Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Ohio State
Davon Hamilton
DT • 6'4" • 310 lbs • Pickerington, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Davon Hamilton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
90
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Player Story
Davon Hamilton built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Pickerington, OH wearing No. 53, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Davon Hamilton's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Georgia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 9
- Overall
- No. 73
- NFL Team
- Jacksonville Jaguars
Davon Hamilton, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Ohio State. Davon Hamilton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 66
- TFL
- 21
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 1
Quick Answers
Davon Hamilton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · DT
- Career Tackles
- 66
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Maryland
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Norcross · Georgia
- High school pipeline
- Norcross · 52 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 3 · Pick 9 · Jacksonville Jaguars
- Latest roster
- No. 53 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 28 tackles · DT 66th (top 28%) · Big Ten 166th (top 27%) · National 1,503rd (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Ohio State | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio State | 9 | 9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 14.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ohio State | 7 | 12 | 4.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 34.4 |
| 2018 Postseason | Ohio State | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 15.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio State | 11 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 15.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | Ohio State | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 55.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 13 | 25 | 9.5 | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | 55.8 |
Related Context
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Davon Hamilton played DT for Ohio State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Davon Hamilton recorded 66 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Ohio State paired 17.5 primary output with 22.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Ohio State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
22.4
Usage
6.9
Consistency
43
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 2. Florida Atlantic: 0. Cincinnati: 0. Indiana: 1. Miami (OH): 2. Nebraska: 0. Michigan State: 0. Northwestern: 1. Wisconsin: 2. Maryland: 4. Rutgers: 2. Michigan: 3. Wisconsin: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 3 by 32.5. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 4.2. Cincinnati: 2 by 8.3. Indiana: 2 by 18.3. Miami (OH): 3 by 32.5. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 2 by 18.3. Wisconsin: 3 by 32.5. Maryland: 2 by 48.3. Rutgers: 1 by 24.2. Michigan: 5 by 50.8. Wisconsin: 3 by 17.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 12 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 1 · +0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Maryland
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/29 | vs ClemsonSplash game | L 23-29 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/8 | @ Wisconsin | W 34-21 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ MichiganSplash game | W 56-27 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ RutgersSplash game | W 56-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Maryland2+ sacks · Splash game | W 73-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs WisconsinSplash game | W 38-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Northwestern | W 52-3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Michigan State | W 34-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Nebraska | W 48-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Miami (OH)Splash game | W 76-5 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Indiana | W 51-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Cincinnati | W 42-0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 45-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Davon Hamilton story
Davon Hamilton built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Pickerington, OH wearing No. 53, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Davon Hamilton's career was his defensive production: 66 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, and 7 sacks across 40 career games in the available record. That gives Davon Hamilton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ohio State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201620172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Ohio State | 3 | 8 | 2.6 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio State | 3 | 8 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ohio State | 5 | 14.3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2018 Postseason | Ohio State | 3.5 | 9.3 | 2.7 | -1.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio State | 3.5 | 9.3 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Ohio State | 17.5 | 22.4 | 6.9 | 14 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 17.5 | 22.4 | 6.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Maryland
Week 11 · W 73-14 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Illinois
Week 12 · W 52-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Michigan
Week 14 · W 56-27 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Clemson
Week 1 · L 23-29 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Penn State
Week 8 · L 21-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Ohio State
17.5 primary output · 22.4 efficiency · 6.9 usage
55.8
#2
2019 Regular Season · Ohio State
55.8
17.5 primary · 22.4 efficiency · 6.9 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Ohio State
34.4
5 primary · 14.3 efficiency · 5 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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