Cornerback Adoree’ Jackson once said, wide receiver Jalin Hyatt has speed “like Usain Bolt.” Officially running for a 4.40-second 40-yard dash at the 2023 NFL combine, Hyatt made his speed known well. That’s the reason why the New York Giants’s wide receiver’s mom once said, “He was always the fastest kid.”

Born on September 25, 2001 at Irmo, South Carolina to mom Enevelyn Hyatt and dad Jamie Hyatt, Jalin Hyatt is the oldest son of the couple. Besides him, Jamie and Enevelyn also share a younger son, Devin, who reportedly plays football for the Arizona Wildcats. However, besides being Devin and Jalin Hyatt’s parents, the couple also comes with a sports background.

Yes! Jalin Hyatt’s father, Jamie is a former college basketball player and semi-professional cyclist. He is also a coach and nutritional trainer for his kids, as seen on his Instagram profile. On the other hand, Jalin Hyatt’s mother, Enevelyn, was a collegiate 100-m sprinter. Hmm, now we know from where the sprinter speed is transferred to the NFL athlete. Besides that, after their sports career, the couple later became school teachers to support their kids in chasing their dreams.

Jamie and Enevelyn, who first met at their schools, fell in love with each other at that time. They were high school sweethearts in Latta, S.C. and helped their kids in every possible way in achieving their football career, despite their financial constraints. For instance, once Jamie said, “Look, we were both high school teachers and coaches, and so, we’re not making a lot of money. Financially, things are tough, and you’re just trying to pay the bills. We were using the money that we should be paying on a house payment or a car payment or a light bill, and we were putting that behind to get him [Jalin Hyatt] to the camps or get him to the AAU tournaments.”

Talking about the struggles, the former basketball player said, “If the lights got cut off, the boys wouldn’t know why, but we’d get ’em put back on. They never got to take vacations like a lot of their friends. They had what they needed, and probably most of what they wanted. … We made a lot of sacrifices. Things were really, really tough for us.” However, as it is said, hard work and sacrifices pay off. Similarly, in Jalin Hyatt’s case, it did!

Jalin Hyatt’s parents revealed some major insights about the WR!

Jalin Hyatt’s parents, Jamie and Enevelyn Hyatt, once revealed that their elder son had the qualities of being a great basketball player. The father said, “Five, six years ago, I would have told you he was gonna be a college basketball player. He was one of the top-ranked point guards in the country.” And why shouldn’t he? Afterall, Jalin Hyatt’s 6’0″ height was an additional help in his basketball artistry.

However, this thought soon changed during the wide receiver’s freshman year in Knoxville. Talking about his on-field work, Jamie said it was that time when they realized “how effortless” he is in football, and that “his money’s gonna be in football.” This is also because, as the dad said, “he has the perfect combination of my muscle fibers and his mom’s muscle fibers. He has a huge engine.” That’s the reason, at the age of 23, Jalin Hyatt holds records such as the Biletnikoff Award, the first Titans’ player to achieve this.

By nature, as mom Enevelyn said, Jalin Hyatt “has a huge heart. He loves to laugh, he loves to giggle. His brother is his best friend. He has that smile that just takes your heart away. He’s had it since he was a baby.” And above all, his parents are just proud of him.