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'''Damar Romeyelle Hamlin''' (born March 24, 1998) |
'''Damar Romeyelle Hamlin''' (born March 24, 1998) is an [[American football]] [[Safety (gridiron football position)|safety]] for the [[Buffalo Bills]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] at [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]]. |
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==Early life and high school== |
==Early life and high school== |
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born: | March 24, 1998 McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Pittsburgh Central Catholic | ||||||||
| College: | Pittsburgh (2016–2020) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 6 / Pick: 212 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2022 | |||||||||
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Damar Romeyelle Hamlin (born March 24, 1998) is an American football safety for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh.
Early life and high school
Hamlin grew up in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania and attended Pittsburgh Central Catholic.[1] He was named first-team All-State and the Class AAAA Defensive Player of the Year.[2]
College career
Hamlin played in three games as a freshman before suffering an injury and redshirting.[3] As a redshirt freshman he recorded 41 tackles with one interception in nine games played.[4] Hamlin led the Panthers with 90 tackles and two interceptions as a redshirt sophomore and was named honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He had 84 tackles with 10 passes broken up as a redshirt junior.[5] He was named a team captain going into his final season and was named second-team All-ACC after leading the team with 67 tackles and seven passes broken up.[6][7]
Professional career
| 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 0+7⁄8 in (1.85 m) |
200 lb (91 kg) |
32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) |
8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.60 s | 1.46 s | 2.69 s | 4.40 s | 6.93 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) |
9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
18 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[8][9] | ||||||||||||
Hamlin was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round, 212th overall, of the 2021 NFL Draft.[10] He signed his four-year rookie contract with Buffalo on May 21, 2021.[11]
After playing a reserve role his rookie season, Hamlin became one of the Bills' starting safeties after Micah Hyde suffered a season-ending neck injury in week 2.[12]
References
- ^ "On cusp of NFL career, ex-Pitt player Damar Hamlin enters new world of digital trading cards". finance.yahoo.com.
- ^ "Signing Day: Damar Hamlin headlines homegrown talent for Pitt". WTAE. February 3, 2016.
- ^ Batko, Brian (August 23, 2017). "Pat Narduzzi hopeful sophomore Damar Hamlin won't redshirt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ "Damar Hamlin takes charge of Pitt's 'sniper gang'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 6, 2018.
- ^ "Pitt safety Damar Hamlin returning for 5th year". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. January 15, 2020.
- ^ Service, AMANDA FILIPCIC-GODSEY | CNHI News. "Pitt's Hamlin thrived in final season, ready for NFL". The Herald.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ DiPaola, Jerry (December 10, 2020). "Pitt's Rashad Weaver, Damar Hamlin don't travel to Georgia Tech for final regular-season game". TribLIVE.com.
- ^ "Damar Hamlin Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ "Damar Hamlin, Pittsburgh, FS, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ "2021 NFL Draft: Buffalo Bills draft Pittsburgh S Damar Hamlin with 212th pick". Buffalo Rumblings. SB Nation. May 1, 2021.
- ^ "NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/21/21". Pro Football Rumors. May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Bills game analysis: Damar Hamlin developing into solid starting safety". Chittenango News. 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2023-01-01.