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Height	Weight	Arm Length	Hand Size
6'0"	180 lbs.	Value

40 Yard Dash	Bench Press	Vertical Jump	Broad Jump	3-Cone Drill	20 Yard Shuttle
4.41 Sec	N/A	40"	11'3"	N/A	N/A

Games	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving Touchdowns
29	108	1769	19

Pros

• The fastest player in this draft on film and likely will prove it at the combine.

• Deadliest deep threat in the draft with no close 2nd.

 

• Elite athletic profile with rare speed and explosiveness even for his size.

• 0-60  instantaneously with elite acceleration and explosiveness

 

• Exceptional hands that pluck passes out of the air.

 

• Long arms for his size gives him a good size catch radius as a deep threat.

 

• Simply outran his cornerbacks when he had a speck of daylight.

 

• Can take a short WR screen to the house if has an opening.

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• Can be a dynamo in the open field and is always a threat to take it to the house.

 

• 18.9 yards per catch in 2022 with 15 touchdowns.

 

• 2022 Biletnikoff award winner for nations best receiver.

 

• Made mince-meat of the Alabama defense in 2022 with 6 catches for 207 yards ridiculous 5 touchdowns against the great Nick Saban.

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• Plays with elite intensity and aggressiveness as blocker for his size.

Cons

• Relies far too much on his elite speed to win matchups​.

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• Strictly a deep threat as of right now.

• Spread offense has inflated his stats.

 

• 2022 was his only good season.

 

• Question marks remain about his ability to win contested catches.

 

• Very slender frame.

 

• Play strength is an issue.

 

• Very limited route-tree in this point in his career.

 

• Offensive scheme allowed him ridiculous space a times to make plays.

Overview

Jalin Hyatt is the betting favorite to be the fastest player in the NFL draft in 2023 as his film shows a prospect generational speed and explosiveness at the receiver position that terrifies defensive coordinators in the NFL and his absolute slashing through of the Alabama defense was like a katana through warm butter. However, he has more than his fair share of issues as a prospect currently which is not uncommon for athletes like him in the NFL. His sole reliance on his speed, pass-heavy spread up-tempo offense, and almost strict usage as a deep threat often translates very poorly in the NFL. For every Tyreek Hill or Desean Jackson that comes out college with elite game-changing speed and agility, like Hyatt's, there's about ten to twenty Devin Smith's as well that come out of college who have purely relied on speed to win in the league and never develop that the ability to transition their speed downfield into speed all over the field. He must expand his route-tree in the NFL, develop his deep threat routes to be more precise, and learn how to play in a pro-style offense quickly because speed without the technical nuance required to make it a consistent threat is wasted. He's one of the most dangerous weapons in the draft on offense that the right offensive coordinator would turn into nuclear missile but he'll need to grind in practice and in the film room to fully maximize his potential.