Damar Hamlin

Former defensive back at Pittsburgh. 2020: 2 interceptions, 7 pass breakups, 66 tackles.

DB · Pittsburgh · Sr. · #3

6′1″ · 195 lb · Mckees Rocks, PA

All-ConferenceBuffalo — drafted 2021, Rd 6, Pick 28, #212 overall

Recruiting

4★

CB recruit

No. 152 nationally · Signed with Pittsburgh

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Pittsburgh. 2020: 2 interceptions, 7 pass breakups, 66 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Pittsburgh in 2016.
Drafted round 6 by the Buffalo in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Pittsburgh, 284 tackles — drafted at #212 overall by Buffalo.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

2016

Signed with Pittsburgh4-star out of Central Catholic

202010 games

The role got bigger.

All-ACCsecond

2021

Drafted by Buffaloround 6, pick 212

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#152 national

CFB

College

Pittsburgh

2016–2020

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #212

Buffalo · 2021

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

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ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM

All-ACC 2nd team (2020)

Coaching lineage · 2016–2020

1 coach

2016–2020

Pat Narduzzi

Pittsburgh

Played his entire career under Pat Narduzzi.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

BuffaloEntering 6th NFL season

#212Rd 6 · Pick 28

BuffaloEntering 6th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2020 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 34-29 over that span.

2016Pittsburgh8-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-heavy

2017Pittsburgh5-7HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-leaning

2018Pittsburgh7-7HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-heavy

2019Pittsburgh8-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced

2020Pittsburgh6-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (98th percentile). Strength: tackles (94th percentile). Concern: sacks (27th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#38 / 2211 · 98th pct

Tackles#129 / 2211 · 94th pct

Solo tackles#130 / 2211 · 94th pct

Interceptions#66 / 568 · 79th pct

Tackles for loss#593 / 2211 · 71st pct

3.5

QB hurries#917 / 2211 · 29th pct

Sacks#1032 / 2211 · 27th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2020 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Pat Narduzzi

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2020

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2020	Pittsburgh	66	38	3.5	7	2	--
2019	Pittsburgh	84	60	2.5	10	1	--
2018	Pittsburgh	85	58	3.0	4	2	--
2017	Pittsburgh	41	30	1.0	--	1	--
2016	Pittsburgh	8	4	0.0	--	--	--
Career		284	190	10.0	21	6	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2020

W 47–14

vs Virginia Tech

11 TOT · 5 SOLO

Dominant 33-point win at home against Virginia Tech.

With K. Pickett — 404 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 15 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · D. Turner — 15 rec · 184 yds · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week