Jalin Hyatt has said goodbye to his old jersey number 84, opting for none other than Odell Beckham’s old number 13. With a special reason.

Shortly after Jalin Hyatt was drafted by the New York Giants this year, the young wide receiver received a video message from Odell Beckham Jr. himself, jokingly telling him, “Just don’t break all my records in your rookie year.”

Hyatt probably took that as more of a challenge and grabbed OBJ’s old jersey number 13. The 30-year-old wore it during his five successful seasons with the Giants from 2014 to 2018.

Beckham played an outstanding rookie season in 2014, becoming the first player in NFL history to collect 90 catches and ten touchdowns in his debut season.

Hyatt, who was drafted by the Giants in the third round, met Odell Beckham for the first time before the draft: “At first I was surprised he even knew who I was. “

After Wednesday’s workout at East Rutherford, the 21-year-old revealed, “Ever since I was a kid I was an Odell fan and he’s always been one of my favourite receivers. But it’s not about him wearing that number. I want to start my own legacy with the number 13. “