Mitch Hyatt

Mitch Hyatt
Clemson Tigers – No. 75
Position Offensive tackle
Class Junior
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Suwanee (GA) North Gwinnett
Personal information
Born: (1997-02-06) February 6, 1997
Sugar Hill, Georgia
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight 305 lb (138 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Mitch Hyatt (born February 6, 1997) is an American football offensive tackle for the Clemson Tigers.

High school career

A native of Sugar Hill, Georgia, Hyatt attended North Gwinnett High School, where he was three-year starter at left tackle for the Bulldogs, and an All-American offensive lineman as a senior. In Hyatt's sophomore year, North Gwinnett faced defending state champion Grayson in the second round of the GHSA Class 6A playoffs, upsetting them 28–10,[1] as Hyatt reportedly played Grayson's blue chip defensive end Robert Nkemdiche “to a draw.”[2] After an All-State junior season, in which he helped pave the way for North’s run to a GHSA Class 6A state runner-up finish, Hyatt verbally committed to Clemson.[3]

College career

Listed first team on the depth chart entering August camp, Hyatt was scheduled to become the first freshman since Barry Richardson in 2004 to start on the offensive line for Clemson.[4] He started the season opener against Wofford at left tackle, the first true-freshman to do so for the Tigers since Phil Prince in 1944.[5] Hyatt was part of the Clemson team that defeated Alabama in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship by a score of 35–31.[6] In 2017, Hyatt was named as the recipient of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy for the ACC's most outstanding blocker. Hyatt was the 8th Clemson lineman to receive this award, and the first since 1987.[7]

Personal life

His uncle, Dan Benish, was an All-ACC defensive tackle and a starter on Clemson’s 1981 National Championship team.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "North takes down defending state champ Grayson 28–10". Gwinnett Daily Post. November 23, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Top recruit Mitch Hyatt has tools to star on Clemson's offensive line". The Post and Courier. February 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Highly touted North Gwinnett junior Mitch Hyatt commits to Clemson football". Gwinnett Daily Post. February 5, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Mitch Hyatt could make history at Clemson". Greenville News. August 6, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Freshman Mitch Hyatt earns starting spot". GoUpstate.com. August 31, 2015.
  6. ↑ "College Football Championship - Clemson vs Alabama Box Score, January 9, 2017". Sports Reference. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Clemson's Hyatt Named ACC Jacobs Blocking Trophy Recipient". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 26, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.


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