NFL Draft
2/26/25
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Ty Hamilton 2025 NFL Draft: Scouting Report For Ohio State Buckeyes DT
Height: 6030 (unofficial)
Weight: 295lbs (unofficial)
Year: Redshirt Senior
Pro Comparison: Da'Shawn Hand
Scouting Overview
Ohio State Buckeyes defensive tackle Ty Hamilton projects as a role-specific contributor at the NFL level. Hamilton boasts likable skills as an interior run defender but is undersized for his ideal role based. As such, he should be regarded as an investment opportunity to further develop his game.
He’s got heavy hands and a sufficient ability to deconstruct blocks in the heart of the defense, posing challenges to interior offensive lines who are lighter in the trunk and struggle to reset the point of attack. Hamilton’s passing game profile does not appear to have the requisite quickness, power, or length to command reps on long and late downs.
2025 NFL Combine Results
TBD
Positives
- Showcases good hand pop and knockback ability to create stalemates
- Offers good pad level and a compact frame to help aid his anchor at the point of attack
- Possesses sufficient lateral mobility to play off of blocks and uncover in the hole
Negatives
- Lack of length can complicate his ability to stack and cleanly disengage from blockers
- Does not have the pass rush arsenal to command opportunities to rush the passer with consistency
- Can get turned out of the point of attack against double teams and lose his gap leverage
Background
Hamilton is from Pickerington, OH, and played high school football at Pickerington Central HS. There, he was a 3-star recruit (247 Sports) as an undersized defensive lineman. He even played some standup linebacker in high school. Hamilton, the brother of Jacksonville Jaguars DL and former Ohio State Buckeye DaVon Hamilton, continued the family history of playing at Ohio State. Hamilton turned down offers from schools such as Penn State, Michigan State, Michigan, and others.
As a freshman in 2020, Hamilton played in two contests and retained his four years of college eligibility. He collected his first starts in 2022, starting the final five games of the season. Hamilton earned Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honors for his play in 2023.
He finished his career at Ohio State with his most productive season in 2024, posting over 600 snaps on defense and career-high numbers across the board.
Tale Of The Tape
Ty Hamilton is a nifty run defender who offers some pop through his hands and, as a result, the ability to stack the point of attack. He’s not a traditional build for a gap-control defender, which creates some unique challenges that may put a glass ceiling over his career trajectory. Still, he appears to have some upside to become an effective piece of a defensive front rotation.
No one is going to be blown away by his first-step quickness, his lateral agility, his anchor, or his length. There aren’t a lot of “prototype” physical skills, and he doesn’t sport the same overall mass and power as his older brother. But his well-placed punch and heavy hands help him to create knockback and jolt blockers. This allows him to stalemate solo blocks, and he can often push a crease and turn the edges of a center or guard when granted a solo assignment.
This is where his value is best, and you see some teach tape with lock, peek, and shed techniques at the point of attack between the tackles. Hamilton was mostly charged with B-gap assignments as a 2i and 3-tech but was intermittently charged with playing shaded over the center.
However, there are added challenges to Hamilton’s execution when drawing double teams. He will have issues with staying square to the line of scrimmage consistently and, accordingly, can get washed and collapse back into the lap of his linebackers.
He’d likely benefit from some added mass on his frame to aid him in this regard. When he stays square, you see a sufficient stalemate that allows his linebackers to flow more freely to the football.
The pass rush profile is modest. Hamilton has a sufficient first step and can be light on his feet, but he lacks the length to dictate terms in close quarters and appears to lack the necessary penetration ability to offset this. Hamilton’s pressure rate sits around 6.5 percent for his career across nearly 900 snaps.
Teams attempting to find the best pathway for his success aren’t likely to find more ceiling to tap into with his rush profile on account of the lack of traits. They would be better served buying into his strengths and charging him with becoming a more heavy-anchored player who could kick into a nose tackle alignment.
Ideal Scheme Fit, Role
Hamilton projects as a rotational run-stopper at the NFL level. If he can continue to stack weight onto his frame, he may serve as a developmental nose tackle who can anchor more effectively and live in the A-gaps. But he’s a gap-control player who should be relied upon to earn run defending snaps on the interior.
Grade: 70.50/100.00, Fifth Round Value
Big Board Rank: TBD
Position Rank: TBD
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