Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Penn State
DaeSean Hamilton
WR • 6'1" • 206 lbs • Fredericksburg, VA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
DaeSean Hamilton reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCF
Player Story
DaeSean Hamilton built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Fredericksburg, VA wearing No. 5, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of DaeSean Hamilton's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 13
- Overall
- No. 113
- NFL Team
- Denver Broncos
DaeSean Hamilton, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Penn State. DaeSean Hamilton reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,842
- Receptions
- 214
- Touchdowns
- 18
Quick Answers
DaeSean Hamilton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,842
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 51 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- UCF
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Mountain View · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Mountain View · 6 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 4 · Pick 13 · Denver Broncos
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2017
- 2017 Receiving yards rank
- 857 receiving yards · WR 54th (top 6%) · Big Ten 3rd (top 2%) · National 55th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 7 | 51 | 1 | 80.8 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 75 | 848 | 1 | 80.8 |
| 2015 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 5 | 71 | 1 | 68 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 40 | 509 | 5 | 68 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 34 | 506 | 1 | 61.6 |
| 2017 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 5 | 110 | 2 | 75.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 48 | 747 | 7 | 75.8 |
Related Context
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DaeSean Hamilton played WR for Penn State. Across 5 tracked seasons, DaeSean Hamilton recorded 22 rushing yards, 2,842 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
Penn State paired 899 primary output with 70.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 93.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2017 Postseason · Penn State
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
65.9
Efficiency
93.3
Usage
18.2
Consistency
54.2
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington: 110. Akron: 74. Pittsburgh: 45. Georgia State: 44. Iowa: 46. Indiana: 122. Northwestern: 35. Michigan: 115. Ohio State: 13. Michigan State: 112. Rutgers: 40. Nebraska: 42. Maryland: 59
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. Washington: 5 by 100. Akron: 3 by 100. Pittsburgh: 3 by 100. Georgia State: 3 by 97.8. Iowa: 2 by 100. Indiana: 9 by 90.4. Northwestern: 2 by 100. Michigan: 6 by 100. Ohio State: 1 by 86.7. Michigan State: 7 by 100. Rutgers: 3 by 88.9. Nebraska: 4 by 70. Maryland: 5 by 78.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins66.5 · Games = 11 · +4.0 vs Losses
Losses62.5 · Games = 2 · -4.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Michigan
Best efficiency game
100 vs Washington
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/30 | vs Washington100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 35-28 | — | 5 | 110 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 48 |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Maryland | W 66-3 | — | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 0 | 32 |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Nebraska | W 56-44 | — | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Rutgers | W 35-6 | — | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 1 | 25 |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Michigan State100 receiving yards | L 24-27 | — | 7 | 112 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 31 |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Ohio State | L 38-39 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 13 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Michigan100 receiving yards | W 42-13 | — | 6 | 115 | 19.2 | 19.20 | 0 | 36 |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Northwestern | W 31-7 | — | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 17.50 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Indiana100 receiving yards · High volume | W 45-14 | — | 9 | 122 | 12.4 | 13.60 | 3 | 25 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Iowa | W 21-19 | — | 2 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Georgia State | W 56-0 | — | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 14.70 | 1 | 27 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Pittsburgh | W 33-14 | — | 3 | 45 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Akron | W 52-0 | — | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 24.70 | 0 | 29 |
Player Story
DaeSean Hamilton story
DaeSean Hamilton built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Fredericksburg, VA wearing No. 5, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of DaeSean Hamilton's career was his receiving role: 214 catches, 2,842 receiving yards, 18 touchdowns, and 22 rushing yards across 51 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Penn State. 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 22 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 51 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Penn State.
The arc is straightforward: DaeSean 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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Penn State
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Postseason | Penn State | 899 | 70.4 | 28.1 | 899 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 899 | 70.4 | 28.1 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Penn State | 580 | 71.2 | 21.6 | -319 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 580 | 71.2 | 21.6 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 506 | 83.4 | 16 | -74 |
| 2017 Postseason | Penn State | 857 | 93.3 | 18.2 | 351 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Penn State | 857 | 93.3 | 18.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UCF
Week 1 · W 26-24
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
165
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
165 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Maryland
Week 8 · W 31-30 · Conference game
96
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
96 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Wisconsin
Week 14 · W 38-31 · Conference game
118
Receiving Yards
99.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
118 receiving yards with a 98.3 efficiency score.
#4
vs Michigan
Week 8 · W 42-13 · Conference game
115
Receiving Yards
98.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
115 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Indiana
Week 5 · W 45-14 · Conference game
122
Receiving Yards
96.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
122 receiving yards with a 90.4 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Postseason · Penn State
899 primary output · 70.4 efficiency · 28.1 usage
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#2
2014 Regular Season · Penn State
80.8
899 primary · 70.4 efficiency · 28.1 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Penn State
75.8
857 primary · 93.3 efficiency · 18.2 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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