Mitch Hyatt

BIOGRAPHY

Mitch Hyatt was born February 6, 1997, in Sugar Hill, Georgia. He is an offensive tackle in the NFL. Listed first team on the depth chart entering August camp in 2015, Hyatt was scheduled to become the first freshman since Barry Richardson in 2004 to start on the offensive line for Clemson. 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. Hyatt was part of the Clemson team that defeated Alabama in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship by a score of 35–31. 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. As a senior in 2018, Hyatt became the 13th repeat winner of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy. He also became the Tigers' all-time leader in snaps from scrimmage during the 2018 Louisville game. He finished with school records in career starts (57) and snaps played (3,754). He was a three-time first-team All-ACC selection and twice received the Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the ACC Conference top offensive lineman.

Hyatt was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 2019 NFL Draft on April 30. He struggled during the preseason as a backup left tackle and was released on August 31. He was signed to the practice squad on September 2. He was promoted to the active roster on December 10, 2019. He was declared inactive for the last 3 games. On Aug 27, 2020, he suffered a torn right ACL during practice. On September 2, he was waived/injured by the Cowboys. He subsequently reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day.