Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 30-38@ Florida Atlantic | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#6
Phillip Hamilton
Junior cornerback on Navy's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 175 lb · Burleson, TX
CFB Index 68 · #90 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Navy for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
3 cornerback on Navy's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearPhillip Hamilton
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. He has spent three seasons in the Navy secondary. 2025 brought the first one: AAC Defensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Florida Atlantic — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Navy
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Navy
Played his entire career under Brian Newberry.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Brian Newberry — 22-6 over that span.
2024Navy10-3HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Navy11-2HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy
2026Navy1-1HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Newberry
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
68 · #90 of 364 corners
Unranked recruit. Now #90 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #4 of 27 American Athletic CBs
How the All-AAC estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Navy
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Navy
Returning around him
- 2 Navy players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (0 in / 3 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Navy · Last season: 11-2 (AP #22) · Talent rank #138 · 2026 recruiting class #137
DNA match
Player DNA
Perimeter Tackler
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kimari Robinson’s 2025 season.
78%match
Matches Kimari on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Differs from Kimari on
Tackle volume (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Christian Bodnar's sophomore season at Liberty (2025).
Matches Christian on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Phillip Hamilton
The secondary · Navy
- #16Giuseppe Sessi81 tackles · 2025
- #6Phillip Hamilton49 tackles · 2025
- #3Ira Oniha24 tackles · 2025
- #28Bryce Allen13 tackles · 2025
- #13Cam Robinson10 tackles · 2025
20 more on the roster · Navy team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology