Jalin Hyatt was on the sector for 35 snaps on offense on Christmas Day against the Eagles.
Really.
It was often difficult to note him considering two Giants quarterbacks attempted 32 passes and Hyatt was not targeted on a single certainly one of them.
“Jalen’s doing every little thing we’ve asked him to do,’’ coach Brian Daboll said Wednesday. “We got to do a superb job with that, too.’’
The Giants haven’t done a superb job of getting the ball to Hyatt, which is partially a function of a shabby passing attack. Hyatt had a breakout performance — five receptions for 109 yards — in a 10-7 victory over the Patriots.
In the subsequent three games, Hyatt has a complete of two catches for 13 yards.
Hyatt had no likelihood for a reception with zero targets within the 33-25 loss in Philly.
“You are trying,’’ Daboll said. “I mean, look, there have been three, 4, five shots dialed up. Either they stayed high on it, that they had a security over it, but you’re all the time attempting to improve in that area. We’re actually trying, but we got to proceed to work on that.’’
Hyatt has taken to heart the dearth of production and coming to terms with having no targets in a game.
“I can’t control where the ball goes, the one thing I can deal with is myself and this team, just getting open, whatever one-on-one matchup I actually have or whoever is on me,’’ Hyatt said. “Just are available day-after-day, keep preparing, keep doing the identical routine I actually have weekly and hopefully things can change.’’
The speedy rookie is stuck on 19 receptions for 343 yards and no touchdowns.
He said he felt as if he let the team down in Philadelphia.
“I’m learning the NFL and the way things operate up here,’’ Hyatt said. “You possibly can’t pout since you never know, next week it may be five targets for me, six targets, seven targets and what if I’m not ready? If go on the market not prepared because I used to be pouting all week and I do have those opportunities, I don’t are available with them.’’
Daboll said RT Evan Neal may have surgery on his left ankle “fairly soon.’’
The Giants held a walk-through and five players were projected as being held out of shape: CB Deonte Banks (shoulder), TE Lawrence Cager (groin), DL Dexter Lawrence (hamstring), DL A’Shawn Robinson (back) and DL Rakeem Nunez-Roches (knee).
Up next for the Giants: Coping with Rams WR Puka Nacua, who was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in a 30-22 victory over the Saints.
Nacua, a fifth-round pick from BYU (and Washington before that) had nine catches for 164 yards and one touchdown. Nacua in his rookie yr has been prolific: 96 receptions for 1,327 yards and five touchdowns.
Daboll said P Jamie Gillan (groin, knee) is “trending in the best direction.
Gillan told The Post he’s wonderful.
Former cornerback Corey Webster will probably be on the team facility on Friday to officially retire as a Giant.
Webster, a 2005 second-round select of LSU, was a starter on the Super Bowl 42 and Super Bowl 46 championship teams.
