Ty Hamilton

DT, DE · Ohio State

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Ohio State Overview
• Ty is in his fifth year with the program and has earned three Varsity O letters 
• Has played in 41 games for the Buckeyes, including all 13 games in each of the last three seasons, and has started 13 times
• Made five starts in 2022 and added eight more in 2023
• Coming off a fine, 38-tackle season with 4.5 tackles-for-loss, including two quarterback sacks
• Earned honorable mention all-Big Ten Conference honors in 2023
• Tied his career-high with three solo tackles and set a new career-high with six total tackles twice in 2023: versus Rutgers and also versus Missouri 
• Enters the 2024 campaign with 65 career tackles, 7.0 TFLs and 4.5 sacks
• Had a breakout 2022 campaign when he played in all 13 games and started the last five games of the season (vs. Northwestern, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan and Georgia in the CFP semifinals)
• Played in all 13 games and totaled 19 tackles in 2022, including a career-high three-solo tackle effort in the CFP semifinals vs. Georgia 
• Played in all 13 games in 2021 after playing in two games as a true freshman in 2020
•  Recorded 12 tackles in 2021, including two quarterback sacks
• Sacks came against Akron and Indiana; also recovered a fumble vs. Michigan State 
• A two-time OSU Scholar-Athlete and a two-time Academic All-Big Ten Conference honoree

Honors & Awards
2024: 
Graduated in April with his degree in family resource management
2023: Honorable mention all-Big Ten
2022: Academic All-Big Ten Conference  
2021: Academic All-Big Ten Conference and OSU Scholar-Athlete  
2020: 
OSU Scholar-Athlete  

More on Ty
• A consensus three-star prospect from nearby Pickerington Central High School and coached by Jay Sharrett
• Played inside as a defensive tackle, outside as a defensive end and stand up as a linebacker during his high school career
• First team All-Ohio as a linebacker
• Second team All-OCC as a junior in 2018
• A finalist for the 2019 fall sports Athlete of the Year by ThisWeek
• A member of the Columbus Dispatch All-Metro first team
• Finished his senior season with 118 tackles, eight tackles-for-loss, 8.5 sacks and one forced fumble for the Division I state champions
• Is the son of Sabrina and Damian Hamilton
• Younger brother of DaVon Hamilton, an All-Big Ten defensive linemen for the Buckeyes and third-round NFL draft choice in 2020 by the Jacksonville Jaguars

2022

defensive
TFL QB HUR TOT TD PD SACKS SOLO
0.5 2.0 12.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 6.0

2021

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REC LOST FUM
1.0 0.0 0.0
defensive
TFL QB HUR TOT TD PD SACKS SOLO
2.0 0.0 12.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 6.0

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Height: 6-2
Weight: 295
Forty: 4.97
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Player Rank
69
Ty Hamilton
Ohio State, DT, rSr, 2-3