Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Rutgers
Kyonte Hamilton
DL • 6'4" • 304 lbs • District Heights, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kyonte Hamilton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
78
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Player Story
Kyonte Hamilton built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from District Heights, MD wearing No. 48, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Kyonte Hamilton's career was his...
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- Committed To
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 8
- Overall
- No. 224
- NFL Team
- Houston Texans
Kyonte Hamilton, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Rutgers. Kyonte Hamilton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 103
- TFL
- 10
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Kyonte Hamilton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · DL
- Career Tackles
- 103
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Rutgers
- Top game
- UCLA
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Bishop Verot
- High school pipeline
- Bishop Verot · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 7 · Pick 8 · Houston Texans
- Latest roster
- No. 48 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · DL 145th (top 15%) · Big Ten 171st (top 21%) · National 1,314th (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Rutgers | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 17.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rutgers | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 17.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Rutgers | 10 | 22 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 24.2 |
| 2023 Postseason | Rutgers | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Rutgers | 11 | 27 | - | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 14.4 |
| 2024 Postseason | Rutgers | 13 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 55.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Rutgers | 13 | 28 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 55.4 |
Related Context
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Kyonte Hamilton played DL for Rutgers. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kyonte Hamilton recorded 103 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Rutgers.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Rutgers paired 13 primary output with 20.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 20.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Rutgers
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
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Efficiency
20.3
Usage
5.7
Consistency
53.8
Best Game by takeover score
UCLA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kansas State: 1. Howard: 0. Akron: 1. Virginia Tech: 1. Washington: 0. Nebraska: 2. Wisconsin: 0. UCLA: 3. USC: 1. Minnesota: 3. Maryland: 0. Illinois: 0. Michigan State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kansas State: 4 by 26.7. Howard: 1 by 4.2. Akron: 2 by 18.3. Virginia Tech: 4 by 26.7. Washington: 7 by 29.2. Nebraska: 2 by 28.3. Wisconsin: 3 by 12.5. UCLA: 4 by 46.7. USC: 0 by 10. Minnesota: 2 by 38.3. Maryland: 1 by 4.2. Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Michigan State: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 7 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 6 · +0.3 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
UCLA
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs UCLA
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/26 | @ Kansas State | L 41-44 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Michigan State | W 41-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Illinois | L 31-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Maryland | W 31-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs MinnesotaSplash game | W 26-19 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ USC | L 20-42 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs UCLASplash game | L 32-35 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Wisconsin | L 7-42 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ NebraskaSplash game | L 7-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Washington | W 21-18 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Virginia Tech | W 26-23 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Akron | W 49-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/29 | vs Howard | W 44-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kyonte Hamilton story
Kyonte Hamilton built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from District Heights, MD wearing No. 48, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Kyonte Hamilton's career was his defensive production: 103 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 44 career games in the available record. That gives Kyonte Hamilton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Rutgers
2021-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Rutgers | 2.5 | 11.3 | 3.1 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rutgers | 2.5 | 11.3 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Rutgers | 5.5 | 14.7 | 3.6 | 3 |
| 2023 Postseason | Rutgers | 2 | 12.4 | 2.8 | -3.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Rutgers | 2 | 12.4 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Rutgers | 13 | 20.3 | 5.7 | 11 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Rutgers | 13 | 20.3 | 5.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UCLA
Week 8 · L 32-35 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Minnesota
Week 11 · W 26-19 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Indiana
Week 11 · W 38-3 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Boston College
Week 1 · W 22-21
3
Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Wisconsin
Week 6 · L 13-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
68.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Rutgers
13 primary output · 20.3 efficiency · 5.7 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Rutgers
55.4
13 primary · 20.3 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Rutgers
24.2
5.5 primary · 14.7 efficiency · 3.6 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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