Shaun Dion Hamilton: LB · Alabama · #20.
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Shaun Dion Hamilton
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Second year in the same linebacker corps at Alabama. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss against Florida State — Week 1, 2017.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 28
Heavy Oct 28
Saturday Down South Oct 24
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-7vs No. 3 Florida State | 8 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 41-10vs Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-23vs Colorado State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-0@ Vanderbilt | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 66-3vs Ole Miss | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-19@ Texas A&M | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-9vs Arkansas | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-7vs Tennessee | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-10vs No. 19 LSU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 40 | 20 | 5.5 | 2.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
40tackles this seasonTFL rate
14%6 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksPD rate
5%2 pass breakups40 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Nick Saban, all run-heavy offenses — 27-2 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Saban
Pass share
35.7%
332 pass / 597 run
Plays / game
66.4
14 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
369 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Alabama, 104 tackles — drafted at #197 overall by the Washington Redskins.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Nick Saban.
Next stop · NFL
Washington RedskinsEntering 9th NFL season
Washington RedskinsEntering 9th NFL season
