DaeSean Hamilton

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]

DaeSean Hamilton
Hamilton in the 2018 NFL season.
No. 17 – Denver Broncos
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1995-03-10) March 10, 1995
Okinawa, 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
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Receptions:58
Receiving yards:540
Receiving touchdowns:3
Player stats at NFL.com

High school career

Hamilton attended Mountain View High School, 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 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.[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

NCAA career statistics
Penn State Nittany Lions
Season Receiving Rushing
GRecYDSAvgLngTDAttYDSAvgLngTD
2014 138289911.05128324.0110
2015 134558012.948T600000
2016 143450614.95411-12-1200
2017 135385716.2489122.020
Career 532142,84213.3541810222.2110

Professional career

Hamilton participated in the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine.

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 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 Draft[11][12]

Hamilton was drafted 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 finished the 28 receptions for 297 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.[18]

Career statistics
SeasonTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
2018DEN 145302438.1242
2019DEN 1622829710.6281
Total307585409.3283

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 are his brother's initials. He started playing football in recreational leagues including Pop Warner.

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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. "Penn State football: Hamilton labored through injury to prepare for starting role". Centre Daily. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  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". 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". www.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.
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