Plain and simple, Jalin Hyatt was the most electrifying player in college football during the 2022 season. There really wasn’t much of a warning, either. Hyatt emerged as the guy in Tennessee’s offense after Cedric Tillman went down with a high ankle sprain, powering the Volunteers to wins over LSU and Alabama.
His five touchdown performance against the Crimson Tide gave Tennessee their first win against Alabama since 2006, immediately putting him among the legends of the program.
Now Hyatt will take his talents to the NFL, and he’s a fairly interesting evaluation. Is Hyatt a true gamebreaker — or simply a product of Josh Heupel’s system?