Defensive tackle, Ohio State, 2016–⁠19

Davon Hamilton

Number: No. 53
Height: 6′4″
Weight: 310 lb
Class (2019): Senior
Hometown: Pickerington, OH
Born: Feb 1, 1997, in Pickerington, Ohio

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Davon Hamilton played defensive tackle at Ohio State (2016–⁠19). The Jacksonville Jaguars took Hamilton in round 3, No. 73 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Best season: 28; Tackles, 2019 (Ohio State, 13–⁠1)
Drafted: No. 73; Round 3, 2020 NFL Draft (Jacksonville Jaguars)

2sacks, career highvs. Maryland, 2019

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2017, 2018 and 2019

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record

11–⁠2AP 612–⁠2AP 513–⁠1AP 313–⁠1AP 3

Season	Team	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	Hur
2016	Ohio State	10	5	2.5	0.5	0
2017	Ohio State	12	10	4.5	0.5	0
2018	Ohio State	16	8	3.5	0	0
2019	Ohio State	28	18	10.5	6	1
Career		66	41	21	7	1

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2016	Ohio State	53	DT	Fr.
2017	Ohio State	53	DT	So.
2018	Ohio State	53	DT	Jr.
2019	Ohio State	53	DT	Sr.	6′4″	310

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.

Game by game

2019 Ohio State 12 games, 28 tackles, 6 sacks

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks
Aug 31	vs.Florida Atlantic	W 45–⁠21	1	1	0	0
Sep 7	vs.Cincinnati	W 42–⁠0	2	0	0	0
Sep 14	atIndiana	W 51–⁠10	2	2	1	0
Sep 21	vs.Miami (OH)	W 76–⁠5	3	2	2	0
Sep 28	atNebraska	W 48–⁠7	1	1	0	0
Oct 18	atNorthwestern	W 52–⁠3	2	0	0	0
Oct 26	vs.Wisconsin	W 38–⁠7	3	3	1	1
Nov 9	vs.Maryland	W 73–⁠14	2	2	2	2
Nov 16	atRutgers	W 56–⁠21	1	1	1	1
Nov 30	atMichigan	W 56–⁠27	5	4	2	1
Dec 7	vs.Wisconsin	W 34–⁠21	3	0	0.5	0
Dec 28 ✦	vs.Clemson	L 23–⁠29	3	2	1	1

2018 Ohio State 10 games, 16 tackles

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	TFL
Sep 8	vs.Rutgers	W 52–⁠3	1	0	0
Sep 22	vs.Tulane	W 49–⁠6	2	1	1
Sep 29	atPenn State	W 27–⁠26	2	0	0.5
Oct 6	vs.Indiana	W 49–⁠26	1	1	0
Oct 20	atPurdue	L 20–⁠49	2	2	1
Nov 3	vs.Nebraska	W 36–⁠31	1	0	0
Nov 17	atMaryland	W 52–⁠51	1	1	0
Nov 24	vs.Michigan	W 62–⁠39	4	1	0
Dec 1	vs.Northwestern	W 45–⁠24	1	1	0
Jan 1 ✦	vs.Washington	W 28–⁠23	1	1	1

2017 Ohio State 7 games, 12 tackles, 0.5 sacks

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks
Aug 31	atIndiana	W 49–⁠21	2	1	0	0
Sep 16	vs.Army	W 38–⁠7	2	2	1	0
Sep 23	vs.UNLV	W 54–⁠21	1	1	0	0
Sep 30	atRutgers	W 56–⁠0	3	3	1	0
Nov 4	atIowa	L 24–⁠55	1	1	0	0
Nov 11	vs.Michigan State	W 48–⁠3	1	0	0.5	0.5
Nov 18	vs.Illinois	W 52–⁠14	2	2	2	0

2016 Ohio State 8 games, 10 tackles, 0.5 sacks

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks
Sep 3	vs.Bowling Green	W 77–⁠10	1	0	0.5	0.5
Sep 10	vs.Tulsa	W 48–⁠3	1	0	0	0
Sep 17	atOklahoma	W 45–⁠24	3	1	0	0
Oct 22	atPenn State	L 21–⁠24	1	1	1	0
Oct 29	vs.Northwestern	W 24–⁠20	1	1	0	0
Nov 5	vs.Nebraska	W 62–⁠3	1	0	0	0
Nov 12	atMaryland	W 62–⁠3	1	1	1	0
Dec 31 ✦	vs.Clemson	L 0–⁠31	1	1	0	0

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2020 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–⁠17).

Drill	Combine 2020
Height	6′3¾″
Weight	320 lb
Arm length	33″
Hand size	9¾″
Wingspan	79¼″^W
40-yard dash	5.14 s
10-yard split	1.80 s^W
Vertical jump	29½″
Broad jump	8′6″
Bench press	33 reps
3-cone drill	7.72 s

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

7 seasons, 83 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.

Season	Team	G	Tkl	Sacks
2020	Jacksonville Jaguars	11	30	1
2021	Jacksonville Jaguars	15	43	1
2022	Jacksonville Jaguars	16	53	2.5
2023	Jacksonville Jaguars	5	11	0
2024	Jacksonville Jaguars	16	58	0
2025	Jacksonville Jaguars	15	36	1
2026 (so far)	Jacksonville Jaguars	5	13	0.5
NFL career		83	244	6

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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