Donovan Hamilton
Ball State Cardinals
66
Depth

Donovan Hamilton

Ball State CardinalsRebuilding
WR-ZOffenseDepth
Projected Starter

Is Donovan Hamilton starting?

Donovan Hamilton is the projected starter at WR-Z for Ball State Cardinals.

Redshirt sophomore · #1 · 6'4", 217 lbs

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Depth at WR-Z · Ball State Cardinals

  1. 1166Donovan HamiltonStarter
  2. 21452Elisha Durham
  3. 31752DJ Young
  4. 41544Tayshon Bardo

Ball State Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Hamilton Southeastern, ranked #1,174 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 20 catches, 244 yards, 0 TD. That's 15% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 66 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,174 NatlTeam Share15%
Fishers, IN
Jersey
#1
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
217 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
2025202440

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8619
National Rank
#1174
High School
Hamilton Southeastern
Hometown
Fishers, IN

Why this rating?

On a 64-rated offense; 53th-percentile production (×0.75 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 66.

Team offense (SP+)
64
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 53% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.75)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LNUYDS 53
REC
2
YDS
53
AVG
26.5
TD
0

Final L 45-14

Oct 3LTOLYDS 70
REC
6
YDS
70
AVG
11.7
TD
0

Final L 39-24

Sep 26LKENTYDS 80
REC
7
YDS
80
AVG
11.4
TD
1

Final L 26-13

Sep 19LLIBYDS 19
REC
2
YDS
19
AVG
9.5
TD
0

Final L 51-15

Sep 12WSTBKYDS 40
REC
4
YDS
40
AVG
10.0
TD
0

Final W 41-17

Sep 5LOSUYDS 11
REC
1
YDS
11
AVG
11.0
TD
0

Final L 56-3

Donovan Hamilton's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

20 rec · 244 yds · 0 TD
Usage / Involvement63%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.