Report: Jalin Hyatt to visit New York Giants ahead of 2023 NFL Draft
Former Tennessee wide receiver Jalin Hyatt will visit the New York Giants ahead of the 2023 NFL Draft, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
“Tennessee WR Jalin Hyatt is headed to New York for a Wednesday visit with the Giants, per source,” Pelissero wrote on Twitter. “Hyatt is a potential first-round pick, and NYG owns No. 25 overall.”
With this type of visit, Hyatt definitely trended towards the first round of the draft. Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt echoed those comments in his mock draft, selecting Hyatt with the Giants’ pick.
Hyatt had a career year in 2022 with Tennessee. He finished with 67 catches, 1,267 yards, 15 touchdowns and 18.9 yards per catch. That stat line demolished his total numbers in 17 games over the course of his first two seasons.
His performance against Alabama put him on the map, as he torched the the Crimson Tide defense for 207 yards and five touchdown catches earning SEC and Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week honors.
Hyatt’s performance versus Alabama showed off his skills, but he did the same at this year’s NFL Combine. NFL’s Next Gen Stats gave Hyatt an 88 production score and an 89 athleticism score, which has him ranking first among all wide receivers in total score at the combine with an 89. He had the longest broad jump out of all wide receivers at 11-feet, three inches, and also jumped 40 inches for his vertical jump and ran a 4.40-second 40-yard dash.
New York’s two leading receivers from last season, Darius Slayton and Richie James, combined for just 26 more yards than Hyatt gained last year for Tennessee by himself. The Giants had 17 touchdown catches last season and Hyatt had 15, as he may be the key to unlocking a more explosive offensive for Brian Daboll and the New York Giants.
As a member of the Class of 2020, Hyatt was a four-star recruit out of Irmo (S.C.) Dutch Fork, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 3 overall prospect in the state, the No. 30 wide receiver in the class and the No. 174 overall prospect in the class.
Kaiden Smith contributed to this report