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Giants Receiver Dealing With Injury at Minicamp
Giants Receiver Dealing With Injury at Minicamp originally appeared on Athlon Sports. New York Giants receiver Jalin Hyatt is entering the third year of his career, and after his disastrous 2024 campaign, he has found himself fighting for his football life. Advertisement Hyatt's job won't get much easier with veteran boundary receiver Darius Slayton re-signed to a three-year deal and blocking him out of a starting role. But with better quarterback play from Russell Wilson (and in the future, Jaxson Dart), there stands to be more production to go around and more opportunities for everyone, including Hyatt. To his credit, Hyatt has put his discord with the coaching staff behind him and, by all accounts, was having a strong offseason program. That continued at minicamp, although his Tuesday ended early. According to Dan Duggan, the Giants receiver suffered a minor injury at minicamp. 'WR Jalin Hyatt left a drill early in practice and is getting his left leg stretched by a trainer,' Duggan posted. 'He then spoke to Daboll and appears done for the day.' Advertisement Hyatt struggled to hit the ground running as a rookie, finding 23 catches for 373 yards. In Year 2, things got worse. As his quarterbacks crumbled and the offense followed suit, Hyatt caught just eight passes for 62 yards. For now, he needs to earn Wilson's trust. The veteran spoke about his young receiver on Tuesday. 'I think that the biggest thing is just consistency that I can bring to him every day too and just making sure that I'm always giving him the extra opportunities down the field, but also not just down the field, but in any play we've got and spending extra time on the field,' Wilson told reporters. 'And he's got great work ethic, Jalin does, and I think he's got a great grit to him. I think that he wants to be great every day, and he's got all the special pieces to it all. I think what makes a great receiver is his ability to catch the ball and contest the situations. He does a great job of that, and he's got a great opportunity, in my opinion, this year to really set the tone in a great way.' Advertisement Fortunately for Hyatt, there doesn't seem to be much concern about his injury. With a break until training camp, he's set to get healthy and continue his strong offseason before attempting to redeem himself in 2025. 'I've got all the belief in Jalin and who he's going to be and what he's going to mean to us and make clutch plays for us when it really matters in great way. I'm excited for what he's going to do this year and the rest of his career,' said Wilson. Related: One Reason Jalin Hyatt Can Break Out in Year 3 Related: NFC East Receiver Rankings: Giants Steady As Rivals Improve This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 18, 2025, where it first appeared.
New York Times
3 days ago
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Giants OTA takeaways: No battle between Russell Wilson, Jaxson Dart; Abdul Carter a ‘beast'
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The heavy lifting of the New York Giants' offseason program wrapped up Tuesday. The team will take the field for what figures to be a light practice Wednesday to conclude a two-day minicamp. The team will then disperse for a five-week break before reporting to training camp in late July. Advertisement Here's a report on everything that happened in Tuesday's minicamp practice: RB Eric Gray, WR Zach Pascal, LT Andrew Thomas, OLB Victor Dimukeje, ILB Bobby Okereke, ILB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles and S Anthony Johnson weren't spotted at practice. Thomas (foot/ankle), Dimukeje (pec) and Johnson (shoulder) are rehabilitating documented injuries. Daboll said every player was in the building for the mandatory minicamp, so that means Gray, Pascal, Okereke and Flannigan-Fowles were likely absent due to undisclosed injuries. WR Jalin Hyatt, who has produced a strong offseason, left practice early with an apparent hamstring injury. Hyatt went to the sideline during individual drills and had his left leg stretched by a trainer. Hyatt then spoke to Daboll and didn't return to practice. It's safe to assume the next time Hyatt will practice will be at training camp. RB Cam Skattebo, WR Malik Nabers, TE Chris Manhertz and DL Darius Alexander didn't participate in practice. Skattebo and Alexander have done very little in practice since the draft. Manhertz worked on the side with a trainer. As has been the case all spring, Nabers walked onto the field about an hour into practice. Nabers, who is dealing with a lingering toe injury, lined up with the second-team offense during a walk-through period and listened into the huddle during a live team period. Any thought of a quarterback competition entering the spring has been put to rest. Russell Wilson took every first-team rep during Tuesday's practice. That was also the case in last week's open OTA practice. Wilson completed 9-of-14 attempts in Tuesday's practice. He mostly tallied short completions, although his best throws continued to be deep toward the sideline. He throws a pretty fade in the red zone, connecting Tuesday with tight end Theo Johnson over safety Tyler Nubin for a touchdown. Advertisement Wilson delivered a strike to tight end Daniel Bellinger for a big gain on a corner route in a marathon period late in practice. The first-team offense ran 12 plays in the unscripted period and moved the ball well until later in the drive when it stalled with three straight incompletions, featuring slot cornerback Nic Jones breaking up a slant to wide receiver Beaux Collins on the final play. Rookie Jaxson Dart took the majority of second-team reps. Dart was held out of the first 11-on-11 period, with Jameis Winston working with the No. 2 offense. Dart worked with the second team for the rest of practice. Dart was sharp, completing 8-of-11 passes. The first-round pick finished strong, completing 7-of-8 passes during the final unscripted period. Dart's lone incompletion in the period was an overthrown post to wide receiver Lil'Jordan Humphrey after holding the ball and going through his progressions. Dart mostly completed short passes on the drive before nailing undrafted rookie wide receiver Dalen Cambre with a well-placed fade for a touchdown. After his cameo with the second-team offense early in practice, Winston worked with the third-stringers. Winston is the most erratic of the quarterbacks, with overthrows a recurrent issue. Tommy DeVito got one period with the third-team offense early in practice. His first two reps were blown dead as sacks before he completed an out to wide receiver Montrell Washington. That was the only pass DeVito threw during practice. Jaxson Dart on the run to Lil'Jordan Humphrey! — Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) June 17, 2025 • Evan Neal had worked exclusively at left guard during OTA practices open to the media as he transitions inside from right tackle. Neal played left guard as a freshman at Alabama, so offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo said they wanted to maintain some familiarity for the 2022 first-round pick. However, Neal took reps Tuesday at both guard spots. Neal played right guard when starter Jon Runyan was at left guard early in practice. Neal then shifted back to left guard with Jake Kubas at right guard late in practice. Advertisement The Giants continued to manage the workload of 35-year-old Greg Van Roten, who remained the first-team right guard in walk-through periods. Van Roten interestingly took a couple of first-team reps at center with the starters early in practice. John Michael Schmitz has been the center for every other first-team rep this spring. • Rookie Marcus Mbow had mostly worked at right tackle this spring, but he got time at left tackle with all three units on Tuesday. Mbow stepped in briefly for James Hudson, who has been the starting left tackle all spring while Thomas rehabs. After consecutive pressures from the left side, Mbow was replaced by Hudson. Mbow also was beaten cleanly around the edge by outside linebacker Tomon Fox while playing right tackle for the third-team offense. Fox registered another sack off the right edge on the next play. • Nabers' absence and Hyatt's injury opened the door for Collins. The undrafted rookie out of Notre Dame got extensive work with the starting offense, catching a touchdown on a red-zone fade from Wilson in a 7-on-7 period early in practice. Collins failed to capitalize beyond that, however, as he didn't record a catch on any of his four targets from Wilson in 11-on-11 periods. Collins would have a had a touchdown on a fade from Dart, but the 6-foot-3, 206-pounder was flagged for pushing off Jones. Russell Wilson hits Beaux Collins in the back of the end zone for a TD — Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) June 17, 2025 Cambre is the unheralded young receiver who continues to make the most of his opportunities. Cambre, who had 10 catches in his entire career at Louisiana, recorded a team-high five receptions Tuesday. All of those came with the second- or third-team offenses, but Cambre got some reps with the starters. Cambre made three straight catches on passes from Winston with the third-team offense. The 6-foot, 192-pounder repeatedly used his quickness to beat cornerback Art Green on out routes. • Outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux described rookie outside linebacker Abdul Carter as a 'beast.' It's a fitting description, as Carter once again was a constant presence in the backfield on Tuesday. Advertisement Carter beat Mbow to create a pressure on Dart with the second team and then beat starting right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor for a sack in the final period of practice. Carter continued to move all over the defensive front. The Giants still haven't unleashed their full complement of pass rushers, as defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence hasn't participated in any full-team drills this spring. "Man, he's a beast…excited to have another guy to add to the gauntlet" Kayvon Thibodeaux on Abdul Carter: — Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) June 17, 2025 • Deonte Banks and Cor'Dale Flott again rotated at the cornerback spot opposite Paulson Adebo. Notably, Flott was with the starters while Banks was with the second-stringers when the defense broke into separate groups for an install period. • The offense has operated at a high tempo all spring. That was the case again Tuesday, which was more of a game-like setting. In addition to the extended unscripted final period of practice, penalties were enforced and obvious sacks were blown dead. All of the coaches wore headsets, with offensive coordinator Mike Kafka again calling the plays via walkie talkie. • Four veterans participated in practice as tryouts: OL Carter O'Donnell, OLB Kenny Dyson, S K'Von Wallace and S Millard Bradford. Wallace is the most accomplished player among that group, playing in 71 games over five seasons with four teams. Wallace made 12 starts during the 2023 season, which was split between the Cardinals and Titans. Giants defensive coordinator Shane Bowen was the DC in Tennessee during the 2023 season. Wallace broke up a pass from Winston to Washington on the final play of Tuesday's practice. Wallace has a shot to earn a roster spot based on the Giants' suspect safety depth. The Giants signed veteran cornerback Tre Herndon after a minicamp tryout last season. Dart's final pass of the day was his best, as he lofted a fade to the corner of the end zone that was hauled in by Cambre with rookie cornerback TJ Moore in coverage. Jaxson Dart has been "excellent" in the Giants' spring program, says Brian Daboll: "He's smart, he's aggressive with the football – which I like…he's progressed since he's been here" — Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) June 17, 2025 'I think I'm a consistent double-digit sack guy, and I got to do that. It's been three years, going on four now. It's been a lot of ups and downs in my career and as a team, but I think this is a team that can win, and I can help that.' — OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux The Giants will conduct their second and final minicamp practice Wednesday.
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5 days ago
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2025 Summer Scouting: Can Jordyn Tyson be WR1 in 2026?
The New York Giants hope to have a superstar receiver on their hands in Malik Nabers. But what about the rest of their receiving corps? There the trio of Darius Slayton, Wan'Dale Robinson, and Jalin Hyatt certainly have the potential to be dangerous. However, there's also the potential that the team could still be looking for a 1b receiver to pair with Nabers for the eventual emergence of Jaxson Dart. Advertisement If the Giants are looking to make another strong investment at the receiver position in 2026, they could take long look at Arizona State's Jordyn Tyson. Tyson is a red-shirt sophomore after tearing his ACL and MCL in 2022 (which also cost him his 2023 season), and had his 2024 season ended by a collar bone injury that required surgery. He also had a breakout campaign before his latest injury, racking up 75 catches for 1,101 yards and 10 touchdowns. Jordyn Tyson isn't a household name just yet, but that could change in 2025. (Tyson is the Arizona State receiver wearing number 0 and white socks.) What he does well There are several aspects of Tyson's game that leap off the field almost as soon as you start watching him. Advertisement First and foremost, are his quickness and agility. Tyson has solid size for a wide receiver at 6-foot-1 and roughly 200 pounds, yet he moves like a much smaller player. He has excellent short-area quickness and change of direction skills, which he puts to good use throughout his game. Despite being a red-shirt sophomore who missed the 2023 season, Tyson is already a detailed, smart, and savvy route runner. He was moved all around the formation in Arizona State's offense, playing the X, Z, and slot positions, as well as playing out of the backfield. He ran a relatively diverse route tree from each alignment he was asked to play. He has good-but-not-great speed, but understands how to use a variety of head and body fakes, as well as manipulate his stem and stride tempo to manipulate defenders. Tyson does a great job of finding open field and creating separation without having to 'out athlete' defenders. Tyson is also a true threat after the catch. He is constantly looking for yards after the catch and plays with great vision and field awareness. He does a good job of creating room for himself and has good instincts for where he is on the field in relation to defenders. Advertisement He has soft, solid hands, as well as good ball skills. He's able to locate and track the ball in the air, making good adjustments to maximize his receiving window. He also consistently extends to pluck the ball out of the air and maximize his catch radius. Finally, Tyson has excellent competitive toughness. But not only does he play with great effort with the ball in his hands, he plays hard without it. He still runs his routes hard when he's acting as schemed traffic or a misdirection piece, and he is also a very willing blocker. Tyson is quick to engage with defenders and fights to sustain his blocks for as long as possible. What he needs to improve Despite missing a season's worth of development, Tyson already has a very solid foundation as a receiver. Advertisement One area of note for improvement is his play strength. Tyson shouldn't focus on adding mass, as that could compromise the quickness that makes him dangerous. However, improving his play strength and becoming a more powerful athlete could help him play through contact and consistently win in close quarters. Beyond that, there aren't many glaring deficiencies in his game at this point in his development. Rather, he would do well to continue to hone his craft as a receiver. There's always room to become savvier and more precise as a route runner, which would fit Tyson's traits well. He's a 'quicker than fast' athlete, and continuing to learn how to use his routes as weapons can only help him. Final thoughts Jordyn Tyson could well be primed for a big season in 2025. It's unlikely that he'll test as a spectacular athlete, and I'd speculate that he'll run somewhere in the 4.45-4.55 range, with average explosive traits but above average shuttle times. Advertisement Combined with merely 'solid' size, he might get overlooked from a pure 'traits' standpoint. That said, Tyson bears more than a passing semblance to players like CeeDee Lamb or Justin Jefferson. His quickness, agility, body control, and run-after-catch ability all have the potential to be legitimate weapons if he can continue to improve his route running. Tyson will, of course, need to stay healthy and prove that his past injuries aren't a concern. But if he does, he could be much more widely known in a few months. More from
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5 days ago
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Giants Draft Pick's Body Transformation Could Be Key to Breakout
Giants Draft Pick's Body Transformation Could Be Key to Breakout originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Giants took wide receiver Jalin Hyatt with the No. 73 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. The former third-round selection has struggled to earn consistent playing time, and has logged just 435 yards in his career, without a touchdown. Advertisement Meanwhile … The Giants' offense should have a bit of a different look this season. While Brian Daboll is still at the helm as the head coach, the Giants added three new quarterbacks this offseason, led by Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson. The quarterback room isn't the only thing that looks different for the Giants this year, as Hyatt himself does. Hyatt has generated some buzz among fans and analysts over a remodeled body. Hyatt is up between 15 and 20 points from his previous listed weight of 185 pounds. Fellow Giants wideout Darius Slayton said Wyatt "swelled up." AZ Sports' Kyle Crabbs is hopeful that the added weight can lead to the long-awaited breakout of Hyatt, who hasn't lived up to the potential he showed at the University of Tennessee. Advertisement "The hope for New York here should be that a more filled-out and powerful frame can help Hyatt win through contact more consistently." Crabbs wrote. "Further complicating matters was a slender frame that lacked great length — Hyatt measured in at 176 pounds at the NFL Combine in 2023, which is fifth-percentile for NFL wide receivers since 2000. 'He's been on the roster at approximately 185 pounds, meaning Hyatt is potentially pushing 200 pounds this summer." The idea of Hyatt is that he can be a deep ball threat. So … If the added weight doesn't limit the burst and speed that had the Giants' war room salivating, he could be in for a good campaign, especially with Wilson's mindset of looking down the field for a deep ball before settling for a check down. Hyatt not being the No. 1 option is also good news for him, according to Crabbs. Advertisement "The best news of all for New York is that Hyatt is a complementary talent amid the presence of Slayton and second-year star Malik Nabers in the wide receiver room." Crabbs wrote. "He isn't likely to be a high-volume passing target, which is just fine. But if he can find his footing well enough to be a solid downfield counterpunch when teams cheat their coverage to Nabers, Hyatt make finally take those first steps to living up to his draft pedigree." Related: Giants Get Malik Nabers Injury Update Related: Daniel Jones Reflects on Giants Tenure This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 15, 2025, where it first appeared.
USA Today
08-06-2025
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New York Giants' Jalin Hyatt named potential under-the-radar star
New York Giants' Jalin Hyatt named potential under-the-radar star New York Giants wide receiver Jalin Hyatt has yet to come through with a breakout campaign, and he now enters the most crucial season of his career. After showing some flashes during his rookie campaign in 2023, posting 23 receptions for 311 yards, Hyatt took a major step back in Year 2. The Tennessee product was a non-factor during his second season, recording just eight receptions for 62 yards. Hoping to connect with new quarterback Russell Wilson, who is known for his deep ball, Garrett Podell of CBS Sports named Hyatt as a potential under-the-radar star for the 2025 season. Things could be different for Hyatt in Year 3 though with the Giants moving on from Daniel Jones and bringing in three quarterbacks who love to throw deep: 10-time Pro Bowler Russell Wilson, one-time Pro Bowl quarterback Jameis Winston and 2025 25th overall pick Jaxson Dart, who led college football in yards per pass attempt (10.8) in 2024. Yes, OTAs are noncontact, but Hyatt appears to be building a nice early rapport with Wilson, who is slated to begin 2025 as the Giants starting quarterback. If New York can actually find consistency throwing deep now that Jones is gone, then perhaps Hyatt could take a major leap. Hyatt's inability to crack the starting lineup behind Malik Nabers, Darius Slayton, and Wan'Dale Robinson has limited his chances to break out. All three will be back to lead the wide receiver room again while Hyatt fights for the No. 4 spot on the depth chart. The Giants have lacked the ability to connect on the deep ball with Daniel Jones under center. However, both Wilson and Jameis Winston have been known for their abilities to make plays down the field, which could allow Hyatt to finally make an impact. Even though Hyatt still has two more seasons left on his rookie contract, he's likely entering the campaign that will decide the rest of his NFL career.
