Damar Hamlin: DB · Pittsburgh · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Damar Hamlin
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Fifth year in the same secondary at Pittsburgh. The first career honor came in 2020: All-ACC. One game to point at: 11 tackles against Virginia Tech — Week 12, 2020.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
66 tackles. 7 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Pittsburgh | 66 | 38 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh | 84 | 60 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh | 85 | 58 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh | 41 | 30 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 284 | 190 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 21 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 55-0vs Austin Peay | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-10vs Syracuse | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-20vs No. 24 Louisville | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 29-30vs NC State | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 30-31@ Boston College | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 19-31@ No. 13 Miami | 11 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 3-45vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 41-17@ Florida State | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 47-14vs Virginia Tech | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-52@ No. 4 Clemson | 10 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 66 | 38 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
66tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFL66 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
5 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 34-29 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 8.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 7.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Pass share
52.7%
426 pass / 382 run
Plays / game
73.5
11 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
461 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2020
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Five seasons at Pittsburgh, 284 tackles — drafted at #212 overall by the Buffalo Bills.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Pat Narduzzi.
Next stop · NFL
Buffalo BillsEntering 6th NFL season
Buffalo BillsEntering 6th NFL season
