Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 35 | — |
| Target share | 18.4% | 196th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 68.6% | 184th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 51.4% | 211th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 8.5 | 224th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 11.4% | 256th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 14.3% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 14 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Hamilton's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted37 targets charted
2025 charting · Ball State
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Hamilton’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted21 targets charted
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Ball State#131 · 3-5 | 7 | 50% | 25 | 310 | 1 | 18.4% |
| 2025 | Ball State#132 · 4-8 | 7 | 39% | 20 | 244 | 0 | 15.2% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Donovan Hamilton's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Donovan Hamilton's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ Ohio State | L 3–56 | 4.6 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 |  Stony Brook | W 41–17 | 6.3 | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | @ Liberty | L 15–51 | 5.4 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | @ Kent State | L 13–26 | 7.9 | 7 | 80 | 11.4 | 1 | 33 |
| 5 |  Toledo | L 24–39 | 7.2 | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | @ Northwestern | L 14–45 | 6.6 | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | 46 |
| 7 | @ Bowling Green | W 32–31 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 8 |  Sacramento State | W 34–17 | 6.1 | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 23 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 6.3 | 25 | 310 | 12.4 | 1 | 46 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 25 | 217th / 2089 |
| Yards | 310 | 240th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 12.4 | 236th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 46 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4438th / 5664 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Plays made | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Ohio State | — | 60 | ~32 (10–44) | 3 | 1 | · | 53% |
| Wk 2 · Stony Brook | ✓ WR | 68 | ~26 (8–36) | 4 | · | · | 38% |
| Wk 3 · Liberty | ✓ WR | 56 | ~43 (28–52) | 5 | · | 1 | 77% |
| Wk 4 · Kent State | ✓ WR | 54 | ~44 (29–54) | 8 | · | · | 81% |
| Wk 5 · Toledo | — | 61 | ~52 (34–61) | 9 | · | · | 85% |
| Wk 6 · Northwestern | — | 78 | ~14 (4–23) | 3 | · | · | 18% |
| Wk 8 · Sacramento State | — | 69 | ~43 (28–52) | 6 | · | · | 62% |
| Season | 3 GS | 512 | 254 (158–308) | 38 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
Position Room
12 WRs on the Ball State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donovan Hamilton | WR | JR | 25 | 310 | 1 | 16% | +0.73 |
| 10 | Jamarion McDougle | WR | SR | 23 | 264 | 2 | 16% | +0.21 |
| 5 | Jabari Smith | WR | SR | 21 | 212 | 2 | 15% | +0.82 |
| 11 | Isaiah Thacker | WR | SR | 16 | 217 | 1 | 14% | +0.45 |
| 7 | CJ Nelson | WR | SR | 12 | 90 | 0 | 10% | +0.16 |
| 14 | Elisha Durham | WR | SO | 5 | 75 | 0 | 5% | +0.73 |
| 83 | Eli Hohlt | WR | SR | 3 | 30 | 1 | 6% | +0.46 |
| 15 | Tayshon Bardo | WR | FR | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2% | +0.62 |
| DJ Young | WR | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2% | +1.12 | ||
| 8 | Corey Thompson Jr. | WR | SR | — | — | — | 8% | -0.65 |
| 80 | Derion Talbert | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | Ace Cooper | WR | FR | — | — | — | 0% | +0.46 |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Ball State depth chart →