Tag: Jalin Hyatt

With Darius Slayton out, will Jalin Hyatt step up for Giants?

With New York Giants WR Darius Slayton out on Sunday, has the time finally arrived for a breakout game from Jalin Hyatt?

Throughout training camp, the hopes were high that New York Giants second-year wide receiver Jalin Hyatt would have a breakout season. He was on the other end of many a deep pass in drills and appeared ready to step into a prominent role on the offense.

Each week, the coaching staff tells us how much progress Hyatt is making and that he is very much in their plans. After all, they did trade up in the third round of last year’s NFL draft to get him.

But here we are in Week 10 and Hyatt, who has dressed for eight of the team’s nine games this season, has played only 27.7 percent of the offensive snaps and has just one catch for six yards on eight targets.

The Giants will not be taking veteran wide receiver Darius Slayton to Germany with them this week as he is still in the concussion protocol. That leaves the third wideout spot behind Malik Nabers and Wan’Dale Robinson open.

Is this the week Hyatt gets his big break?

On Wednesday, offensive coordinator Mike Kafka fielded questions about whether Hyatt has taken a step back this season.

“I wouldn’t call it that,” said Kafka. “I think Jalin has taken advantage of all his opportunities. He’s working his tail off in practice. He’s working on the fundamentals, those things that we talked about in the offseason and through training camp. He’s taking that opportunity and that time right now to work on it. So, when his time’s called, whenever that may be, he’ll be ready. He’ll be prepared because that’s what he’s been working to do.”

But with Slayton not in the lineup, will this be the week? Or will more targets go to tight end Theo Johnson or another wide receiver, Isaiah Hodgins?

“When we talk about the game plan, we talk about putting these guys in certain spots,” Kafka explained. “Whether it’s Jalin or Malik (Nabers) or the backs, the tight ends. We think about all those things. Depending on how the game goes, how the flow of the game goes, how that determines, what kind of defenses they’re playing, may give us those opportunities or take them away and we have to adjust.”

The Giants are clearly not including Hyatt in the mainstream of the offense for a reason. Kafka was probed further on why.

“I think just opportunities,” he said. “I don’t think he’s had enough opportunities to do it. Any week could present those, whether more or less. When they show up, I’m confident that Jalin will be able to make those plays.”

We shall see if a player they used two draft picks on finally gets to contribute.

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Giants-Commanders Week 9: Offense, defense and special teams snap counts

The New York Giants lost their Week 9 game against the Washington Commanders. Here are the snap counts on offense, defense and special teams.

The New York Giants couldn’t rally on Sunday at MetLife Stadium, falling to the Washington Commanders, 27-22.

The loss was a wasted effort for quarterback Daniel Jones, who had his strongest performance in front of hometown fans since January of 2023. He accounted for 228 yards and three touchdowns, and had a fourth called back on an egregious offensive pass interference call.

Five-plus dropped passes and an underwhelming defensive performance, coupled with questionable clock management, certainly didn’t help matters.

Here are the snap counts that contributed to the Giants’ Week 9 loss.

Offensive snaps: 65
Defensive snaps: 62
Special teams snaps: 22

Wide receiver Jalin Hyatt is back to being the forgotten man. He took just four offensive snaps in Week 9 and did not see a single target. With all the talk about trading Darius Slayton, perhaps general manager Joe Schoen should test the waters and see if he could get a JUGS machine or something in return for Hyatt.

Cornerback Deonte Banks, fresh off his Week 8 benching, took 100 percent of the defensive snaps and surrendered a nearly uncontested touchdown to Terry McLaurin.

Also on defense, the Giants used four different defensive tackles not named Dexter Lawrence on Sunday and all four were exposed when Sexy Dexy wasn’t on the field. The Commanders ran right at them every single time.

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Giants injury report: Jermaine Eluemunor misses practice

The New York Giants have added right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor (groin) to the injury report after not practicing on Friday.

The New York Giants took the field on Friday for their second of three practices ahead of a Week 8 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium.

Beforehand, head coach Brian Daboll delivered some unfortunate injury news and revealed that right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor would not participate as the result of a groin injury.

Although Daboll wouldn’t rule Eluemunor out for Monday night, embattled offensive tackle Evan Neal stepped in and assumed first-team reps on the right side.

Joshua Ezeudu continues taking first-team reps at left tackle.

“Hopeful,” Daboll said when asked if Eluemunor would play against the Steelers.

The Giants’ full Friday injury report can be found below:

Did not participate: LB Brian Burns (groin/Achilles), CB Adoree’ Jackson (neck), LB Ty Summers (hamstring/ankle), P Jamie Gillan (hamstring), OL Jermaine Eluemunor (hip)

Limited participant: NT Dexter Lawrence (hip), CB Cor’Dale Flott (groin), CB Tre Hawkins (ankle)

Full participant: WR Jalin Hyatt (ribs), WR Byrce Ford-Wheaton (Achilles)

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Giants injury report: Dexter Lawrence, Adoree’ Jackson not practicing

New York Giants nose tackle Dexter Lawrence (hip) was among four players who missed practice on Thursday afternoon.

The New York Giants returned to the practice field on Thursday afternoon in preparation for a Week 8 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Despite the extra day off, head coach Brian Daboll delivered some unfortunate injury news before players took the field. Of note, nose tackle Dexter Lawrence and cornerback Cor’Dale Flott were sidelined.

Although Lawrence was getting more of a rest day, Daboll said Flott would not practice until at least Friday but more than likely, will sit out on Monday Night Football.

“I wouldn’t be able to say week to week. We’ll see where he is tomorrow,” he said. “Probably, I don’t know if he’d be able to make it this week, but I’m not going to rule him out because he hasn’t been ruled out to me.”

With Adoree’ Jackson still sidelined, that created an uphill climb for the Giants.

Meanwhile, punter Jamie Gillan, who has missed the past two games with a hamstring injury, took a step forward in his recovery and worked with trainers on the side.

The Giants’ full Thursday injury report can be found below:

Did not participate: NT Dexter Lawrence (hip), CB Adoree’ Jackson (neck), CB Cor’Dale Flott (groin), LB Ty Summers (hamstring/ankle), P Jamie Gillan (hamstring), CB Tre Hawkins (ankle)

Limited participant: LB Brian Burns (groin), WR Byrce Ford-Wheaton (Achilles)

Full participant: WR Jalin Hyatt (ribs)

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Giants’ Jalin Hyatt suffered cracked rib in loss to Eagles

New York Giants WR Jalin Hyatt suffered a cracked rib while diving for an overthrown Drew Lock pass against the Eagles on Sunday.

With New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones benched and several other starters pulled from the game on Sunday afternoon, wide receiver Jalin Hyatt finally found an opportunity to stretch the field and make a big play.

Drew Lock had stepped in to replace Jones and was struggling mightily when he saw a wide-open Hyatt streaking down the sideline.

Lock launched the ball over the trailing Philadelphia Eagles defenders but put a tad too much mustard on it, slightly overthrowing the diving Hyatt.

The ball bounced off Hyatt’s fingertips and landed underneath him as he came crashing back down to the field. Immediately, it was evident that Hyatt was injured.

Postgame X-rays revealed Hyatt had suffered a cracked rib, giving him the same number of broken ribs as he has receptions on what’s been an ugly and frustrating sophomore season.

“It’s been quite a bit of adversity,” Hyatt said, via NJ Advance Media. “But I’ve been through adversity before, and I know how to bounce back from it. Everything looks bad right now, but I’ve been in this situation before in my career playing football.

“I know I’ll turn it around and be better. I just know how my confidence is, where it’s at. I’m still the most confident guy. It’s going to turn around. That’s one thing I’m not worried about. It will turn around.”

It’s unclear how much time Hyatt will miss and when he’ll get that next opportunity to turn things around.

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Giants-Eagles Week 7: Offense, defense and special teams snap counts

The New York Giants lost their Week 7 game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Here are the snap counts on offense, defense and special teams.

The New York Giants suffered their latest humiliation on Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium as Saquon Barkley carved them to shreds in his return, leading the Philadelphia Eagles to a 28-3 victory.

The game wasn’t even as close as the score indicated.

With co-owner John Mara and general manager Joe Schoen watching on, Barkley turned their nightmares into reality, out-gaining the Giants himself (187-119).

The game was so out of hand that head coach Brian Daboll waived the white flag early in the fourth quarter and all but forfeited, pulling most of his starters and sending in the reserves.

Things get no easier for the Giants in Week 8 as they go on the road to face the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football.

Here are the snap counts that contributed to the Giants’ Week 7 loss.

Offensive snaps: 58
Defensive snaps: 66
Special teams snaps: 32

Ironically, one of the two defenders to take 100 percent of the snaps was cornerback Deonte Banks. That’s noteworthy because although he was on the field for all 66 snaps, he didn’t actually play all 66 snaps.

Returning from a concussion, rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers took a 93 percent snap share but was largely unproductive through no fault of his own. The offense was non-functional and long-developing plays down the field were over before the receivers could even come out of their breaks.

Meanwhile, wide receiver Jalin Hyatt took just three snaps and managed to suffer an injury on one of them. It’s been that kind of year for him.

Another remarkable stat is that linebacker Matthew Adams took just a single defense snap and was credited with a missed tackle.

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Giants continue to struggle with vertical passing game

After airing it out in training camp, the New York Giants are now struggling to generate big passing plays down the field.

New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll is frustrated with his team’s inability to execute explosive plays, especially in the vertical passing game.

“Our inability, I would say this game, to generate explosive plays, whether that’s through the run or through the air is not where I want it to be right now. So, we’ll keep doing it. Keep calling them. And we just got to keep on improving in that area,” he told reporters on Monday.

The Giants scored just seven points against a struggling Cincinnati Bengals defense on Sunday night.

There were plenty of misfires and a number of miscommunications both short and long as quarterback Daniel Jones tried to make something happen.

Jones threw deep five times in the game, completing none. One time each to Wan’Dale Robinson and Darius Slayton and three times to speedster Jalin Hyatt.

Second Quarter

  • 3-8-NYG 29 :(12:53) (Shotgun) D.Jones pass incomplete deep left to W.Robinson
  • 1-10-NYG 40 (8:16) (Shotgun) D.Jones pass incomplete deep right to D.Slayton.
  • 1-14-NYG 5 (2:45) (Shotgun) D.Jones pass incomplete deep left to J.Hyatt.

Fourth Quarter 

  • 2-3-NYG 45 (5:49) (Shotgun) D.Jones pass incomplete deep left to J.Hyatt
  • 3-16-NYG 24 1:41) (Shotgun) D.Jones pass incomplete deep left to J.Hyatt

The longest gains on the evening were four 15-yard passes — two to Robinson, one to Slayton, and one to tight end Theo Johnson.

The lack of explosive plays can wear on an offense as Jones noted after the game Sunday night.

“It makes it tough,” he said. “It makes it tough when you have to do that in this league. I think credit to their defense, their scheme and their plan is to prevent some of those plays, but we’ve got to execute and find a way to generate some of them.”

Daboll was asked on Sunday night what his thoughts were on whiffing on all of the deep shots in the game.

“Look, you’re not going to be an 80 percent completion rate when you throw deep balls. You’re going to hit some, you’re going to miss some,” he said. “Obviously, they help a great deal in terms of ending drives in points when you hit them. Whether that’s catch and run, like it was on the one we got called back, or a downfield shot to Wan’Dale on the crosser. Whatever it may be. We’ll keep working at it.”

The absence of star rookie wideout Malik Nabers also might have something to do with the dearth of big plays. Nabers may have caught some of those deep passes as he exhibits more of an aggressive style than the others and attacks the ball.

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Giants snap counts from Week 6: Rookies dominate field time

The New York Giants lost their Week 6 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Here are the snap counts on offense, defense and special teams.

The New York Giants failed to end their primetime slump on Sunday night, falling to the Cincinnati Bengals, 17-7, in another game they should have won.

The loss drops the Giants to 2-4 on the season and keeps them in last place among NFC East teams — a division that would be wide open if they could get themselves together.

“Tough loss. I thought our defense played very good football,” head coach Brian Daboll said after the game. “Missed two opportunities in the kicking game. And then didn’t score enough points offensively. That starts with me. It’s hard to win games when you score seven points. That’s the reality of it.”

Things get no easier for the Giants in Week 7 when they host Saquon Barkley and the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium.

Here are the snap counts that contributed to the Giants’ Week 6 loss.

Offensive snaps: 79
Defensive snaps: 53
Special teams snaps: 22

The Giants’ rookie class is putting in work this season. Tight end Theo Johnson led the way with 70 snaps — an 89 percent share. Fellow rookies, running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. and wide receiver Jalin Hyatt, were just behind him with 66 snaps and 64 snaps, respectively.

On defense, safety Tyler Nubin took all 53 snaps. Defensive lineman Elijah Chatman had a 24 percent snap share while linebacker Darius Muasau took just two defensive snaps but led the team with 19 special teams snaps.

Running back Dante Miller, who was elevated from the practice squad, took seven defensive snaps.

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With Malik Nabers out, which Giants stand to benefit?

New York Giants second-year WR Jalin Hyatt has no receptions this season but that could change on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals.

New York Giants rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers (concussion) will not play in this Sunday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals at MetLife Stadium.

Before Nabers went down late in the Giants’ Week 4 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, he was getting the lion’s share of the targets in the passing game (52 of 144, or 36 percent of the team’s targets).

This year, the Giants had been taking full advantage of Nabers’ presence, throwing on 61 percent of their offensive plays.

Last week, with Nabers sidelined, the Giants did not throw as much. They ran the ball 34 times and quarterback Daniel Jones took to the air 34 times.

Here’s who Jones threw to:

  • Darius Slayton: 11 targets, 8 receptions, 122 yards, 1 touchdown
  • Wan’Dale Robinson: 9 targets, 6 receptions, 36 yards, 1 touchdown
  • Theo Johnson: 5 targets, 5 receptions, 48 yards
  • Eric Gray: 4 targets, 3 receptions, 50 yards
  • Tyrone Tracy Jr: 1 reception for 2 yards on 2 targets

Here’s who didn’t get targeted:

  • Wide receivers Jalin Hyatt (48 snaps) and Isaiah Hodgins (25 snaps).
  • Tight ends Chris Manhertz (19 snaps) and Daniel Bellinger (14 snaps)
  • Running back Dante Miller (1 snap)

Nabers had been a crutch of sorts for Jones, but last week he reverted back to throwing to his favorite target, Slayton. Robinson continued to provide solid support underneath but there was some encouraging signs of life from some others.

Johnson displayed his ability to get separation and get some yards after the catch. Gray finally got a chance to strut his stuff as a receiver as well.

Now, all that needs to happen is for the Giants to finally get the ball in Hyatt’s hands, something the team has been intending to do since the season began but has failed to happen.

Through five games, the former third-round pick has been targeted just three times with no receptions while playing 29.1 percent of the offensive snaps.

Hyatt could be the big winner on Sunday night as the Bengals continue to struggle on defense that has allowed an average of 417 yards and 34.3 points per game over their last three.

“I think he’s done a good job of staying locked in and he’s a talented player. I’m excited for him to get his chance,” Slayton said of Hyatt this week. “As somebody who’s been in his situation before and had a chance like this, this is what it’s all about. When it does come, it’s time to show and I believe he will.”

The Bengals have also allowed an NFL-high 25.3 first downs over their last three games and are allowing opponents to convert on third down 57.8 percent over that span.

They rarely get to the quarterback with a next-to-last sack percentage of 3.73 percent, so Jones should have a clean pocket to work from most of the game.

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Giants snap counts from Week 5: What’s up with Jalin Hyatt?

The New York Giants won their Week 5 game against the Seattle Seahawks. Here are the snap counts on offense, defense and special teams.

The New York Giants pulled off an improbable upset of the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field on Sunday afternoon and did it in unexpectedly dominant fashion.

Although the final scoreboard showed 29-20, it’s not indicative of how the game played out. The Giants controlled the pace from the opening whistle until the final whistle, winning in all three phases of the game.

“Proud of the guys to come out here, play a good game, and get a win on the road,” head coach Brian Daboll told reporters. “Proud of our team, our coaches. They put a lot of hard work to come out here on the road.

“So proud of the guys. Competed well. Got the result we wanted. Really the process is what I’m proud of, how they stayed true to it, how they practiced, how they prepared, meetings, all those type of things. Good win.”

The Giants improved to 2-3 with the win and are showing signs of life.

Here are the snap counts that contributed to the Giants’ Week 5 victory.

Offensive snaps: 72
Defensive snaps: 58
Special teams snaps: 30

In the absence of rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers, fellow wideout Jalin Hyatt drew the start and was on the field for 48 snaps. He ran 26 routes but wasn’t targeted a single time.

Although Hyatt did draw two crucial holding penalties, his lack of involvement in the offense continues to raise eyebrows. It was previously believed the issue was relative to his snap share but that wasn’t the case on Sunday. There’s more to this story.

Meanwhile, Tyrone Tracy Jr. appeared to establish himself as the team’s No. 2 back following Eric Gray’s latest fumble. Veteran wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins also got some field time after being elevated from the practice squad.

Defensively, Isaiah Simmons didn’t see a single snap but boy did he make his presence felt on special teams. Good things happen when he’s on the field, so perhaps the Giants should make note of that moving forward.

Also of note, cornerbacks Adroee’ Jackson and Andru Phillips played well in their returns, taking 27 and 23 snaps, respectively. Rookie linebacker Darius Muasau took just five snaps.

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