K. J. Hamler
 Hamler playing for Penn State in 2019 | |||||||||
| No. 13 – Denver Broncos | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 8, 1999 Pontiac, Michigan | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 178 lb (81 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy | ||||||||
| College: | Penn State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2020 / round: 2 / pick: 46 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2020 | |||||||||
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Kahlee Jacoby Hamler (born July 8, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State.
Early years
Hamler moved from his hometown, Pontiac, Michigan, to Florida to play his final year of high school football as a senior at IMG Academy.[1] Before his first career game at IMG Academy, he tore his ACL.[2] Prior to transferring to IMG Academy, Hamler was a two year letterman at St. Mary's Preparatory School in Orchard Lake, Michigan. He was rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and Scout and a three star prospect by 247Sports. He also ran track for two seasons.
College career
Freshman year
Hamler redshirted as a freshman at Penn State due to suffering a torn ACL the previous year.[2]
Redshirt freshman year
In the first game of his collegiate career against Appalachian State, Hamler returned a kickoff 52 yards with less than two minutes on the clock to help spark Penn State's game-tying drive. He capped the drive off with a 15-yard touchdown reception with under a minute remaining, ending the game with 3 catches for 67 yards and a TD.[3] Against Ohio State, Hamler was awarded Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors after recording four receptions for 138 yards, including a 93-yard touchdown. Through five games, Hamler recorded 13 receptions for 308 yards and four touchdowns in his first season as a collegiate athlete.[4]
Redshirt sophomore year
In the 2019 season, Hamler recorded 56 receptions for 904 receiving yards and eight receiving touchdowns.[5]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
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| 5 ft 8+5⁄8 in (1.74 m) |
178 lb (81 kg) |
30+3⁄4 in (0.78 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
15 reps | ||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[6] | ||||||||||||
Hamler was selected by the Denver Broncos with the 46th overall pick in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft.[7] In Week 2, Hamler made his NFL debut and recorded three receptions for 48 receiving yards in a 26–21 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.[8]
References
- ^ Dellenger, Ross (February 20, 2016). "One-stop shop IMG Academy, rapidly becoming college football recruiting mecca, unlike any other high school in world". theadvocate.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ a b Murphy, Dan (September 28, 2018). "Meet the offensive stars leading Penn State in the post-Saquon era". espn.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ Bodani, Frank (September 2, 2018). "Penn State finds a hero and more in fast-talking, big-play K.J. Hamler". Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ Slanina, Jared (October 1, 2018). "KJ Hamler Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week". Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "KJ Hamler 2019 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ "Kahlee Hamler Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (April 24, 2020). "Broncos double up at receiver, take K.J. Hamler 46th". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers - September 20th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.