Ty Hamilton: DT · Ohio State · #58.
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Ty Hamilton
Wins the gap play after play. Fourth year in the Ohio State defensive front. On tape: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Michigan, Week 14, 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
51 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ohio State | 51 | 14 | 6.0 | 3.5 | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 38 | 17 | 4.5 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 12 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 12 | 6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| Career | 113 | 43 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 15 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-6vs Akron | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-0vs Western Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-14vs Marshall | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-7@ Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-7vs Iowa | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 31-32@ No. 3 Oregon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-17vs Nebraska | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-13@ No. 3 Penn State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-0vs Purdue | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-7vs Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-15vs No. 5 Indiana | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-13vs Michigan | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 42-17vs No. 7 Tennessee | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 41-21vs No. 1 Oregon | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 28-14vs No. 4 Texas | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 14 | 6.0 | 3.5 | — | 0 |
Week 6 · 2024
W 35-7
vs Iowa
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 28-point win at home against Iowa.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%6 TFLSack rate
7%4 sacksHurry rate
2%1 hurry51 tackles · 6 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Ryan Day — 47-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 15 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home9g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
46.5%
455 pass / 523 run
Plays / game
61.1
16 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
470 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
51 tackles in 15 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #38 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Ohio State, 113 tackles — drafted at #148 overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
A stat line in 46 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Ryan Day.
Next stop · NFL
Los Angeles RamsEntering 2nd NFL season
Los Angeles RamsEntering 2nd NFL season
