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Ball State · 2026

Donovan Hamilton

WRJunior6' 4", 210 lbsFishers, IN
Ball State Cardinals1-2 · TDC #130
Snap share
55%
2 of 3 started · likely 26–71%
Receptions
7
324th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
70
470th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
10.0
337th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.06
271st of 301 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

12 plays · +0.7 total EPA · 271st of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.06
Passing+0.06
1st down-0.28
2nd down+0.31
3rd down+0.15
Standard downs-0.23
Passing downs+0.47
HamiltonWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays6%
Pass plays13%
Run plays0%
1st down5%
2nd down6%
3rd down12%
Standard downs6%
Passing downs8%
HamiltonWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets10—
Target share13.9%330th / 489
Catch rate60.0%321st / 489
Success rate per target30.0%434th / 489
Yards per target5.9378th / 489
Explosive catches0.0%382nd / 489
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets4—
Red-zone targets0—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions7324th / 1676
Yards70470th / 1662
Yards / catch10337th / 499
Touchdowns0—
Long13—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles13473rd / 4521
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPlays madePenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Ohio State—60~32 (10–44)31·53%
Wk 2 · Stony Brook✓ WR68~26 (8–36)4··38%
Wk 3 · Liberty✓ WR56~43 (28–52)5·177%
Season2 GS184101 (47–130)121155%

Position Room

11 WRs on the Ball State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
11Isaiah ThackerWRSR1086015%+0.33
1Donovan HamiltonWRJR770013%+0.06
10Jamarion McDougleWRSR777014%+0.16
5Jabari SmithWRSR672114%+0.86
7CJ NelsonWRSR21406%-0.11
14Elisha DurhamWRSO24706%+0.75
8Corey Thompson Jr.WRSR—————
15Tayshon BardoWRFR—————
80Derion TalbertWRSO—————
83Eli HohltWRSR—————
85Ace CooperWRFR———0%-0.72

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 →