Davon Hamilton: DT · Ohio State · #53.
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Davon Hamilton
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at Ohio State: Urban Meyer and Ryan Day. First career honor, 2019: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Michigan — Week 14, 2019.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10.5 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.
Los Angeles Times Nov 1
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ohio State | 28 | 18 | 10.5 | 6.0 |
| 2018 | Ohio State | 16 | 8 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | Ohio State | 12 | 10 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | Ohio State | 10 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| Career | 66 | 41 | 21.0 | 7.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-21vs Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-0vs Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 51-10@ Indiana | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 76-5vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 48-7@ Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-10vs No. 25 Michigan State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-3@ Northwestern | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-7vs No. 13 Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 73-14vs Maryland | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 12 | W 56-21@ Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 56-27@ No. 10 Michigan | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 15 | W 34-21vs No. 10 Wisconsin | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 23-29vs No. 3 Clemson | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 18 | 10.5 | 6.0 | — | 0 |
Week 14 · 2019
W 56-27
at Michigan
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 29-point win on the road against Michigan.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
38%10 TFLSack rate
21%6 sacksHurry rate
4%1 hurry28 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 6 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
38.4%
404 pass / 647 run
Plays / game
75.1
14 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
452 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2019
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Four seasons at Ohio State, 66 tackles — drafted at #73 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
A stat line in 40 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Urban Meyer → Ryan Day. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 7th NFL season
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 7th NFL season
