Rickey Hyatt Jr. is a defensive back at Ohio who has not played in Ohio's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Ohio lists 33 defensive backs this season.
Ohio is 7-2. Next: at Miami (OH), Tue Nov 10.
Hyatt moves between deep coverage and the slot. The five seasons span three programs and four head coaches: Mark Stoops, Kane Wommack, Major Applewhite and Brian Smith. On tape: 1 tackle against Eastern Michigan, Week 9, 2025.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ohio | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 29 | 14 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | South Alabama | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | South Alabama | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 54 | 25 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-34@ Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
| Wk 4 | W 52-35vs Gardner-Webb | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-20vs Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-21vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-21@ Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Smith
Pass share
36.6%
311 pass / 539 run
Plays / game
65.4
13 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
337 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
A stat line in 29 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 3 schools: Mark Stoops, Kane Wommack, Major Applewhite, Brian Smith and John Hauser.
