Four games into his college career, Mitch Hyatt has proven at least one thing.

The dude can play at this level.

Hyatt has started in all of the first four games on Clemson’s schedule. Against Louisville and Notre Dame, he’s logged every first-team snap as Deshaun Watson’s blindside protector.

To the average on-looker, Hyatt’s played well. He was a little more critical, when asked to offer an evaluation of his performance to this point in the season.

“I would say there’s definitely some technical stuff I need to work on,” Hyatt said. “It’s all movement. I frustrate myself here and there when I see myself do something stupid, technically. Coach (Robbie) Caldwell still reassures me.”

And, from time-to-time, Clemson’s veteran offensive line coach reminds him that he’s just a freshman. Plus, the mistakes are correctable.

“I mean, it’s stuff that I can work on in practice, and just (improve) with maybe with another year of technical work with that stuff,” he said.

Just imagine the running room Wayne Gallman will have once Hyatt is a little more seasoned.

“Whenever I go to Mitch’s side, there’s always a little gap to run through,” Gallman said. “But I don’t know, it seems like there is always something open on Mitch’s back-side.”

For Hyatt, it’s all about being apart of the puzzle. Being part of a five-man unit has helped with the transition from five-star high school prospect to freshman left tackle

“Because, the thing about playing offensive line…you’re with a group of guys, so it’s you five out there. It’s not just you, singled out,” he said. “You have other guys that can you help out and you can rely on, so it felt good having all those other guys out there with me.”

The group will be put to the test again on Saturday when Georgia Tech heads to Clemson at 3:30.

“They don’t quit. They’re everywhere. They run sideline-to-sideline. They come off the ball hard,” Hyatt said of the Jackets’ defense.