Scouting Notes
- Long legs and long strides lead to tremendous speed that must be respected and accounted for.
- Uses his catch radius to it’s fullest, with many full extension catches on tape.
- Versatility to play in the slot or out wide.
- Poor weight distribution and posture. His center of gravity is very high, which leads to instability and potentially to injuries. Additionally, his back is hunched over when he runs, which can’t be good long-term form.
- Was shaded off the line many times, maybe the team doesn’t want him to face press.
- Not a lot of over the middle production, despite showing capability to make good horizontal cuts and catch over the middle.
- Route tree isn’t developed, ran mostly vertical routes or comebacks (a necessary and standard pairing with vertical routes).
Short Summary
Jalin Hyatt is an explosive Wide Receiver, with elite and nearly unmatched deep-threat ability. This alone seems to have vaulted him into serious 1st-round consideration, even though most scouts view him as a one-trick-pony. His vertical abilities are a force to be reckoned with. He proved so with his explosive 6-207-5 against the dominant Alabama. Multiple times in that game he blew by defenders, and they had no match for his speed.
I believe Hyatt is more than just a phenomenal deep threat. He showed great route-running capability (despite the lack of diversity), and I believe he can excel at any route he is asked to run. My concerns are more physical, as I’m not sure his body type will hold up at the next level. He is very lean, and with his poor center of gravity, I don’t trust his durability.
Barring injury, it’s hard to imagine him being healthy and unproductive at the next level, and he can be a true difference maker in the NFL. Despite my concerns, I think he is a fantastic prospect, and deserves 1st round consideration.
Scouting Card Key
- Age refers to the age of the player come draft night, rounded to the nearest half-age.
- Percentage numbers in the Player Info and Combine Stats sections – This refers to the percentile that number belongs to among all players at his position, going back nearly a decade.
- Percentiles in the Advanced Stats portion for cumulative stats are snap-adjusted. In other words, naturally, a player with more snaps will allow more sacks. Therefore, the percentiles are calculated using the snap-adjusted number, rather than the straight-forward total.
- Drop% – Drop rate, or the percentage of overall targets that were dropped.
- CTT, CTC% – Contested Targets, Contested Catch Rate.
- Y/RR – Yards per route run.
- 1stD – Total 1st downs accumulated.
- Line-Wide, Line-Slt – Percentage of snaps lined up wide or in the slot.
- COD – Change of direction.
Credit
Advanced stats – pff.com
Scouting card template / idea – Jordan Pun @Texans_Thoughts
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