Safety, Clemson, 2004–⁠08

Michael Hamlin

Born
Nov 21, 1985

Michael Hamlin played safety at Clemson (2004–⁠08). The Dallas Cowboys took Hamlin in round 5, No. 166 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2007
Second-team All-ACC
Drafted
No. 166
Round 5, 2009 NFL Draft (Dallas Cowboys)

Honors

Defense

SeasonTeamInt
2005Clemson2
2006‡Clemson2
2007Clemson4
2008Clemson6
On file (2005–⁠08)14

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). ‡ Short by one game in 2006 (Oct 12 at Temple): the source has no box score for it. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.

Defense before 2016

SeasonGSoloAstTklTFLSacksIntPBUFF
20051228154310221
2006944196340220
20071353278040451
2008135641973.51682
On file18110228312.5114174

Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.

Game by game

2008 Clemson 4 games with an interception on file, 6 INT
DateOpponentResultInt
Sep 6vs.The CitadelW 45–⁠173
Nov 15vs.DukeW 31–⁠71
Nov 22atVirginiaW 13–⁠31
Nov 29vs.South CarolinaW 31–⁠141
2007 Clemson 4 games with an interception on file, 4 INT
DateOpponentResultInt
Sep 15vs.FurmanW 38–⁠101
Sep 22atNC StateW 42–⁠201
Sep 29atGeorgia TechL 3–⁠131
Nov 3atDukeW 47–⁠101
2006 Clemson 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
DateOpponentResultInt
Sep 2vs.Florida AtlanticW 54–⁠61
Nov 4vs.MarylandL 12–⁠131

No box score in the source for Oct 12 at Temple, so that game is not listed.

2005 Clemson 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
DateOpponentResultInt
Oct 29atGeorgia TechL 9–⁠101
Nov 12vs.Florida StateW 35–⁠141

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.

Before the draft

Played in the 2009 Senior Bowl (South team, won 35–⁠18).

DrillCombine or pro day 2009
Height6′2″
Weight214 lb
40-yard dash4.57 s
Vertical jump37½″
Broad jump9′9″
Bench press17 reps
20-yard shuttle4.42 s

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

In the NFL

2 seasons, 4 games with a stat; latest team: Washington Redskins.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2009Dallas Cowboys1100
2010Jacksonville Jaguars3300
NFL career4400

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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