Donovan Hamilton
Donovan Hamilton
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ball State | 20 | 244 | 12.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 20 | 244 | 12.2 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 34–29
vs New Hampshire
1 rec · 21 yds
Edged out New Hampshire at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Ball State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Ball State
Returning around him
- 8% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +6 net (24 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ball State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #115 · 2026 recruiting class #112
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Daejon Reynolds’s 2023 season.
Matches Daejon on
Differs from Daejon on
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Jalen McDonald’s path through Merrimack.
Jalen McDonald
Hunter Long
Ben Skowronek
Joshua Harris
Matches Jalen on
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Eddie Freauff's freshman season at Oregon State (2025).
Matches Eddie on
Differs from Eddie on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #2630
Peaked at #2630 this season.
Background
BEFORE BALL STATE: Transfer wide receiver from Purdue who did not appear in any games during his 2024 freshman season. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at Hamilton Southeastern High School under head coach Michael Kelly … played a key role alongside Ball State teammates Jalen Alexander and Ka...