Kyle Hamilton: S · Notre Dame · #14.
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Kyle Hamilton
Erases the deep middle of the field. Three seasons in the Notre Dame secondary to date. All-America (Consensus) in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Virginia Tech — Week 6, 2021.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 34 | 19 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 63 | 51 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 41 | 27 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 4 |
| Career | 138 | 97 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 17 | 8 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-38@ Florida State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 32-29vs Toledo | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-13vs Purdue | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 41-13vs No. 18 Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-24vs No. 7 Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 32-29@ Virginia Tech | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-16vs USC | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 19 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
34tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFL34 tackles · 2 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
3 seasons under Brian Kelly — 32-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road2g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Kelly
Pass share
50.5%
450 pass / 441 run
Plays / game
74.2
12 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
499 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.
Selector Grid · 2021
Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.
How it ended
Three seasons at Notre Dame, 138 tackles, a Consensus All-American season (2021) — drafted at #14 overall by the Baltimore Ravens.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2021)
4 first-team selectors
ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM
All-ACC 1st team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Brian Kelly.
Next stop · NFL
Baltimore RavensEntering 5th NFL season
Baltimore RavensEntering 5th NFL season
