Devery Bernard Hamilton Jr.[1] (born April 19, 1998) is a German and American professional football offensive tackle. He played college football at Stanford and Duke and was signed by the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2021.
| Personal information | |||||
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| Born: | April 19, 1998 Stuttgart, Germany | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 311 lb (141 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Gilman (MD) | ||||
| College: | Stanford (2016–2019) Duke (2020) | ||||
| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2021 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Early life and college
editHamilton was born on April 19, 1998, in Stuttgart, Germany to an African-American father and German mother.[2][3] He lived there until he was 9 years old, when his family moved to Maryland.[4] He was "big" for his age, and several people said that he would be a good football player, although he didn't even know what the sport was.[4] "A few people would say that and I was like, I really don't know what it is," Hamilton said.[4] "Then I saw an ad for a football team when I was at the barber shop and asked my dad, 'can you call and see if I can get into this? I want to try it.'"[4]
Several years later, Hamilton was a star football player at Gilman School in Baltimore, earning four varsity letters and all-state honors in the sport. He was named a four-star prospect by Scout.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports. Scout.com ranked him the 10th-best offensive tackle nationally.[4]
After graduating from high school, Hamilton committed to the University of Michigan, but then swapped his commitment to Stanford, despite agreeing to play for the Michigan Wolverines.[5] As a freshman with the Stanford Cardinal in 2016, he did not see any action.[1] In 2017 as a sophomore, he earned Pac-12 All-Academic honors while playing in 12 games.[1]
In his junior season, 2018, Hamilton started six games, three at left guard, two at right guard and one at left tackle while earning second-team Pac-12 All-Academic honors.[1] He started in the first four games of the 2019 season before suffering a season-ending ankle injury.[6]
Hamilton transferred to Duke for the 2020 season.[7] In one season with the school, he started all 11 games and helped block for an offense that averaged 397.7 yards of offense per game.[6] Although he had a remaining year of eligibility in 2021, he decided to declare for the NFL draft.[8]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 6+5⁄8 in (2.00 m) |
311 lb (141 kg) |
33 in (0.84 m) |
10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
5.27 s | 1.74 s | 2.99 s | 4.89 s | 7.81 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) |
9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
21 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[9] | ||||||||||||
Las Vegas Raiders
editAfter going unselected in the 2021 NFL draft, Hamilton was signed by the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent.[10] He was released on August 6, but re-signed on August 23.[11][12] He was waived on August 30, as part of the final roster cuts.[13] The following day, Hamilton was signed to the Raiders' practice squad.[14] He was released from the practice squad on September 24.[15]
New York Giants
editHamilton was signed to the practice squad of the New York Giants on October 13, 2021.[16] On January 10, 2022, he was signed to a reserve/future contract by the Giants.[17]
Hamilton impressed in the 2022 training camp and made the final roster as New York's ninth offensive lineman.[18][19] He made his NFL debut in week one against the Tennessee Titans.[3] On November 14, 2022, he was waived and the next day he signed to their practice squad.[20][21] On November 23, he was promoted to the active roster, then waived two days later and re-signed back to the practice squad.[22] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 22, 2023.[23] He was waived/injured on August 15.[24]
Pittsburgh Steelers
editOn January 17, 2024, Hamilton signed a reserve/futures contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[25] He was waived on August 26.[26]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Devery Hamilton". gostanford.com. Stanford Cardinal.
- ^ Snyder, Mark. "Football seemed inevitable for U-M commit Hamilton". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ a b "Devery Hamilton". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ a b c d e Snyder, Mark (July 2, 2015). "Football seemed inevitable for U-M commit Hamilton". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ Chiari, Mike (January 30, 2016). "Devery Hamilton Switches Commitment from Michigan to Stanford". Bleacher Report.
- ^ a b "Devery Hamilton". goduke.com. Duke Blue Devils.
- ^ Watson, John (February 3, 2020). "Stanford OT transfer Devery Hamilton commits to Duke". 247Sports.
- ^ Rowe, Adam (January 5, 2021). "Duke OT Devery Hamilton declares for NFL Draft". 247Sports.
- ^ "2021 Draft Scout Devery Hamilton, Duke NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ Fang, Heidi (June 3, 2021). "Raiders' Devery Hamilton not your typical NFL rookie". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (August 6, 2021). "Raiders Sign RB Bo Scarbrough, Waive OT Devery Hamilton". nfltraderumors.co.
- ^ Kudo, Hikaru (August 24, 2021). "Raiders Re-Sign Tackle Devery Hamilton". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "Raiders finalize initial 53-man roster for 2021 season". raiders.com. Las Vegas Raiders. August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Raiders announce practice squad additions". raiders.com. Las Vegas Raiders. September 1, 2021.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (September 24, 2021). "Raiders Re-Sign LB Marquel Lee To PS, Release OT Devery Hamilton". nfltraderumors.co.
- ^ Benton, Dan (October 13, 2021). "Giants sign Devery Hamilton to practice squad, work out Forrest Lamp". USA Today.
- ^ "Devery Hamilton". giants.com. New York Giants.
- ^ Valentine, Ed (August 16, 2022). "Devery Hamilton making strong bid for Giants' swing tackle job". bigblueview.com. SB Nation.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (August 31, 2022). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster for 2022". giants.com. New York Giants.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (November 14, 2022). "DL Henry Mondeaux signed off practice squad; CB Rodarius Williams activated". Giants.com.
- ^ Citak, Matt (November 15, 2022). "Giants sign DL Vernon Butler to practice squad". Giants.com.
- ^ Salomone, Dan (November 23, 2022). "Giants sign OL Devery Hamilton, DB Trenton Thompson to active roster". Giants.com.
- ^ "Giants sign 10 to reserve/future contracts". Giants.com. January 22, 2023.
- ^ "Giants claim LB Ray Wilborn off waivers from Denver Broncos; OT Devery Hamilton waived/injured". giants.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (January 17, 2024). "Steelers sign 17 to Reserve/Future contracts". Steelers.com. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (August 26, 2024). "Steelers make first round of roster moves". Steelers.com.