22)
Maxwell Award National Player of the Week (vs. #3 Alabama, 10/15/22)
SEC Offensive Player of the Week (vs. #3 Alabama, 10/15/22)
CAREER
The most explosive playmaker in all of college football who left his mark as the nation’s best receiver and a unanimous first-team All-American … Became the first player in program history to win the Biletnikoff Award in 2022, presented annually to the most outstanding receiver in the FBS … Declared for the 2023 NFL Draft following his 2022 junior regular season … Holds UT 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) ... Played in 35 games with 14 starts in three seasons … Finished with 108 receptions for 1,769 yards and 19 touchdowns while averaging 16.4 yards per catch … His 19 receiving touchdowns tied for fourth in program history with Peerless Price ... Logged five games with over 100 yards receiving and produced five games 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 … Arrived at Tennessee as one of the top prep players in South Carolina.
2022 - JUNIOR
2021 - SOPHOMORE
Significant contributor at wide receiver, playing in all 13 games with one start … Finished the year third on the team in catches with 21 for 226 yards and two scores … 10 of his 21 receptions went for a first down and three were 25+ yards … Logged 107 yards after the catch … Caught three passes for 35 yards and one touchdown in the Music City Bowl vs. Purdue (12/30) … Delivered one of the biggest catches of the year, collecting a 2-yard pass from Hendon Hooker in the corner of the endzone on fourth down with less than two minutes remaining that knotted the game … Tied a career high with five receptions, taking those catches for 24 yards against No. 1 Georgia (11/13) ... Hauled in a season-long 41 yard catch-and-run in the second quarter at No. 18 Kentucky (11/6) that set up a score ... Had three catches for 14 yards at No. 4 Alabama (10/23) ... Made one reception for 18 yards vs. No. 13 Ole Miss (10/16) ... Caught a 3-yard slant for the opening touchdown of the game against South Carolina (10/9) and finished the day with three grabs for 21 yards ... Had one carry for 10 yards at No. 11 Florida (9/25), the longest rush of his career ... Started against Bowling Green (9/2) and led all players with 62 receiving yards on four catches, including a 30-yard catch-and-run on the second drive of the game that set up a TD.
2020 - FRESHMAN
Proved to be one of the top freshman wide receivers in the SEC … Played in all 10 games and made one start ... Ranked second on the team with 20 receptions for 276 yards and two touchdowns … 10 of his catches went for a first down and six of his catches were 20+ yards, which ranked 29th in the SEC and third among SEC freshmen … Among SEC true freshmen, ranked sixth in receiving yards, third in receiving touchdowns and third in yards per catch (13.8) … Made his first career start in season finale vs. No. 5 Texas A&M (12/19) ... Set a new career high with five catches for 81 yards and scored his second career touchdown in win at Vanderbilt (12/12) ... Score against the Commodores was a 26-yarder late in the second quarter … Had four catches for 10 yards vs. No. 6 Florida (12/5) ... Collected three passes for 37 yards at No. 23 Auburn (11/21) ... Made two catches for a career-high 86 receiving yards and caught his first career touchdown on a 38-yard reception in the second quarter vs. No. 2 Alabama (10/24) ... Tallied first career catches in win over Missouri (10/3), totaling two receptions for 54 yards ... Made Tennessee debut in season-opening win in his home state at South Carolina (9/26).
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated as a four-star prospect and the nation’s 33rd-ranked wide receiver in 247 composite rankings … Starred at Dutch Fork High School in Irmo, South Carolina, where he helped lead the Silver Foxes to a 14-0-1 record and No. 9 national ranking by MaxPreps in 2019 … Is Dutch Fork's all-time leader in receiving yards (3,624) and receiving touchdowns (57) … Led Dutch Fork to back-to-back undefeated seasons and the South Carolina Class 5A state titles in 2018 and 2019 … Had three touchdown catches in the 2019 state championship game, including the game-winner in overtime, to lead the Silver Foxes to their fourth straight state title … 2019 finalist for South Carolina’s Mr. Football … Member of the 2019 SCFCA Class 5A All-State Team and 2018 All-USA South Carolina second team selection … Tallied 66 catches for 1,361 yards and 26 touchdowns as a senior in 2019 … Came from same program as VFL Bryce Thompson.
PERSONAL
Full name is Jalin Daveon Hyatt … Born on Sept. 25, 2001 … Son of Jamie and Enevelyn Hyatt … Has a younger brother, Devin, who played football at IMG Academy … Started playing flag football at the age of five at the local YMCA … Models his game after Davante Adams … Knew he could play at the college level when he got his first offer as a sophomore in high school … Majoring in recreation and sport management ... Recipient of the Dr. Eric W. Barton Football Scholarship and the Michael & Christy Coffey Athletic Scholarship Endowment … Twitter and Instagram handle is @jalinhyatt.
CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 11 at Pitt, 9/10/22
Receiving Yards: 207 vs. Alabama, 10/15/22
Receiving Touchdowns: 5 vs. Alabama, 10/15/22
Long Reception: 78 vs. Alabama, 10/15/22
Rushes: 1 (3x), last at Pitt, 9/10/22
Rushing Yards: 10 at Florida, 9/25/21
Long Rush: 10 at Florida, 9/25/21
IN THE UT SINGLE-SEASON RECORD BOOKS
Receiving Touchdowns: 15 in 2022 (1st)
Receiving Yards: 1,267 in 2022 (2nd)
Receptions: 67 in 2022 (7th)
100-Yard Receiving Games: 5 in 2022 (t-6th)
IN THE UT SINGLE-GAME RECORD BOOKS
Receiving Touchdowns: 5 vs. Alabama on 10/15/22 (1st; also t-1st in SEC history)
Receiving Yards: 207 vs. Alabama on 10/15/22 (6th)
Receptions: 11 at Pitt on 9/10/22 (t-5th)
Points Scored: 30 vs. Alabama on 10/15/22 (t-1st)
2022
rushing | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
YPC | TD | YDS | CAR | LONG |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
receiving | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
REC | YPR | TD | LONG | YDS |
67.0 | 18.9 | 15.0 | 78.0 | 1267.0 |
2021
rushing | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
YPC | TD | YDS | CAR | LONG |
10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
receiving | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
REC | YPR | TD | LONG | YDS |
21.0 | 10.8 | 2.0 | 41.0 | 226.0 |
2020
rushing | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
YPC | TD | YDS | CAR | LONG |
3.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
receiving | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
REC | YPR | TD | LONG | YDS |
20.0 | 13.8 | 2.0 | 48.0 | 276.0 |
Physical Attributes:
Proj Rd: | 2 |
Height: | 6001 |
Weight: | 184 |
Forty: | 4.40 |
Arm: | 32.5" |
Hand: | 9" |
Wingspan: | 77 5/8" |
Pro Day Results:
Cone: | 7.06 |
Bench: | -- |
Shuttle: | 4.33 |
10: | -- |
20: | -- |
40: | -- |
BJ: | -- |
VJ: | -- |
Combine Results:
Cone: | -- |
Bench: | -- |
Shuttle: | -- |
10: | 1.5 |
20: | 2.54 |
40: | 4.4 |
BJ: | 11'3" |
VJ: | 40" |