Ty Hamilton

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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

fumbles
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