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.
Early life Hamilton 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.
College career Hamilton played at Ohio State from 2015 to 2019. After redshirting his first year, he played in 54 games over the next four. He finished his career with 66 tackles and seven sacks.
Professional career
Hamilton was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round (73rd overall) of the 2020 NFL draft. He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Jaguars on July 27, 2020, and was activated six days later.
In Week 10 against the Green Bay Packers, Hamilton recorded his first career sack on Aaron Rodgers during the 24–20 loss. On December 5, 2020, Hamilton was placed on injured reserve.
On April 26, 2023, Hamilton signed a three-year, $34.5 million contract extension with Jacksonville. He was placed on injured reserve on August 31, 2023. 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.
NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high
Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles 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 0Career 86 61 244 123 121 5.5 18 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 0
Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2022 JAX 2 2 8 3 5 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2025 JAX 1 1 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 3 3 11 5 6 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Personal life Hamilton is a Christian. He is married to Julia Hamilton. They have three sons together. Hamilton is the older brother of Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Ty Hamilton.
References
External links
Jacksonville Jaguars bio Ohio State Buckeyes bio