I hold grudges .. I ain’t forget
— Jalin Hyatt (@jalinhyatt) June 5, 2025
Former New York Giants third-round draft pick Jalin Hyatt is tired of being labeled a disappointment and afterthought.
The third-year wideout out of Tennessee is ready to answer his critics with a breakout performance in 2025. He has been vocal on social media that he doesn’t forget his critics and former teammate Allen Robinson is encouraging him.
“Talk your (expletive),” Robinson wrote.
Hyatt was the 73rd overall selection in the 2022 draft after being named the Biletnikoff Award winner as the nation’s top wide receiver.
His Giants career has not gone as planned. Hyatt has just 31 receptions for 435 yards and no touchdowns in 33 games played. The emergence of several other young wideouts, particularly Malik Nabers and Wan’Dale Robinson, has pushed Hyatt down the depth chart.
Hyatt is excited that his role is being expanded this summer. The arrival of veteran quarterback Russell Wilson and his famous deep “moon ball” needs a speedster on the other end. He’s intent on Hyatt running those routes.
“Jalin Hyatt, I think that he’s going to have a great year this year,” Wilson said. “I believe in him.”
This offseason, Hyatt was among the offensive skill players joining Wilson in private workouts down in Atlanta.
Hyatt has been running with the 1’s, or the starters at OTAs. He is not only a favorite of Wilson’s but of backup Jameis Winston as well. Winston went as far as calling Hyatt an “emerging superstar.”