Justin Hamilton (defensive lineman)

Justin Hamilton (born July 27, 1993) is an American football defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana–Lafayette.

Justin Hamilton
Hamilton with the Chiefs in 2017.
No. 79 – Dallas Cowboys
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1993-07-27) July 27, 1993
Natchez, Mississippi
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:315 lb (143 kg)
Career information
High school:Natchez (Natchez, Mississippi)
College:Louisiana–Lafayette
Undrafted:2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2019
Total tackles:3
Sacks:0.5
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early years

Hamilton attended Natchez High School in Natchez, Mississippi where he was a two-way tackle. As a junior, he received All-metro honors. As a senior, he tallied 40 tackles, 4 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 5 quarterback hurries, 2 forced fumbles and one fumble recovery, while receiving All-state honors.

He committed to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette on February 2, 2011.

College career

As a true freshman, he was a backup defensive tackle, making 8 tackles (6 solo) and 2 sacks.

As a sophomore, he started 11 out of 12 games. He was suspended by the Sun Belt Conference for the third game against Oklahoma State University. He came off the bench in the eighth game against the University of Louisiana at Monroe, when the team employed a dime defense. He registered 29 tackles (18 solo), 3 sacks, 8 tackles for loss and 3 forced fumbles.

As a junior, he was slowed by an off-season leg injury and did not regain his full strength until mid-season. He started the last 12 games at nose tackle, collecting 39 tackles (24 solo), 4 sacks, 9 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

As a senior, he posted 27 tackles (23 solo), 5 sacks, 10 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery. He was named first-team All-Sun Belt Conference.[1] He finished his college career after appearing in 51 games, recording 102 tackles (71 solo), 14 sacks, 29 tackles for loss and 4 forced fumbles.[2]

Professional career

Buffalo Bills

Hamilton was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buffalo Bills after the 2015 NFL Draft on May 3.[3] On August 31, he was waived as part of the Bills trimming their roster to 75.[4]

Green Bay Packers

On October 26, 2015, Hamilton was signed by the Green Bay Packers to their practice squad.[5] On November 10, he was waived from the practice squad to make room for Eric Crume.[6]

Seattle Seahawks

On November 17, 2015, Hamilton was signed by the Seattle Seahawks to their practice squad.[7] On November 26, Hamilton was waived by the Seahawks.[8] On December 1, he was re-signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad.[9] On December 15, Hamilton was again waived by the Seahawks.[10] The following day Hamilton found himself back on the practice squad.[11] On December 22, he was waived from the practice squad.[12] On December 30, the Seahawks signed Hamilton back to the practice squad.[13] On January 19, 2016, Hamilton signed a futures contract with the Seattle Seahawks.[14]

On September 5, 2016, Hamilton was waived by the Seahawks and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[15][16] On September 13, he was released from the Seahawks' practice squad.[17] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 25.[18]

Philadelphia Eagles

On January 23, 2017, Hamilton signed a futures contract with the Eagles.[19] He was waived on September 2, and was signed to the Eagles' practice squad the next day.[20][21] He was released on September 16, but was re-signed two days later.[22] He was promoted to the active roster on September 30.[23] He made his NFL debut in the fourth game against the San Diego Chargers. He appeared in 3 games, tallying 2 tackles and 0.5 sacks. He was waived by the Eagles on November 1, and re-signed to the practice squad.[24]

Kansas City Chiefs

On December 7, 2017, Hamilton was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs off the Eagles' practice squad.[25] He started in the season finale against the Denver Broncos.

In 2018, he was declared inactive in 12 games. He appeared in the last 4 contests as a backup. On August 31, 2019, Hamilton was released by the Chiefs.[26]

Dallas Cowboys

On October 16, 2019, Hamilton was signed by the Dallas Cowboys to replace an injured Tyrone Crawford. On October 25, he was released after the team obtained defensive end Michael Bennett in a trade.[27] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys on January 21, 2020.

On September 5, 2020, Hamilton was waived by the Cowboys and signed to the practice squad the next day.[28][29] On October 19, he was promoted to the active roster.[30]

Personal life

Hamilton was born to Michael and Clementine Hamilton, and is the youngest of four siblings. He married Jasmine Davis and they have one daughter and one son together.[2]

References
  1. "UL Lafayette's McGuire Headlines All-Sun Belt Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners". www.sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. December 10, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  2. "#74 - Justin Hamilton". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  3. "Undrafted Ragin' Cajuns Signed To NFL Teams". ESPN1420.com. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  4. "Buffalo Bills Cut Former Cajun DT Justin Hamilton". ESPN1420.com. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  5. "Packers add DT Justin Hamilton to practice squad". SBNation. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  6. "Packers sign DL Eric Crume to practice squad, release DL Justin Hamilton". SBNation.com. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  7. "A few notes about Seattle Seahawks' Tuesday transactions: Kendall Hunter works out, and more". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  8. "Seattle Seahawks Thursday practice report: Only four players sit out". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  9. "Seahawks Sign Tight End Chase Coffman; Waive Center Drew Nowak". Seahawks.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  10. "Seahawks Make Roster Moves". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  11. "Seahawks bring back talented RB Michael". HeraldNet.com. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  12. "Seahawks add receivers Deshon Foxx and Antwan Goodley to practice squad". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  13. "December 2015 NFL Transactions". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  14. "Seahawks sign 13 more players to futures contracts for 2016". ESPN710.com. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  15. "Seahawks Make Roster Moves And Sign Eight Players To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com. September 5, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  16. "Seahawks round out practice squad, waive Deshon Foxx off of injured reserve". SeattleTimes.com. September 6, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  17. Boyle, John (September 13, 2016). "Seahawks Sign Fullback Will Tukuafu And Cornerback Neiko Thorpe". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017.
  18. "Seahawks Sign DE Malliciah Goodman, Place Quinton Jefferson on Injured Reserve". Seahawks.com. October 25, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  19. Hermann, Adam (January 23, 2017). "The Eagles signed a former Seahawks defensive tackle". BleedingGreenNation.com. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  20. "Eagles Announce 17 Roster Moves To Get Down To 53 Players". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017.
  21. "Eagles Announce 10-Man Practice Squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018.
  22. Gowton, Brandon Lee (September 16, 2017). "Eagles release defensive tackle from practice squad". BleedingGreenNation.com. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  23. Gowton, Brandon Lee (September 30, 2017). "Eagles sign defensive tackle from practice squad, cut a safety". BleedingGreenNation.com. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  24. McPherson, Chris (November 1, 2017). "Eagles Promote QB Nate Sudfeld To The Active Roster After Another Team Tried To Sign Him". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  25. "Chiefs place Dee Ford on injured reserve, sign lineman from Eagles' practice squad". KansasCity.com. December 7, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  26. "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL-Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  27. Williams, Charean (October 16, 2019). "Cowboys sign defensive lineman Justin Hamilton". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  28. Helman, David (September 5, 2020). "Two LBs Among Notable Cowboys Roster Cuts". DallasCowboys.com.
  29. Phillips, Rob (September 6, 2020). "Brandon Carr Among 15 Practice Squad Additions". DallasCowboys.com.
  30. "Vander Esch To Active Roster, DT Added & Dak To IR". October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
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