Grand Hyatt: Jalin Hyatt Wins 2022 Biletnikoff Award

Football
December 08, 2022

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee has its first Biletnikoff Award winner. The nation’s most explosive playmaker Jalin Hyatt captured the award, which matches to varsity soccer’s most excellent receiver no matter place, on Thursday evening as a part of the digital ESPN College Football Awards.

Hyatt beat out two different finalists in Iowa State’s Xavier Hutchinson and Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr. He was chosen in a vote by the Biletnikoff Award nationwide choice committee made up of writers, broadcasters, eminent receivers and previous award winners. The Biletnikoff Award, named in honor of Hall of Fame receiver Fred Biletnikoff, has been offered yearly by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc., (TQCF) since 1994.

Hyatt is the sixth winner of the award from the SEC, and 4 out of the final 5 years have seen an SEC participant take dwelling the trophy. Tennessee joins Alabama and LSU as the one three SEC packages to supply a Biletnikoff Award winner.

Hyatt, a junior from Irmo, South Carolina, produced arguably the best common season by a large receiver in Tennessee historical past. He shattered the varsity document for receiving touchdowns with 15, a mark that additionally tied for the FBS lead and was tops amongst all Power Five gamers. The first-team All-SEC choice by the Associated Press and league coaches ranked fourth nationally in receiving yards with 1,267, which is 31 yards shy of tying this system document set by Marcus Nash in 1997.

Hyatt took dwelling the SEC receiving triple crown—main the league in receptions (67), receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. His explosive prowess was on show all season as he led the nation in 30+ yard catches (15), 40+ yard catches (11), 50+ yard catches (7) and 60+ yard catches (5).

Hyatt delivered one of many best huge receiver performances in SEC historical past in a 52-49 win over Alabama as he caught six passes for 207 yards and a school-record and SEC-record-tying 5 landing receptions. He turned the primary FBS participant with 5 or extra receiving touchdowns vs. an AP prime 5 crew since NC State’s Terry Holt did so vs. No. 3 Florida State on Nov. 8, 1997.

Hyatt will probably be formally offered with the trophy on the twenty ninth annual Biletnikoff Award celebration in Tallahassee within the spring.

All-Time Biletnikoff Award Winners

1994 – Bobby Engram, Penn State

1995 – Terry Glenn, Ohio State

1996 – Marcus Harrison, Wyoming

1997 – Randy Moss, Marshall

1998 – Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech

1999 – Troy Walters, Stanford

2000 – Antonio Bryant, Pittsburgh

2001 – Josh Reed, LSU

2002 – Charles Rogers, Michigan State

2003 – Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh

2004 – Braylon Edwards, Michigan

2005 – Mike Hass, Oregon State

2006 – Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech

2007 – Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech

2008 – Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech

2009 – Golden Tate, Notre Dame

2010 – Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State

2011 – Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State

2012 – Maquise Lee, USC

2013 – Brandin Cooks, Oregon State

2014 – Amari Cooper, Alabama

2015 – Corey Coleman, Baylor

2016 – Dede Westbrook, Oklahoma

2017 – James Washington, Oklahoma State

2018 – Jerry Jeudy, Alabama

2019 – Ja’Marr Chase, LSU

2020 – DeVonta Smith, Alabama

2021 – Jordan Addison, Pittsburgh

2022 – Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee