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DaeSean Hamilton

DaeSean Hamilton
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Hamilton with the Denver Broncos in 2018
No. 17
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1995-03-10) March 10, 1995 (age 29)
Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Mountain View
(Stafford, Virginia)
College:Penn State
NFL draft:2018 / round: 4 / pick: 113
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:81
Receiving yards:833
Receiving touchdowns:5
Stats at Pro Football Reference

DaeSean Kameron Hamilton (born March 10, 1995) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions.[1][2][3] He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL draft.

Early life

Hamilton attended Mountain View High School in Stafford, Virginia, playing safety and wide receiver for coach Lou Sorrentino.[4] He earned numerous awards between football, basketball and academics. He was a four-year letterman, two-time team captain, and one of the top playmakers in Virginia. As a senior, he was named honorable mention for all-state and earned first-team all-district, all-area and all-region honors. Hamilton earned the title of Commonwealth District Offensive Player-of-the-Year by making 64 catches for 1,073 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior.[5] Also, as a junior he gained titles of honorable-mention all-state, first-team all-district, all-area and all-region. Hamilton was invited to play in the Chesapeake Bowl and the U.S. Army All-American game. He was ranked a four-star recruit by ESPN.com and a three-star prospect by Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports.com. He was ranked among the top 20 recruits in the state of Virginia and was a top 60 wide receiver, according to all four recruiting services. Hamilton graduated with honors and earned an advanced diploma from Mountain View, while attaining Academic All-Conference during his career, as well. He also lettered three times in basketball.

College career

Hamilton finished his career as Penn State's all-time receptions leader with 214, making him the only player in school history with 200+ catches. His 2,842 career receiving yards puts him third all-time for the Nittany Lions.[6]

Hamilton was a four-time academic All-Big Ten Conference honoree (2014–2017).

As a freshman (2014), Hamilton was selected to Big Ten All-Freshman Team by BTN.com, ESPN.com and 247Sports, Freshman All-American by College Football News (second-team) and Athlon Sports (third-team); second-team All-Big Ten by the media and Phil Steele's College Football, and honorable-mention All-Big Ten by coaches.

Hamilton was named honorable-mention All-Big Ten from the media following his sophomore year (2015).

Following his senior season (2017), Hamilton received All-Bowl Team honors from the Associated Press; and second-team All-Big Ten honors from the coaches, AP, Phil Steele and Pro Football Focus.[7] He was selected for the 2018 East-West Shrine Game,[8] Reese's Senior Bowl[9] and the NFL Scouting Combine.[10]

Penn State records

College statistics

Penn State Nittany Lions
Season GP Receiving Rushing
Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD
2014 13 82 899 11.0 51 2 8 32 4.0 11 0
2015 13 45 580 12.9 48T 6 0 0 0.0 0 0
2016 14 34 506 14.9 54 1 1 -12 -12.0 0 0
2017 13 53 857 16.2 48 9 1 2 2.0 2 0
Career 53 214 2,842 13.3 54 18 10 22 2.2 11 0

Professional career

Pre-draft

Hamilton participated in the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine.

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0+5⁄8 in
(1.84 m) 		203 lb
(92 kg) 		31 in
(0.79 m) 		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.52 s 1.57 s 2.61 s 4.15 s 6.84 s 34+1⁄2 in
(0.88 m)		 10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		 16 reps
All values from NFL Combine[11][12]

Denver Broncos

Hamilton with the Broncos in 2019

Hamilton was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fourth round, 113th overall, of the 2018 NFL draft.[13] He made his NFL debut in Week 1 of the 2018 season against the Seattle Seahawks.[14] In Week 3, he had three punt returns for 31 net yards in the 27–14 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.[15] In Week 5, he recorded his first three professional receptions, which went for 31 total yards, in the 34–16 loss to the New York Jets.[16] Overall, Hamilton finished the 2018 season with 30 receptions for 243 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.[17]

Hamilton appeared in all 16 games, of which he started two, in the 2019 season. He recorded 28 receptions for 297 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.[18]

Hamilton had 23 catches for 293 yards and two touchdowns in 2020.[19]

In the 2021 offseason, it was reported that Hamilton would be traded or released; however, on May 14, 2021, he suffered a torn ACL, and was waived with a non-football injury designation on May 18.[20] He reverted to the reserve/non-football injury list the next day after clearing waivers.[21] He was released on March 8, 2022.[22]

Houston Texans

On March 28, 2022, Hamilton signed with the Houston Texans.[23] On June 10, 2022, he was waived by the Texans.[24]

Miami Dolphins

On December 14, 2022, Hamilton signed with the practice squad of the Miami Dolphins.[25] He was released on December 30.[26]

NFL career statistics

Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
2018 DEN 14 5 30 243 8.1 24 2
2019 DEN 16 2 28 297 10.6 28 1
2020 DEN 16 2 23 293 12.7 40 2
Total 46 9 81 833 10.3 40 5

Personal life

Hamilton was born in Okinawa, Japan to his parents Johnie and Madgeline Hamilton, both U.S. Marines. The family eventually moved back to the United States and settled in Quantico, Virginia, when Hamilton was in fourth grade.[27] Growing up, Hamilton took a role in raising his brother, Darius, who has nonverbal autism as his mother had breast cancer and his father was serving in the Marine Corps. Hamilton taught Darius many important tasks like how to tie his shoes and brush his teeth. During eighth-grade, Hamilton used his elective period to help Darius in his special-needs class. Hamilton has a "DKH" tattoo on his arm, which are his brother's initials. He started playing football in recreational leagues including Pop Warner.

References

  1. ^ Hockensmith, Dustin (September 16, 2014). "Penn State's DaeSean Hamilton, Geno Lewis added to Biletnikoff Award watch list". The Patriot News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  2. ^ Jones, Gordie (September 26, 2014). "DaeSean Hamilton: Penn State's rejuvenated receiver". CSNPhilly.com. Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  3. ^ Snyder, Audrey (August 12, 2014). "Penn State WR DaeSean Hamilton poised for breakout season". The Patriot News. Harrisburg, PA. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  4. ^ "Mountain View graduate DaeSean Hamilton moves quickly to next phase of his football career". INSIDENOVA.COM. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  5. ^ Johnson, Travis (September 17, 2014). "Penn State football: Hamilton labored through injury to prepare for starting role". Centre Daily Times. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "Penn State Nittany Lions Receiving". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  7. ^ "DaeSean Hamilton Bio :: Penn State :: Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  8. ^ "Former Penn State football wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton impressing during East-West Shrine Game practices". Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  9. ^ "DaeSean Hamilton leads standouts from Senior Bowl Day 2". NFL.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  10. ^ "NFL Draft & Combine Profile - DAESEAN HAMILTON". NFL.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  11. ^ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - DaeSean Hamilton". NFL.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  12. ^ "Penn State WR DaeSean Hamilton : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  13. ^ "Broncos select wide receiver, DaeSean Hamilton in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL Draft". MileHighReport.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  14. ^ "Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos - September 9th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  15. ^ "Denver Broncos at Baltimore Ravens - September 23rd, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  16. ^ "Broncos' DaeSean Hamilton: Catches first career pass". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  17. ^ "DaeSean Hamilton 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  18. ^ "DaeSean Hamilton 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  19. ^ "DaeSean Hamilton 2020 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  20. ^ Shook, Nick (May 18, 2021). "Broncos waive WR DaeSean Hamilton with non-football injury designation following ACL tear". NFL.com.
  21. ^ "Broncos' DaeSean Hamilton: Reverts to NFI list". CBSSports.com. May 19, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  22. ^ Simmons, Myles (March 8, 2022). "Report: Broncos releasing DaeSean Hamilton". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  23. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (3-28-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. March 28, 2022.
  24. ^ Alper, Josh (August 15, 2022). "Texans waive DaeSean Hamilton, sign Chad Beebe". NBCSports.com.
  25. ^ "Miami Dolphins sign 2 to practice squad". MiamiDolphins.com. December 14, 2022.
  26. ^ "Miami Dolphins make practice squad moves". Miami Dolphins. December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  27. ^ Scott, Andrea (April 26, 2018). "From military brat to the NFL? DaeSean Hamilton on football, draft prep and his Marine mom and dad". Military Times. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DaeSean_Hamilton