Player Career

Jawon Hamilton Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jawon Hamilton story

Jawon Hamilton built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a running back from Miami, FL, spending time with Eastern Michigan and UCF. The clearest part of Jawon Hamilton's career was his backfield work: 1,177 rushing yards, 254 carries, 9 rushing touchdowns, and 80 receiving yards across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with UCF. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 80 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 80 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Eastern Michigan and UCF.

The arc is straightforward: Jawon Hamilton moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    UCF

    2016-2017

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Eastern Michigan

    2021

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2016201620172021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonUCF56836.920.2
2016 Regular SeasonUCF56836.920.20
2017 Regular SeasonUCF5124.310.2-517
2021 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan6386115587

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2021James Madison to Eastern MichiganG5/FCS to G5/FCS18May 17, 2021

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Western Michigan

Week 12 · W 22-21 · Conference game

Win with 187 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

187

Scrimmage Yards

95.4 takeover

187 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.

#2

vs Cincinnati

Week 11 · W 24-3 · Conference game

83

Scrimmage Yards

77.1 takeover

Win with 83 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

83 scrimmage yards and 29.2 usage.

#3

@ Massachusetts

Week 3 · W 42-28

122

Scrimmage Yards

74.5 takeover

Win with 122 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

122 scrimmage yards and 27.6 usage.

#4

@ South Florida

Week 13 · L 31-48 · Conference game

75

Scrimmage Yards

70 takeover

Loss with 75 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

75 scrimmage yards and 27 usage.

#5

@ West Virginia

Week 1

28

Scrimmage Yards

66.7 takeover

Game with 28 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

28 scrimmage yards and — usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

638 primary output · 61 efficiency · 15 usage

63.3

#2

2016 Postseason · UCF

62.3

568 primary · 36.9 efficiency · 20.2 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · UCF

62.3

568 primary · 36.9 efficiency · 20.2 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games