Player Dossier

2020-2025

Kentucky

Rickey Hyatt Jr.

DB • 6'0" • 199 lbs • Westerville, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Rickey Hyatt Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

0.8

Efficiency

6.2

Consistency

6.7

Season Value

4.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · South Alabama

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Kentucky • South Alabama • Ohio
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Rickey Hyatt Jr., DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · South Alabama. Rickey Hyatt Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

South Alabama paired 0 primary output with 6.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 6.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Kentucky, South Alabama, Ohio.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · Ohio

Games

5

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

6.2

Usage

0.8

Consistency

6.7

Best Game by takeover score

Eastern Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Rutgers: 0. Unknown: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Eastern Michigan: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Bowling Green: 1 by 4.2. Northern Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 14.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=3
First Half0 · n=3 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=2 · +0.5 vs First Half
All Games0.2 · n=5

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

5 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Eastern Michigan

Best efficiency game

14.2 vs Eastern Michigan

Result
Sat 10/25@ Eastern MichiganW 28-2110001
Sat 10/18vs Northern IllinoisW 48-2110000
Sat 9/27vs Bowling GreenW 35-2011000
Sat 9/20vs Unknown10000
Thu 8/28@ RutgersL 31-3410000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Kentucky

    2020-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    South Alabama

    2022-2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Ohio

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2020202120222023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonKentucky0
2021 Regular SeasonKentucky04.20.90
2022 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama06.91.60
2023 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama06.31.20
2024 PostseasonSouth Alabama212.82.82
2024 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama212.82.80
2025 Regular SeasonOhio16.20.8-1

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Southern Miss

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.3 takeover score.

#2

Eastern Michigan

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.

#3

Western Michigan

0.5

Primary metric

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 22.5 takeover score.

#4

Georgia Southern

0.5

Primary metric

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 22.5 takeover score.

#5

Louisiana

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · South Alabama

0 primary output · 6.9 efficiency · 1.6 usage

36.2

#2

2023 Regular Season · South Alabama

35.8

0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Kentucky

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.9535

Hough · Cornelius, NC

Committed To
Texas
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

3

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

54

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 29 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Rickey Hyatt Jr. quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
54