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Jersey Number 48
Kyonte Hamilton
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 304
- Hometown:
- District Heights, Md.
- High School:
- Georgetown Prep
- Major:
- Psychology
| PRONUNCIATION |
2025 NFL Draft Pick (Seventh Round, Houston Texans)
2024Ā Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches &Ā Media)
2025 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2024 Academic All-Big Ten
2023 Academic All-Big Ten
2022 Academic All-Big Ten
Career: Played in 51 games with 31 starts on the defensive line ... selected by the Houston Texans in theĀ seventh roundĀ (pick 224) of the 2025 NFL Draft ... saw action at both defensive tackle and defensive end in playing every game since debuting in the season opener as a true freshman ... totaled 110 tackles with 11 for loss and six sacks ... added two pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery ... saw action in three bowl games ... voted honorable mention All-Big Ten by the coaches and media in 2024 ... also competed on the Rutgers wrestling team as a freshman ... a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
2024 (Senior): Started all 13 games on the defensive line (nine at tackle, four at end) ...Ā voted honorable mention All-Big Ten (12/3) by the coaches and media ...Ā honored as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (7/14) ...Ā named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/12) for the third time ...Ā totaled 36 tackles to lead the defensive line with five for loss ... had nine games with multiple stopsĀ ... tied for the team lead with four sacks ...Ā added two pass breakups and a fumble recovery ...Ā rated asĀ the sixth-best defensive tackle in the Big Ten byĀ Pro Football FocusĀ ... in on a sack with four stops overallĀ in the Rate Bowl versus Kansas State (12/26) ...Ā batted down a passĀ in the win at Maryland (11/16) ...Ā added a sackĀ in win over Minnesota (11/9) ...Ā batted down a passĀ at USC (10/25) ...Ā had a career-best 1.5 sacks with a forced and recovered fumble versus UCLA (10/19) ...Ā recorded five stops againstĀ Wisconsin (10/12) ...Ā collected a sackĀ at Nebraska (10/5) ...Ā picked up a career-high eight tacklesĀ in win over Washington (9/27) ...Ā added four stops with one for loss at Virginia Tech (9/21) ... posted two tackles versus Akron (9/7).
2023 (Junior):Ā Played in all 13 games with five starts atĀ defensive tackle ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/11) for the second time ... totaled 28 tackles with a sack ... had multiple stops in eight games ...Ā contributed a tackleĀ in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl win over Miami (12/28) ...Ā added three tackles versus Maryland (11/25) ...Ā in on five stops at No. 22 Iowa (11/11) ... posted three tackles in start againstĀ No. 1/3 Ohio State (11/4) ... contributed a sack versusĀ Michigan State (10/14) ...Ā picked up four stops at Wisconsin (10/7) ... added two tackles against Virginia Tech (9/16) ... in on a pair of stops versus Temple (9/9) ... contributed three tacklesĀ in the opening win over Northwestern (9/3).
2022 (Sophomore):Ā Started all 12 games (11 at defensive tackle, one at defensive end) ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/9) ... totaled 24 tackles with three for loss and a sack ... had four games with four stops ...Ā posted four tackles against No. 11 Penn State (11/19) ... recorded four stops at Michigan State (11/12) ... assisted on a tackle-for-loss versus No. 4 Michigan (11/5) ... in on four stops versus Nebraska (10/7) ... contributed first career sack on four tackles in the home opener against Wagner (9/10) ... picked up 1.5 tackles-for-loss at Boston College (9/3).
2021 (Freshman):Ā Played in all 13Ā games with one start on the defensive line ... totaled 22Ā tackles with twoĀ for loss ... notched three stops with one for lossĀ in the TaxSlayerĀ Gator Bowl versus No. 20 Wake Forest (12/31) ...Ā in on a tackle-for-lossĀ at Penn State (11/20) ... posted a season-highĀ six tackles with one for a loss in the win at Indiana (11/13) ... made first start versus Wisconsin (11/6) ... recorded three stops at Northwestern (10/16) ... picked up a tackle in collegiate debut versus Temple (9/4) ... also competed for the Scarlet Knights wrestling team in 2021-22 with a 3-1 record at heavyweight.
Prior to Rutgers:Ā Coached by Dan Paro at Georgetown Prep ... played quarterback and linebacker for the Little Hoyas ... 2020 senior season was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic ... helped Georgetown Prep to an 8-2 record and an Interstate Athletic Conference (I.A.C.) title as a junior in 2019 ... a three-star signee and No. 28 overall prospect from Maryland according toĀ 247SportsĀ ... No. 27 overall player in the state byĀ ESPNĀ ... also a standout wrestler who earned three IAC titles, two consecutive NHSCA championships and named the 2020 Metropolitan Wrestler of the Year byĀ The Washington Post.
Major:Ā Psychology
2024Ā Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches &Ā Media)
2025 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2024 Academic All-Big Ten
2023 Academic All-Big Ten
2022 Academic All-Big Ten
Career: Played in 51 games with 31 starts on the defensive line ... selected by the Houston Texans in theĀ seventh roundĀ (pick 224) of the 2025 NFL Draft ... saw action at both defensive tackle and defensive end in playing every game since debuting in the season opener as a true freshman ... totaled 110 tackles with 11 for loss and six sacks ... added two pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery ... saw action in three bowl games ... voted honorable mention All-Big Ten by the coaches and media in 2024 ... also competed on the Rutgers wrestling team as a freshman ... a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
2024 (Senior): Started all 13 games on the defensive line (nine at tackle, four at end) ...Ā voted honorable mention All-Big Ten (12/3) by the coaches and media ...Ā honored as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (7/14) ...Ā named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/12) for the third time ...Ā totaled 36 tackles to lead the defensive line with five for loss ... had nine games with multiple stopsĀ ... tied for the team lead with four sacks ...Ā added two pass breakups and a fumble recovery ...Ā rated asĀ the sixth-best defensive tackle in the Big Ten byĀ Pro Football FocusĀ ... in on a sack with four stops overallĀ in the Rate Bowl versus Kansas State (12/26) ...Ā batted down a passĀ in the win at Maryland (11/16) ...Ā added a sackĀ in win over Minnesota (11/9) ...Ā batted down a passĀ at USC (10/25) ...Ā had a career-best 1.5 sacks with a forced and recovered fumble versus UCLA (10/19) ...Ā recorded five stops againstĀ Wisconsin (10/12) ...Ā collected a sackĀ at Nebraska (10/5) ...Ā picked up a career-high eight tacklesĀ in win over Washington (9/27) ...Ā added four stops with one for loss at Virginia Tech (9/21) ... posted two tackles versus Akron (9/7).
2023 (Junior):Ā Played in all 13 games with five starts atĀ defensive tackle ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/11) for the second time ... totaled 28 tackles with a sack ... had multiple stops in eight games ...Ā contributed a tackleĀ in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl win over Miami (12/28) ...Ā added three tackles versus Maryland (11/25) ...Ā in on five stops at No. 22 Iowa (11/11) ... posted three tackles in start againstĀ No. 1/3 Ohio State (11/4) ... contributed a sack versusĀ Michigan State (10/14) ...Ā picked up four stops at Wisconsin (10/7) ... added two tackles against Virginia Tech (9/16) ... in on a pair of stops versus Temple (9/9) ... contributed three tacklesĀ in the opening win over Northwestern (9/3).
2022 (Sophomore):Ā Started all 12 games (11 at defensive tackle, one at defensive end) ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/9) ... totaled 24 tackles with three for loss and a sack ... had four games with four stops ...Ā posted four tackles against No. 11 Penn State (11/19) ... recorded four stops at Michigan State (11/12) ... assisted on a tackle-for-loss versus No. 4 Michigan (11/5) ... in on four stops versus Nebraska (10/7) ... contributed first career sack on four tackles in the home opener against Wagner (9/10) ... picked up 1.5 tackles-for-loss at Boston College (9/3).
2021 (Freshman):Ā Played in all 13Ā games with one start on the defensive line ... totaled 22Ā tackles with twoĀ for loss ... notched three stops with one for lossĀ in the TaxSlayerĀ Gator Bowl versus No. 20 Wake Forest (12/31) ...Ā in on a tackle-for-lossĀ at Penn State (11/20) ... posted a season-highĀ six tackles with one for a loss in the win at Indiana (11/13) ... made first start versus Wisconsin (11/6) ... recorded three stops at Northwestern (10/16) ... picked up a tackle in collegiate debut versus Temple (9/4) ... also competed for the Scarlet Knights wrestling team in 2021-22 with a 3-1 record at heavyweight.
Prior to Rutgers:Ā Coached by Dan Paro at Georgetown Prep ... played quarterback and linebacker for the Little Hoyas ... 2020 senior season was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic ... helped Georgetown Prep to an 8-2 record and an Interstate Athletic Conference (I.A.C.) title as a junior in 2019 ... a three-star signee and No. 28 overall prospect from Maryland according toĀ 247SportsĀ ... No. 27 overall player in the state byĀ ESPNĀ ... also a standout wrestler who earned three IAC titles, two consecutive NHSCA championships and named the 2020 Metropolitan Wrestler of the Year byĀ The Washington Post.
Major:Ā Psychology
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