Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Daesean Hamilton was born March 10, 1995, in Okinawa, Japan. He is a wide receiver in the NFL. Hamilton finished his career as Penn State's all-time receptions leader with 214, making him the only player in school history with 200+ catches. His 2,842 career receiving yards puts him third all-time for the Nittany Lions. Hamilton was a four-time academic All-Big Ten honoree (2014-2017). As a freshman (2014), Hamilton was selected to Big Ten All-Freshman Team by BTN.com, ESPN.com, and 247Sports, Freshman All-American by College Football News (second team) and Athlon Sports (third team); second-team All-Big Ten by the media and Phil Steele’s College Football, and honorable-mention All-Big Ten by coaches. Hamilton was named honorable-mention All-Big Ten from the media following his sophomore year (2015).

Hamilton was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fourth round, 113th overall, of the 2018 NFL Draft. He made his NFL debut in Week 1 of the 2018 season against the Seattle Seahawks. In Week 3, he had three punt returns for 31 net yards in the 27–14 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. In Week 5, he recorded his first three professional receptions, which went for 31 total yards, in the 34–16 loss to the New York Jets. Overall, Hamilton finished the 2018 season with 30 receptions for 243 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns. Hamilton appeared in all 16 games, of which he started two, in the 2019 season. He recorded 28 receptions for 297 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.