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2024 Football Roster

3 Rickey Hyatt Jr.

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 199
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Westerville, Ohio
  • Highschool Westerville Central HS

Biography

2024 (R-Jr.): Appeared in all 13 games for the Jaguars while making four starts ... totaled 29 tackles, including two for loss ... made a season-high nine tackles, including one for loss, in South Alabama's win at Southern Miss ... made two tackles in South's IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl Championship against Western Michigan. 

2023 (R-So.): Played in 10 of South Alabama's 13 games on the season ... made nine tackles for the season, two of which were solo tackles ... made two tackles in three-consecutive games on the season; at James Madison, at ULM and against Southern Miss.

2022 (R-Fr.): Saw action in 12 games, with one start... Missed one game due to injury... Recorded 10 total tackles, including seven solo stops... Recorded a pair of tackles in four different games including against Louisiana Tech (9/24), Arkansas State (10/29), Georgia Southern (11/5), and Texas State (11/12)... Recorded a pass breakup against Arkansas State (10/29).

At Kentucky: In 2021, totaled one tackle in two games of action as a redshirt freshman for the Wildcats ... Lone tackle came against New Mexico State ... Named to SEC fall sports honor roll. Redshirted in 2020 ... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

High School: One of the nation’s top 40 safeties by ESPN and Rivals.com … Rated as high as the No. 18 prospect in the state of Ohio by 247sports … Third-team all-state as a senior by the Ohio Sportswriters Association … Helped lead the Central Warhawks to a 7-4 record and the first-round of the state playoffs … Made 28 tackles with an interception; also showed his versatility by rushing for 736 yards and nine touchdowns while also catching two TDs … Known as a competitor with a high football IQ … Totaled 94 tackles, three interceptions and caused four fumbles in his junior season … Coached by Brent Morrison … Recruiting finalists included Ohio State, Michigan State, Cincinnati and North Carolina; offer sheet featured Notre Dame and Penn State among many others ... Was a three-star recruit in the 2020 class out of Westerville (Ohio) Central High School ...Rated the No. 47 safety in the country and No. 20 overall player in the state of Ohio ...Totaled 94 tackles and three interceptions for Westerville Central, the same high school that produced former Kentucky running back and current Pittsburgh Steeler Benny Snell Jr. ... Chose Kentucky over offers from Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Michigan State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Purdue, Penn State and West Virginia, among others.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 38

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    Safety
    6'1" 203 lbs
    38
  • 3

    2023Redshirt Junior

    Safety
    6'1" 203 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2024Redshirt Junior

    S
    6'0" 199 lbs
    3