K. J. Hamler
Kahlee Jacoby Hamler (born July 8, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State.
![]() Hamler playing for Penn State in 2019 | |||
No. 13 – Denver Broncos | |||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Pontiac, Michigan | July 8, 1999||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Weight: | 178 lb (81 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy | ||
College: | Penn State | ||
NFL Draft: | 2020 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46 | ||
Career history | |||
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Roster status: | Active | ||
Career highlights and awards | |||
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Career NFL statistics | |||
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Early years
Hamler moved from his hometown, Pontiac, Michigan, to Florida to play his final year of high school football as a senior at IMG Academy.[1] Before his first career game at IMG Academy, he tore his ACL.[2] Prior to transferring to IMG Academy, Hamler was a two year letterman at St. Mary's Preparatory School in Orchard Lake, Michigan. He was rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and Scout and a three star prospect by 247Sports. He also ran track for two seasons.
College career
Freshman year
Hamler redshirted as a freshman at Penn State due to suffering a torn ACL the previous year.[2]
Redshirt freshman year
In the first game of his collegiate career against Appalachian State, Hamler returned a kickoff return 52 yards with less than 2 minutes on the clock to help spark Penn State's game-tying drive. He capped the drive off with a 15 yard TD reception with under a minute remaining, ending the game with 3 catches for 67 yards and a TD.[3] Against Ohio State, Hamler was awarded Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors after recording 4 receptions for 138 yards, including a 93 yard touchdown. Through five games, Hamler recorded 13 receptions for 308 yards and 4 TDs in his first season as a collegiate athlete.[4]
Professional career
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 | |
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5 ft 8 5⁄8 in (1.74 m) |
178 lb (81 kg) |
30 3⁄4 in (0.78 m) |
9 3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
15 reps | ||||||||
All values from NFL Combine[5] |
Hamler was selected by the Denver Broncos with the 46th pick in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft.[6]
References
- Dellenger, Ross (February 20, 2016). "One-stop shop IMG Academy, rapidly becoming college football recruiting mecca, unlike any other high school in world". theadvocate.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- Murphy, Dan (September 28, 2018). "Meet the offensive stars leading Penn State in the post-Saquon era". espn.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- Bodani, Frank (September 2, 2018). "Penn State finds a hero and more in fast-talking, big-play K.J. Hamler". Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- Slanina, Jared (October 1, 2018). "KJ Hamler Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week". Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- "Kahlee Hamler Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- Gantt, Darin (April 24, 2020). "Broncos double up at receiver, take K.J. Hamler 46th". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 24, 2020.