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Outstanding performance considering DaVon's arms are 2" longer than everyone else in this group.
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DAVON HAMILTON
As a first-year starter, Davon Hamilton was not a consistent appearance in mock drafts until December. Since then, he has flown up the draft boards, gaining nearly a rounds-worth of picks to his current mean selection at pick No. 98.32.
After recording the most repetitions on the bench press at the combine, there should be no questions about Hamilton's strength and ability to contribute at the next level. He will add interior depth and act as a run-stopper in the NFL.
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DAVON HAMILTON’S STOCK SOARED IN SENIOR SEASON, SENIOR BOWL
Hamilton also earned practice player of the week honors for his position group at the Senior Bowl, where he proved he’s a much better prospect than Nagy thought Hamilton was going into his senior year. Before the 2019 season, Hamilton wasn’t near the top of the Senior Bowl’s board for defensive tackles to invite, but with his play in his final year at Ohio State and his performance in Mobile, Hamilton convinced Nagy that he’s one of the best defensive tackles in the entire draft.
“In September, started getting a lot of phone calls from buddies in the league about him,” Nagy said. “Really probably more than any player in the Midwest this year, we got more calls on, ‘Hey, have you guys checked out DaVon Hamilton yet?’ There was a handful of players that were better players once they got here than we even realized and we gave them credit for, and DaVon Hamilton falls into that category.
“He’s got really good initial quickness and power, he can just overwhelm people when he comes off the ball with his hands. He’s got really good in-line power. He’s really good against the run, he can stack up double-teams, and he’s strong, he can throw people. But a lot of times those guys can’t play on third down, they don’t have any (pass-rush) value. I don’t know if it will be immediate with DaVon, but he’s got an ability to push the pocket.”
While Auburn’s Derrick Brown and South Carolina’s Javon Kinlaw are viewed as the clear-cut top two interior defensive linemen in this year’s draft class, Nagy believes Hamilton belongs right near the top of the next tier at that position.
“In the fall, you kind of thought DaVon was going to be a fifth- or sixth-round pick, and now it would not surprise me if he goes somewhere in the second round,” Nagy said.
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