Player Dossier

2024-2025

Purdue

Donovan Hamilton

WR • 6'3" • 215 lbs • Fishers, IN, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Donovan Hamilton reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

19

Efficiency

76.4

Consistency

52.2

Season Value

61.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Ball State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
2
Program Path
Purdue • Ball State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)

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.

Donovan Hamilton, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Ball State. Donovan Hamilton reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Ball State paired 244 primary output with 76.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 76.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Purdue, Ball State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Ball State

Games

7

Receiving Yards / G

34.9

Efficiency

76.4

Usage

19

Consistency

52.2

Best Game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 21. UConn: 61. Ohio: 18. Akron: 6. Kent State: 27. Toledo: 39. Miami (OH): 72

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 100. UConn: 7 by 58.1. Ohio: 2 by 60. Akron: 1 by 40. Kent State: 2 by 90. Toledo: 3 by 86.7. Miami (OH): 4 by 100

Split Comparison

Wins17 · n=3 · -40.3 vs Losses
Losses57.3 · n=3 · +40.3 vs Wins
First Half26.5 · n=4 · -19.5 vs Second Half
Second Half46 · n=3 · +19.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

Best efficiency game

100 vs Miami (OH)

Result
Sat 11/29@ Miami (OH)L 24-454721818047
Sat 11/22@ ToledoL 9-383391313028
Thu 11/6vs Kent StateW 17-1322713.513.50019
Sat 10/18vs AkronW 42-28166606
Sat 10/4vs OhioW 20-1421899011
Sat 9/20@ UConnL 25-317618.78.70022
Sat 9/13vs Unknown1212121021

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Purdue

    2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Ball State

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 Regular SeasonPurdue0
2025 Regular SeasonBall State24476.419244

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Miami (OH)

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

72

Primary metric

72 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

UConn

61

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

61 receiving yards with a 58.1 efficiency score.

#3

Toledo

39

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

39 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

#4

Unknown

21

Primary metric

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

21 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Kent State

27

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

27 receiving yards with a 90 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Ball State

244 primary output · 76.4 efficiency · 19 usage

61.8

#2

2024 Regular Season · Purdue

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.8619

Hamilton Southeastern · Fishers, IN

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

2

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

244

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 7 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Donovan Hamilton quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
WR
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
2
Career receiving yards
244