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
Career highs
14catches, career highvs. Ohio State, 2014165receiving yards, career highvs. UCF, 20143receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Indiana, 2017Honors
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2016
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Penn State | 82 | 899 | 11.0 | 2 | 51 |
| 2015 | Penn State | 45 | 580 | 12.9 | 6 | 48 |
| 2016 | Penn State | 34 | 506 | 14.9 | 1 | 54 |
| 2017 | Penn State | 53 | 857 | 16.2 | 9 | 48 |
| Career | 214 | 2,842 | 13.3 | 18 | 54 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Penn State | 5 | WR | ||
| 2014 | Penn State | 5 | WR | ||
| 2015 | Penn State | 5 | WR | ||
| 2016 | Penn State | 5 | WR | ||
| 2017 | Penn State | 5 | WR | 6′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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Penn State | 140 | 0.27 | 15th (n=496) | 0.52 | 38.0 | 14% |
| 2015 | Penn State | 78 | 0.49 | 44th (n=465) | 0.53 | 38.4 | 9% |
| 2016 | Penn State | 56 | 0.44 | 33rd (n=489) | 0.52 | 24.6 | 7% |
| 2017 | Penn State | 81 | 0.99 | 95th (n=507) | 0.52 | 80.2 | 9% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 52–0 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 29 | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 33–14 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 56–0 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 27 | – |
| Sep 23 | at | W 21–19 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 45–14 | 9 | 122 | 3 | 25 | 2 |
| Oct 7 | at | W 31–7 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 42–13 | 6 | 115 | 0 | 36 | – |
| Oct 28 | at | L 38–39 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 13 | – |
| Nov 4 | at | L 24–27 | 7 | 112 | 1 | 31 | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 35–6 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 25 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 56–44 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Nov 25 | at | W 66–3 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 32 | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 35–28 | 5 | 110 | 2 | 48 | – |
2016 Penn State 12 games, 34 catches, 506 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 33–13 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | – |
| Sep 10 | at | L 39–42 | 8 | 82 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 34–27 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 45 | −12 |
| Sep 24 | at | L 10–49 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 29–26 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 38–14 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 24–21 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Oct 29 | at | W 62–24 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Nov 12 | at | W 45–31 | 3 | 85 | 0 | 54 | – |
| Nov 19 | at | W 39–0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 45–12 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Dec 3 | vs. | W 38–31 | 8 | 118 | 0 | 38 | – |
2015 Penn State 13 games, 45 catches, 580 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at | L 10–27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 27–14 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 6 | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 28–3 | 5 | 86 | 0 | 48 | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 37–21 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 20–14 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 29–7 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 39 | – |
| Oct 17 | at | L 10–38 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 8 | – |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 31–30 | 5 | 96 | 1 | 38 | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 39–0 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Nov 7 | at | L 21–23 | 3 | 56 | 1 | 32 | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | L 16–28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Nov 28 | at | L 16–55 | 8 | 78 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | L 17–24 | 5 | 71 | 1 | 20 | – |
2014 Penn State 13 games, 82 catches, 899 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 26–24 | 11 | 165 | 0 | 44 | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 21–3 | 7 | 69 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | at | W 13–10 | 8 | 103 | 0 | 47 | 9 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 48–7 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 35 | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 6–29 | 6 | 100 | 0 | 51 | – |
| Oct 11 | at | L 13–18 | 7 | 58 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | L 24–31 | 14 | 126 | 0 | 18 | −3 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | L 19–20 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Nov 8 | at | W 13–7 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 29 | – |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 30–13 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| Nov 22 | at | L 14–16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | L 10–34 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 31–30 | 7 | 51 | 1 | 16 | – |
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).
| Drill | Combine 2018 | Combine or pro day 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅝″ | |
| Weight | 203 lb | |
| Arm length | 31″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ | |
| Wingspan | 75⅛″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.52 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ | |
| Bench press | 16 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.84 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.15 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.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Denver Broncos | 11 | 30 | 243 | 2 |
| 2019 | Denver Broncos | 13 | 28 | 297 | 1 |
| 2020 | Denver Broncos | 12 | 23 | 293 | 2 |
| NFL career | 36 | 81 | 833 | 5 | |
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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