DaVon Hamilton (born February 1, 1997) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
| No. 52 – Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Born | February 1, 1997 Pickerington, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 335 lb (152 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Pickerington | ||||||||||||
| College | Ohio State (2015–2019) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2020: 3rd round, 73rd overall pick | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||||||
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Early life
editHamilton attended Pickerington High School Central in Pickerington, Ohio. He originally committed to the University of Kentucky to play college football but switched to Ohio State University.[1][2]
College career
editProfessional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
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| 6 ft 3+3⁄4 in (1.92 m) | 320 lb (145 kg) | 33 in (0.84 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 5.14 s | 1.80 s | 2.98 s | 7.72 s | 29.5 in (0.75 m) | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) | 33 reps | ||
| All values from NFL Combine[7][8] | ||||||||||||
Hamilton was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round (73rd overall) of the 2020 NFL draft.[9] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Jaguars on July 27, 2020, and was activated six days later.[10][11]
In Week 10 against the Green Bay Packers, Hamilton recorded his first career sack on Aaron Rodgers during the 24–20 loss.[12] On December 5, 2020, Hamilton was placed on injured reserve.[13]
On April 26, 2023, Hamilton signed a three-year, $34.5 million contract extension with Jacksonville.[14] He was placed on injured reserve on August 31, 2023.[15] He was activated on October 28.
On November 30, 2025, during a Week 13 victory against the Tennessee Titans, Hamilton served as an emergency long snapper after starter Ross Matiscik was injured during the first quarter. Hamilton, who had practiced long snapping throughout his time in Jacksonville, handled snaps for an extra point, field goal, and three punts before Matiscik returned in the third quarter. Teammates and coaches praised Hamilton's performance, noting both the difficulty of the position and his longstanding readiness to fill in. Hamilton described the opportunity as exciting but emphasized his preference to leave the job to Matiscik.[16]
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | Fum | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2020 | JAX | 11 | 6 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | JAX | 16 | 8 | 46 | 26 | 20 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | JAX | 17 | 14 | 56 | 27 | 29 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | JAX | 8 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | JAX | 17 | 14 | 62 | 34 | 28 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | JAX | 17 | 17 | 38 | 15 | 23 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 86 | 61 | 244 | 123 | 121 | 5.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Postseason
editPersonal life
editHamilton is a Christian.[17] He is married to Julia Hamilton. They have one son together.[18] Hamilton is the older brother of Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Ty Hamilton.[19]
References
edit- ↑ Wasserman, Ari (January 27, 2015). "Ohio State flips three-star Pickerington DT DaVon Hamilton from Kentucky: Buckeyes recruiting". cleveland. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
- ↑ "Pickerington (Ohio) DT DaVon Hamilton flips commit from Kentucky to Ohio State". January 27, 2015.
- ↑ "How Ohio State football defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton quietly raised his NFL Draft 2020 profile". cleveland. February 29, 2020.
- ↑ Kaufman, Joey. "Gameday+ | Ohio State's DaVon Hamilton is fine letting his actions speak for him". Buckeyextra.
- ↑ "How Ohio State football's DaVon Hamilton is bringing a new source of pressure: Friday Focus". cleveland. November 15, 2019.
- ↑ David Jablonski, Staff Writer. "Ohio State football: Davon Hamilton one of most improved Buckeyes". daytondailynews.
- ↑ "DaVon Hamilton Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- ↑ "Davon Hamilton, Ohio State, DT, 2020 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- ↑ "2020 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ↑ Oehser, John (July 27, 2020). "Transactions: Four rookies placed on reserve/COVID-19 list". Jaguars.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ↑ Oehser, John (August 2, 2020). "Transactions: Three removed from reserve/COVID-19 list". Jaguars.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- ↑ "Jacksonville Jaguars at Green Bay Packers - November 15th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Jaguars Make Roster Moves". Jaguars.com. December 5, 2020.
- ↑ "Jaguars agree to terms with DT DaVon Hamilton on three-year, $34.5 million deal". nfl.com. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ↑ "Roster Moves: Jaguars Add Two to Active Roster and Four to Practice Squad". Jaguars.com. August 31, 2023.
- ↑ Walker, Teresa M. "Injury gives Jaguars starting nose tackle chance to fill in at long snapper". LancasterOnline.com. LNP Media Group, Inc. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ↑ Claybourn, Cole. "Jaguars' DaVon Hamilton gets baptized after year of highs & lows: 'All praise to God'". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ↑ Harvey, Demetrius (May 9, 2023). "DaVon Hamilton's growth on and off the field led to perfect-timing extension with Jaguars". Florida Times-Union. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ↑ Hartman, Marcus. "Brother of Ohio State defensive lineman picks the Buckeyes, too". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
External links
edit- Career statistics from NFL.com · ESPN · CBS Sports · Yahoo Sports · Pro Football Reference
- Jacksonville Jaguars bio
- Ohio State Buckeyes bio