Player Dossier

2016-2020

Pittsburgh

Damar Hamlin

DB • 6'1" • 195 lbs • Mckees Rocks, PA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Damar Hamlin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.5

Efficiency

40

Consistency

36.7

Season Value

24.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Pittsburgh
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Miami

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Damar Hamlin, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Pittsburgh. Damar Hamlin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Pittsburgh paired 0 primary output with 16.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 40 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Miami

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2020 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

1.3

Efficiency

40

Usage

6.5

Consistency

36.7

Best Game by takeover score

Clemson

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Syracuse: 0. Louisville: 3. NC State: 0. Boston College: 0. Miami: 3. Notre Dame: 1.5. Florida State: 3. Virginia Tech: 0. Clemson: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Syracuse: 5 by 20.8. Louisville: 2 by 38.3. NC State: 10 by 41.7. Boston College: 6 by 25. Miami: 11 by 75.8. Notre Dame: 5 by 35.8. Florida State: 5 by 50.8. Virginia Tech: 11 by 45.8. Clemson: 10 by 61.7

Split Comparison

Wins1.5 · n=4 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · n=5 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=5 · -1.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1.9 · n=5 · +1.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Miami

Best efficiency game

75.8 vs Miami

Result
Sat 11/28@ Clemson10+ tacklesL 17-52109002
Sat 11/21vs Virginia Tech10+ tacklesW 47-14115000
Sat 11/7@ Florida StateSplash gameW 41-17521011
Sat 10/24vs Notre DameL 3-45520.5001
Sat 10/17@ Miami10+ tackles · Splash gameL 19-31117201
Sat 10/10@ Boston CollegeL 30-3163000
Sat 10/3vs NC State10+ tacklesL 29-30104000
Sat 9/26vs LouisvilleW 23-20210012
Sat 9/19vs SyracuseW 21-1054000
Sat 9/12vs Unknown11000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Pittsburgh

    2016-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2016201720182018201920192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonPittsburgh016.72.3
2017 Regular SeasonPittsburgh221.25.12
2018 PostseasonPittsburgh933.57.97
2018 Regular SeasonPittsburgh933.57.90
2019 PostseasonPittsburgh13.540.17.14.5
2019 Regular SeasonPittsburgh13.540.17.10
2020 Regular SeasonPittsburgh12.5406.5-1

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Miami

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 63 takeover score.

#2

Syracuse

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 60.7 takeover score.

#3

Georgia Tech

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 57 takeover score.

#4

Florida State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.1 takeover score.

#5

Eastern Michigan

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

0 primary output · 16.7 efficiency · 2.3 usage

39.7

#2

2018 Postseason · Pittsburgh

25.9

9 primary · 33.5 efficiency · 7.9 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

25.9

9 primary · 33.5 efficiency · 7.9 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

3

Splash games

7

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.9327

Central Catholic · Pittsburgh, PA

Committed To
Pittsburgh
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

284

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 46 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Damar Hamlin quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
284