Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2014Iowa
Ray Hamilton
TE • 6'5" • Strongsville, OH, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Ray Hamilton reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
73
High-end production for a tight end
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Player Story
Ray Hamilton built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a tight end from Strongsville, OH wearing No. 82, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Ray Hamilton's career was his receiving role: 29...
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- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Ray Hamilton, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Iowa. Ray Hamilton reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 305
- Receptions
- 29
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Ray Hamilton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 305
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2011 Regular Season · Iowa
- Top game
- Western Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Strongsville · Iowa
- High school pipeline
- Strongsville · 11 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 82 · Class 2014
- 2014 Receiving yards rank
- 175 receiving yards · TE 86th (top 30%) · Big Ten 71st (top 34%) · National 676th (top 36%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Iowa | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 57.7 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Iowa | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 32.4 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa | 7 | 8 | 95 | 0 | 47.6 |
| 2014 Postseason | Iowa | 11 | 3 | 51 | 1 | 56.1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa | 11 | 15 | 124 | 2 | 56.1 |
Related Context
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Ray Hamilton played TE for Iowa. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ray Hamilton recorded 305 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season
Iowa paired 15 primary output with 100 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 59.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2014 Postseason · Iowa
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
15.9
Efficiency
59.1
Usage
9.2
Consistency
34.7
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 51. Northern Iowa: 10. Ball State: 13. Iowa State: 41. Pittsburgh: 10. Purdue: 1. Indiana: 4. Maryland: 4. Northwestern: 11. Illinois: 20. Nebraska: 10
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee: 3 by 100. Northern Iowa: 1 by 66.7. Ball State: 1 by 86.7. Iowa State: 2 by 100. Pittsburgh: 1 by 66.7. Purdue: 2 by 3.3. Indiana: 1 by 26.7. Maryland: 1 by 26.7. Northwestern: 1 by 73.3. Illinois: 4 by 33.3. Nebraska: 1 by 66.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins9.9 · Games = 7 · -16.6 vs Losses
Losses26.5 · Games = 4 · +16.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
100 vs Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/2 | @ Tennessee | L 28-45 | — | 3 | 51 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 31 |
| Fri 11/28 | vs Nebraska | L 34-37 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Illinois2+ TD | W 30-14 | — | 4 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Northwestern | W 48-7 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Maryland | L 31-38 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Indiana | W 45-29 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Purdue | W 24-10 | — | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Pittsburgh | W 24-20 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Iowa State | L 17-20 | — | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 20.50 | 0 | 33 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Ball State | W 17-13 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Northern Iowa | W 31-23 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Player Story
Ray Hamilton story
Ray Hamilton built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a tight end from Strongsville, OH wearing No. 82, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Ray Hamilton's career was his receiving role: 29 catches, 305 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns across 21 career games in the available record. That gives Ray Hamilton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2011-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Iowa | 15 | 100 | 6.7 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Iowa | 20 | 50 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa | 95 | 66.7 | 12.1 | 75 |
| 2014 Postseason | Iowa | 175 | 59.1 | 9.2 | 80 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa | 175 | 59.1 | 9.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Western Michigan
Week 4 · W 59-3
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
39
Receiving Yards
92.6 takeover
39 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.
#2
@ Tennessee
Week 1 · L 28-45 · Postseason
51
Receiving Yards
88.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
51 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Iowa State
Week 3 · W 27-21
34
Receiving Yards
78.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
34 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Tennessee Tech
Week 1 · W 34-7
15
Receiving Yards
74.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
15 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Iowa State
Week 3 · L 17-20
41
Receiving Yards
74 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
41 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Regular Season · Iowa
15 primary output · 100 efficiency · 6.7 usage
57.7
#2
2014 Postseason · Iowa
56.1
175 primary · 59.1 efficiency · 9.2 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Iowa
56.1
175 primary · 59.1 efficiency · 9.2 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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