Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Rutgers
Darius Hamilton
DL • 6'4" • West Paterson, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Darius Hamilton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
66
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Player Story
Darius Hamilton built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from West Paterson, NJ wearing No. 91, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Darius Hamilton's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Rutgers
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Darius Hamilton, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Rutgers. Darius Hamilton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 54
- TFL
- 2.5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 2
Quick Answers
Darius Hamilton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · DL
- Career Tackles
- 54
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Rutgers
- Top game
- Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Don Bosco Prep · Rutgers
- High school pipeline
- Don Bosco Prep · 47 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 91 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 54 tackles · DL 21st (top 3%) · Big Ten 68th (top 11%) · National 607th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rutgers | 12 | 54 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 44 |
Related Context
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Darius Hamilton played DL for Rutgers. Across 4 tracked seasons, Darius Hamilton recorded 54 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Rutgers.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Rutgers paired 5 primary output with 22.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Rutgers
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
22.9
Usage
5.1
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington: 0. Howard: 0. New Mexico: 1. Iowa: 0. Ohio State: 0. Michigan: 0. Illinois: 2. Minnesota: 0. Indiana: 1. Michigan State: 1. Penn State: 0. Maryland: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 1 by 4.2. Howard: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico: 10 by 51.7. Iowa: 2 by 8.3. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Illinois: 3 by 32.5. Minnesota: 7 by 29.2. Indiana: 10 by 51.7. Michigan State: 4 by 26.7. Penn State: 7 by 29.2. Maryland: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 10 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
51.7 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Maryland | L 13-31 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs Penn State | L 0-39 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Michigan State | L 0-49 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Indiana10+ tackles | L 27-33 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Minnesota | L 32-34 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs IllinoisSplash game | L 7-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Michigan | L 0-78 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Ohio State | L 0-58 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Iowa | L 7-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs New Mexico10+ tackles | W 37-28 | 10 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Howard | W 52-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Washington | L 13-48 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Darius Hamilton story
Darius Hamilton built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from West Paterson, NJ wearing No. 91, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Darius Hamilton's career was his defensive production: 54 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and 0.5 sacks across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Rutgers. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Darius Hamilton's production has multiple signals. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Rutgers.
The arc is straightforward: Darius 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
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Rutgers
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rutgers | 5 | 22.9 | 5.1 | 5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Illinois
Week 7 · L 7-24 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Michigan State
Week 11 · L 0-49 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
#3
vs New Mexico
Week 3 · W 37-28
1
Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Indiana
Week 10 · L 27-33 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Penn State
Week 12 · L 0-39 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
22.5 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 22.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Rutgers
5 primary output · 22.9 efficiency · 5.1 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · Rutgers
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Rutgers
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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