Jelani Hamilton

Height:
6-5
Weight:
302
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
High School:
Miami (Fla.) | St. Thomas Aquinas HS

As a Redshirt Senior (2016): Played in nine games ... had two solo stops against Bowling Green ... against Toledo, had four tackles ... in the win at Marshall, had two tackles, including a TFL ... saw his first action as a Zip at No. 10 Wisconsin ... had a solo stop ... enrolled at Akron in Summer 2016 ... lettered.

AT MIAMI: As a Redshirt Junior (2015): Did not play due to injury.

As a Junior (2014): Redshirted.

As a Sophomore (2013): Played in four games as reserve defensive lineman ... saw action against FSU, Savannah State, and USF ... totaled two tackles in season-opening win over FAU ... added tackle against Savannah State ... made one assisted tackle against Louisville in Russell Athletic Bowl ... lettered.

As a Freshman (2012): Played in five games as reserve along defensive line ... finished season with six tackles, 1.0 tackle-for-loss, and a safety ... made collegiate debut at Boston College ... recorded three tackles and 1.0 tackle-for-loss in win over Bethune-Cookman ... had a safety in win against NC State ... recorded three tackles at Notre Dame ... played against USF, but did not record any stats ... lettered.

High School: Four-star recruit according to Rivals, Scout.com and ESPN ... No. 7 defensive end prospect according to Rivals as well as No. 20 overall prospect in Florida ... ranked No. 90 nationally while being compared to Philadelphia Eagles' Trent Cole ... No. 15 defensive end prospect according to Scout.com and No. 36 defensive end prospect according to ESPN ... as junior, collected 29 tackles, 7.5 TFL and four sacks for national champion St. Thomas Aquinas High School ... played for coach Rocco Casullo.

Personal: Earned a bachelor of arts degree in liberal arts from Miami in spring 2016 … pursuing a master’s degree in sport management at Akron.