Receiver, Penn State, 2013–⁠17

DaeSean Hamilton

Number
No. 5
Height
6′1″
Weight
206 lb
Hometown
Fredericksburg, VA
Born
Mar 10, 1995

DaeSean Hamilton played receiver at Penn State (2013–⁠17). The Denver Broncos took Hamilton in round 4, No. 113 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
899
Receiving yards, 2014 (Penn State, 7–⁠6)
Drafted
No. 113
Round 4, 2018 NFL Draft (Denver Broncos)

Career highs

14catches, career highvs. Ohio State, 2014165receiving yards, career highvs. UCF, 20143receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Indiana, 2017

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Penn State8289911.0251
2015Penn State4558012.9648
2016Penn State3450614.9154
2017Penn State5385716.2948
Career2142,84213.31854

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Penn State5WR
2014Penn State5WR
2015Penn State5WR
2016Penn State5WR
2017Penn State5WR6′1″206

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014Penn State1400.2715th (n=496)0.5238.014%
2015Penn State780.4944th (n=465)0.5338.49%
2016Penn State560.4433rd (n=489)0.5224.67%
2017Penn State810.9995th (n=507)0.5280.29%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Penn State 13 games, 53 catches, 857 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.AkronW 52–⁠0374029–
Sep 9vs.PittsburghW 33–⁠14345023–
Sep 16vs.Georgia StateW 56–⁠0344127–
Sep 23atIowaW 21–⁠19246023–
Sep 30vs.IndianaW 45–⁠1491223252
Oct 7atNorthwesternW 31–⁠7235020–
Oct 21vs.MichiganW 42–⁠136115036–
Oct 28atOhio StateL 38–⁠39113113–
Nov 4atMichigan StateL 24–⁠277112131–
Nov 11vs.RutgersW 35–⁠6340125–
Nov 18vs.NebraskaW 56–⁠44442014–
Nov 25atMarylandW 66–⁠3559032–
Dec 30 ✦vs.WashingtonW 35–⁠285110248–
2016 Penn State 12 games, 34 catches, 506 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Kent StateW 33–⁠132915–
Sep 10atPittsburghL 39–⁠42882024–
Sep 17vs.TempleW 34–⁠27250045−12
Sep 24atMichiganL 10–⁠49111011–
Oct 1vs.MinnesotaW 29–⁠2631708–
Oct 8vs.MarylandW 38–⁠14235021–
Oct 22vs.Ohio StateW 24–⁠21134034–
Oct 29atPurdueW 62–⁠24114014–
Nov 12atIndianaW 45–⁠31385054–
Nov 19atRutgersW 39–⁠0235028–
Nov 26vs.Michigan StateW 45–⁠12116016–
Dec 3vs.WisconsinW 38–⁠318118038–
2015 Penn State 13 games, 45 catches, 580 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5atTempleL 10–⁠271505–
Sep 12vs.BuffaloW 27–⁠1431516–
Sep 19vs.RutgersW 28–⁠3586048–
Sep 26vs.San Diego StateW 37–⁠21540014–
Oct 3vs.ArmyW 20–⁠14112012–
Oct 10vs.IndianaW 29–⁠7249139–
Oct 17atOhio StateL 10–⁠3821318–
Oct 24vs.MarylandW 31–⁠30596138–
Oct 31vs.IllinoisW 39–⁠0454019–
Nov 7atNorthwesternL 21–⁠23356132–
Nov 21vs.MichiganL 16–⁠281505–
Nov 28atMichigan StateL 16–⁠55878019–
Jan 2 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 17–⁠24571120–
2014 Penn State 13 games, 82 catches, 899 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.UCFW 26–⁠2411165044–
Sep 6vs.AkronW 21–⁠37690181
Sep 13atRutgersW 13–⁠1081030479
Sep 20vs.MassachusettsW 48–⁠7465035–
Sep 27vs.NorthwesternL 6–⁠296100051–
Oct 11atMichiganL 13–⁠187581201
Oct 25vs.Ohio StateL 24–⁠3114126018−3
Nov 1vs.MarylandL 19–⁠20542014–
Nov 8atIndianaW 13–⁠7233029–
Nov 15vs.TempleW 30–⁠134260810
Nov 22atIllinoisL 14–⁠16160614
Nov 29vs.Michigan StateL 10–⁠34655017–
Dec 27 ✦vs.Boston CollegeW 31–⁠30751116–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2018 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–⁠45); played in the 2018 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 10–⁠14).

DrillCombine 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height6′0⅝″
Weight203 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan75⅛″W
40-yard dash4.52 s
10-yard split1.57 sW
Vertical jump34½″
Broad jump9′10″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill6.84 s
20-yard shuttle4.15 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 36 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2018Denver Broncos11302432
2019Denver Broncos13282971
2020Denver Broncos12232932
NFL career36818335

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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