Kyonte Hamilton: DL · Rutgers · #48.
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Kyonte Hamilton
Wins the gap play after play. Four seasons in the Rutgers defensive front to date. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Washington — Week 5, 2024.
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
32 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 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.
The Detroit News Oct 29
247Sports Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-7vs Howard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-17vs Akron | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-23@ Virginia Tech | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-18vs Washington | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 7-14@ Nebraska | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-42vs Wisconsin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 32-35vs UCLA | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-42@ USC | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 26-19vs Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-17@ Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-38vs No. 24 Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-14@ Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 41-44vs Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 14 | 5.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
16%5 TFLSack rate
12%4 sacksHurry rate
9%3 hurries32 tackles · 5 for loss · 4 sacks.
4 seasons under Greg Schiano — 23-28 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Pass share
43.6%
395 pass / 511 run
Plays / game
69.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
385 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #127 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Rutgers, 5 sacks — drafted at #224 overall by the Houston Texans.
A stat line in 43 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Greg Schiano.
Next stop · NFL
Houston TexansEntering 2nd NFL season
Houston TexansEntering 2nd NFL season
