Naval Academy Athletics

Accolades
• 2025 Duke Cannon Defensive Player of the Game (Army-Navy)
                                
•    At Navy: A starter in 13 games during his career (0 Fr // 13 So) ... has earned 2 varsity letters.

•    2025: A starter in all 13 contests, he closed out the year with a team-high 3 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles, 2 pass breakups and 49 tackles ... member of Navy’s defense that held each of its final 3 opponents to under 300 yards of total offense (288 yds by Memphis, 202 yds by Army, 239 yds by Cincinnati) ... pitched in 3 solo tackles in Navy’s Liberty Bowl win over Cincinnati ... named the Duke Cannon Defensive Player of the Game (Army-Navy) thanks to his key interception with 11 minutes remaining in the 4th quarter and set up Navy’s game-winning scoring drive ... it was Hamilton’s team-leading 3rd interception of the season ... Navy’s defense held Army to just 47 total yards and a field goal in the second half of the Mids’ win ... part of a defensive unit that held Memphis to just 58 total yards and scoreless over the final 30 minutes in the come-from-behind win ... recorded a pair of tackles against the Tigers ... named the American Conference Defensive Player of the Week following his performance against #25 South Florida where he had 7 tackles, forced a fumble and had a 27-yard interception return ... chipped in a pair of tackles at Notre Dame ... turned in a career-high 9 tackles at North Texas ... made the switch from cornerback to safety in the win over Florida Atlantic ... pitched in 6 tackles against the Owls ... turned in 4 tackles in the win at Temple ... posted 3 stops against Air Force ... recorded 3 solo stops in the win over Rice ... pitched in a pair of tackles at Tulsa ... in addition to finishing with 4 tackles against UAB, he forced his first-career fumble (recovered by Giuseppe Sessi) and also had his first-career interception ... part of a defense that held UAB scoreless in the second half of the game and forced 3 tournaments over the final 2 quarters ... making his first-career start, he turned in 2 tackles and broke up a career-high 2 passes in the opener against VMI ... part of a defensive unit that held VMI to 212 yards of total offense, including just 15 yards on the ground ... the 15 yards rushing were the 7th fewest since 1995 and the fewest since 2022 when Navy gave up 13 yards rushing against Delaware.

•    2024: Saw action in every game as a member of special teams, including making his collegiate debut in the Mids’ opener against Bucknell ... made a solo stop in the Mids’ win over Oklahoma in the Armed Forces Bowl ... chipped in a tackle at East Carolina ... recorded his first-career tackle in Navy’s win at UAB.

•    High School / Personal:  A 2023 graduate of Centennial High School in Burleson, Texas, Hamilton attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2023-24 academic year ... two-sport athlete who earned letters in basketball (3) and football (4) ... garnered First-Team All-County football honors his senior year ... named the Class 5A Division I District 4-5A Newcomer of the Year in football his sophomore year ... named the District Freshman of the Year in basketball as a freshman ... also received an offer from Army ... son of Kimi and Tammy Hamilton ... majoring in English ... carries a 3.16 grade-point average.