HAMILTON’S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles 4, 3X, last vs. SMU (10/24/15)
TFL 1, 6X, last vs. Miami Beach Bowl (12/21/15)
Sacks 1.0, 2X, last vs. Temple (11/14/15)
FR 1, 2X, vs. SMU (10/24/15)
2015: Started all 13 games on the year at defensive tackle…recorded 31 tackles on the season, including 21 solo tackles…recorded four tackles in wins over SMU (10/24) and ECU (11/7)…had three stops and a tackle for loss in the Miami Beach Bowl (12/21)...had 6.5 tackles for a total loss of 31 yards…recorded three sacks for a loss of 24 yards…also had one fumble recovery...recorded a tackle in 12 of 13 games...finished his career with 65 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, three sackes and two fumbles recovered in 46 games and 16 starts.
2014: Saw action in 10 games on the year…posted five tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss…had two tackles and a tackle for loss in a win at Tulsa (10/18)…lettered.
2012: Saw action in 11 games at defensive tackle ... posted 12 tackles, a TFL and a fumble recovery ... tallied four tackles at Nevada ... had a fumble recovery at Louisville ... added four tackles against Syracuse ... notched two tackles and a TFL versus Pitt ... enrolled in January 2012 and took part in spring practice.
OLYMPIA HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Bob Head at Olympia ... a four-year letterman who played on both the offensive and defensive lines ... a two-time all-Central Florida selection and an all-state honoree ... posted 55 tackles, three sacks, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries as a senior ... played primarily along the offensive line in earning third-team all-state honors as a junior ... earned first-team all-Central Florida honors ... tallied 42 pancake blocks, two fumble recoveries and a TD ... tabbed first-team all-central Florida honors as a sophomore along the offensive line ... recorded 37 pancakes ... added 18 pancake blocks as a freshman ... also earned letters in weightlifting.
PERSONAL: Born in Baborsville, Ky. ... son of Sherrie Thompson ... has one sister, Jazmyn ... volunteered as a coach for the Olympia Pop Warner team ... cousin, Corian, is a linebacker at USF ... majoring in health sciences.
| James Hamilton - Career Statistics |
| |
Defense
|
| Year |
GP-GS |
SOLO |
AST |
TOT |
TFL |
SACKS |
INT |
PBU |
FF |
FR |
| 2012 |
11-0 |
8 |
4 |
12 |
1.0-4 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 2013 |
12-3 |
11 |
6 |
17 |
5.0-20 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2014 |
10-0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
1.0-2 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2015 |
13-13 |
21 |
10 |
28 |
6.5-31 |
3.0-25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 2014 |
46-16 |
43 |
22 |
65 |
13.5-57 |
0.0-0-25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
