Ty Hamilton
Ty Hamilton is an American football defensive tackle for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
| Ohio State Buckeyes – No. 58 | |
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| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 295 lb (134 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Ohio State (2020–present) |
| High school | Pickerington Central (Pickerington, Ohio) |
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Early life and high school
Hamilton attended high school at Pickerington Central. Coming out of high school, Hamilton was rated as a three-star prospect.[1] Hamilton held offers from schools such as Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, West Virginia.[2] Hamilton ultimately committed to play college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.[3][4]
College career
In Hamilton's first career season in 2021, he tallied 13 tackles with two being for a loss, two sacks, a pass deflection, and a fumble recovery.[5] In week ten of the 2022 season, Hamilton got his first career start versus Northwestern where he had three tackles.[6] Hamilton finished the 2022 season with 19 tackles, with half a tackle being for a loss, half a sack, and a pass deflection.[7] In the 2023 season, Hamilton was named honorable mention all Big Ten.[8]
Personal life
Hamilton is the younger brother of current NFL defensive lineman, DaVon Hamilton.[9][10]
References
- Birmingham, Jeremy (16 June 2019). "Ty Hamilton: 3-star defensive lineman commits to Ohio State". On3.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- Bielik, Tim (17 December 2019). "Ty Hamilton National Signing Day 2020 player profile: Ohio State football recruiting". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- Solorio, Matt (25 July 2019). "Ohio State Commit Ty Hamilton (DE) '20 Highlights". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- Means, Stephen (16 June 2019). "Ohio State football gets commitment from three-star recruit Ty Hamilton". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- "Ty Hamilton 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- Baird, Nathan (17 November 2022). "Ohio State football's Ty Hamilton making a name, from 'cold-blooded gentleman' to 'giant muscle'". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- "Ohio State's Ty Hamilton discusses pee-wee football and the 2022 season". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- Holbrook, Spencer (28 November 2023). "Buckeyes littered across defensive All-Bi". On3.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- Holbrock, Justin (6 September 2023). "Pickerington's Ty Hamilton steps out of brother's shadow, into leadership role at Ohio State". NBC4I. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- Hartman, Marcus. "Brother of Ohio State defensive lineman picks the Buckeyes, too". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 2 December 2023.