DaeSean Hamilton
Hamilton in the 2018 NFL season. | |||||||||
No. 17 – Denver Broncos | |||||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: |
Okinawa, Japan | March 10, 1995||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: |
Mountain View (Stafford, Virginia) | ||||||||
College: | Penn State | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2018 / Round: 4 / Pick: 113 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
Penn State records | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018 | |||||||||
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DaeSean Kameron Hamilton (born March 10, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State.[1][2][3]
High school career
Hamilton attended Mountain View High School, playing safety and wide receiver for Coach Lou Sorrentino. 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. 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.
Hamilton was a four-time academic All Big Ten 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, Associated Press, Phil Steele and Pro Football Focus.[4] He was selected for the 2018 East-West Shrine Game,[5] Reese's Senior Bowl[6] and the NFL Scouting Combine.[7]
NCAA career statistics | |||||||||||
Penn State Nittany Lions | |||||||||||
Season | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||
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G | 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 |
2016 | 14 | 34 | 506 | 14.9 | 54 | 1 | 1 | -12 | -12 | 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
Hamilton participated in the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine.
Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert jump | Broad | BP | |
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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 Draft[8][9] |
Hamilton was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fourth round, 113th overall, of the 2018 NFL Draft.[10]
Personal life
Hamilton was born in Okinawa, Japan to his parents Johnie and Madgeline Hamilton. He wants to broadcast sports once he completes his communications major. 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 is his brother's initials. He started playing football in recreational leagues including Pop Warner.
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Snyder, Audrey (August 12, 2014). "Penn State WR DaeSean Hamilton poised for breakout season". The Patriot News. Harrisburg, PA. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ↑ "DaeSean Hamilton Bio :: Penn State :: Official Athletic Site". Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ↑ "Former Penn State football wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton impressing during East-West Shrine Game practices". Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ↑ "DaeSean Hamilton leads standouts from Senior Bowl Day 2". NFL.com. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ↑ "NFL Draft & Combine Profile - DAESEAN HAMILTON". www.nfl.com. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ↑ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - DaeSean Hamilton". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Penn State WR DaeSean Hamilton : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ↑ "Broncos select wide receiver, DaeSean Hamilton in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL Draft". MileHighReport.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2018.