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Jalin Hyatt named unanimous NCAA All-American, becoming 13th in program history to achieve honor

Hyatt earned first-team recognition from all five NCAA-recognized All-America teams, according to UT Athletics.

DALLAS — Jalin Hyatt has been racking up First Team All-America honors this week, and on Thursday the University of Tennessee announced he became the 13th player in program history to garner unanimous All-America status from all five of the NCAA-recognized teams.

Hyatt is one of 13 unanimous All-Americans from UT since 1940 and one of 14 players in the NCAA to earn the honor this season. 

On Wednesday, Hyatt had earned his eighth major Offense All-America honor after being named by the Associated Press, ESPN, Walter Camp Football Foundation, and others. 

Hyatt has received plenty of accolades following Tennessee's historic season, including earning the Biletnikoff last week.

For the season, Hyatt garnered 67 catches for 1,267 yards and 15 touchdowns. He set a single-game record for touchdown receptions with five against then-No. 3 Alabama and the 15 total receiving scores are a single-season program record, UT Athletics said. 

His game against the Crimson Tide saw the speedy receiver rack up 207 yards, the sixth most in a game in school history, on just six catches, an average of 34.5 yards per reception, said UT Athletics. 

The junior from Irmo, South Carolina, dazzled all year long, finishing the year with five games where he recorded over 100 yards receiving. Similarly, he logged five games with multiple touchdown receptions and had a four-game stretch from LSU to Kentucky where he racked up 11 touchdown scores, according to UT Athletics.

At the close of the regular season, Hyatt ranks second in school history in single-season yards, just 31 behind Robert Meachem's 1,298-mark set in 2007, said UT Athletics. 

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