'19 GA S Kyle Hamilton (Notre Dame Signee)

[BobbyMac]

FS / WR / Rover
Atlanta, GA
Marist School



Measurements:
6-3
185

Rankings ... 11-7-17:
247 Comp ..... 3* ..... #82 S ..... #1145 OA ..... .8316 rating
247 ............... 3* ..... #77 S ..... #1016 OA ..... 83
Rivals ............ 3*
ESPN ............. NR

Rankings ... 4-24-18:
247 Comp ..... 3* ..... #54 S ..... #663 OA ..... .8619 rating
247 ............... 3* ..... #25 S ..... #357 OA ..... 89
Rivals ............ 3*
ESPN ............. NR

Rankings ... 12-3-18:
247 Comp ..... 4* ..... #14 S ..... #153 OA ..... .9356 rating
247 ............... 4* ..... #2 S ....... #22 OA ....... 97
Rivals ............ 4* ..... #18 S ..... #227 OA ...... 5.8
ESPN ............. 4* ..... #19 S ..... #282 OA ...... 81


Offers:
Notre Dame .............. Committed 4-24-18
Penn
Princeton
Duke
Baylor
Cincy
Clemson
GT
ISU
Louisville
Maryland
Minny
Mizzou
NC St
Northwestern
Stanford
Vandy
UVA
WF
Buffalo
FAU
GA So
GSU
Troy

Media Links:

Twitter = @kham316

https://www.hudl.com/profile/2859394/kyle-hamilton

Highlights:

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[BobbyMac]

Visited for Wake Forest. Great film, classic FS but also the size and skill set that Elko has targeted in the past for Rover. Goes to an elite Catholic Prep school in ATL. 10-0 team and Top 30 by Maxpreps even though they are in 4A (out of 7A). One to watch going forward. With his highlight production, physical skill set and area projects him to be a 4 star all day.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Had a great time at Notre Dame today! <a href="https://twitter.com/kearney_ak?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kearney_ak</a> <a href="https://t.co/MZCzxzNQPt">pic.twitter.com/MZCzxzNQPt</a></p>&mdash; Kyle Hamilton (@kham316) <a href="https://twitter.com/kham316/status/926976531758493696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 5, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">2019 GA DB Kyle Hamilton (<a href="https://twitter.com/kham316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kham316</a>) enjoyed his trip to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Notre Dame</a> &amp; looks forward to hearing more down road (FREE) <a href="https://t.co/GSxus6cak3">https://t.co/GSxus6cak3</a></p>&mdash; Irish Sports Daily (@ISDUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/ISDUpdate/status/927004210318716929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 5, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[beryirish]

What do the schools know that we don't that it's this far into the cycle and he has limited schollies if he appears to be this good?

The offers are even low for someone "under the radar"


EDIT* Dammit this is 2019....still low

[ab2cmiller]

Arrowryan posted this in the master list.

Offered by Clemson 2 days ago

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Very excited to receive an offer from The University of Notre Dame! <a href="https://t.co/NFR5Bi7NEN">pic.twitter.com/NFR5Bi7NEN</a></p>&mdash; Kyle Hamilton (@kham316) <a href="https://twitter.com/kham316/status/966016830031745030?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[stlnd01]

We should go after every single recruit in the country who has offers from both Clemson and Princeton.

[arrowryan]

Atlanta (Ga.) Marist School three-star safety Kyle Hamilton is the latest class of 2019 recruit to add an offer from Notre Dame.

The 6-2, 185-pounder adds the Fighting Irish to an offer list that includes Clemson, Duke, Iowa State, Northwester, Virginia, Wake Forest and a few others.

Hamilton was in South Bend back in November for game day against Wake Forest and was impressed with what he saw.

“I really liked what Notre Dame had to offer,” said Hamilton of the trip. “It felt like one big family up there. I could definitely see myself there, if I was given the opportunity.”

Following today's offer from safeties coach Terry Joseph, Hamilton had this to say.

"Feels great," said Hamilton, who added he can still see himself playing for the Irish. "I am going to get up there and visit soon."

Hamilton was also impressed with the play of the defense.

“I like the two-high safety scheme they play,” said Hamilton. “It gives them a lot of range to make plays on the pass and also allows for them to come up and make some hits.”

Now the opportunity is there. We'll see what comes next for the Peach State native.

https://247sports.com/college/notre-...ffer-115342541

[BobbyMac]

Great offer.

Had 6 Int's and 8 PBU's. Probably over 90 tackles. Had 300 yds receiving. The exact kind of long & productive WR/S that Lea went after for his Rovers. If ND could land him, Ajavon and Watson (I know he's getting a shot at CB like Houston but he has safety covered if need be) they would have back to back to back loaded Safety/Rover classes that will allow Lea to develop them and let the players flexibility dictate where they ultimately land, not forcing someone into a spot out of need. And when someone gets hurt or transfers... so what.

We've waited a long time to get the DT's and Safeties fixed and it's happening right before us as we type.

[BobbyMac]

Well, since we last visited Mr. Hamilton he's gone on a wee bit of a tear:

Georgia
Ohio St
LSU
Auburn
Tennessee
Iowa
Mizzou
Indiana
Minnesota
&
Memphis

have all offered and the weeks not over.

[BeauBenken]

Well, since we last visited Mr. Hamilton he's gone on a wee bit of a tear:

Georgia
Ohio St
LSU
Auburn
Tennessee
Iowa
Mizzou
Indiana
Minnesota
&
Memphis

have all offered and the weeks not over.

...damn.

[Big23Head]

Visiting March 8

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Notre Dame</a> is one of 16 schools to offer Georgia safety Kyle Hamilton over the last 2 weeks.<br><br>Veteran Marist head coach Alan Chadwick is not surprised in the surge of interest.<a href="https://t.co/CdCtWPH4NW">https://t.co/CdCtWPH4NW</a> <a href="https://t.co/jZa6pZ3XOZ">pic.twitter.com/jZa6pZ3XOZ</a></p>&mdash; Kevin Sinclair (@KevinSinclair_) <a href="https://twitter.com/KevinSinclair_/status/968128898826293253?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[IrishFanJMercy]

Committ watch?

[Irish#1]

Glad we got in early before all the snake oils salesman showed up.

[NDIrish88]

Should have a malik langham type ratings boost for sure.

[BobbyMac]

Visits Thursday.

A lot of potential Rovers on the board. Who pops first?

[BobbyMac]

Loy adds a CB

247 Freebie:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Safety Kyle Hamilton recaps his &quot;great&quot; overnight visit to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Notre Dame</a>. He talks about his time with the Fighting Irish players and safeties coach Terry Joseph. <a href="https://t.co/51BAt0WJDP">https://t.co/51BAt0WJDP</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IrishIllustrated?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" >#IrishIllustrated</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/247Sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@247Sports</a><a href="https://twitter.com/kham316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kham316</a> <a href="https://t.co/dtvqsC6ZBc">pic.twitter.com/dtvqsC6ZBc</a></p>&mdash; Tom Loy (@TomLoy247) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomLoy247/status/971888740758097920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[BobbyMac]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;I knew Notre Dame was a respected Business school, but I didn’t know it was the No. 1 undergrad Business school in the country.&quot; - 2019 GA S Kyle Hamilton (<a href="https://twitter.com/kham316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kham316</a>) <br> <a href="https://t.co/v4hw6NypcD">https://t.co/v4hw6NypcD</a></p>&mdash; Matt Freeman (@mattfreemanISD) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattfreemanISD/status/971889099077545985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[NDIrish88]

I hope his ratings jump. He is better than his rating by far.

[Rack Em]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;I knew Notre Dame was a respected Business school, but I didn’t know it was the No. 1 undergrad Business school in the country.&quot; - 2019 GA S Kyle Hamilton (<a href="https://twitter.com/kham316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kham316</a>) <br> <a href="https://t.co/v4hw6NypcD">https://t.co/v4hw6NypcD</a></p>&mdash; Matt Freeman (@mattfreemanISD) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattfreemanISD/status/971889099077545985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

That is a huge lie and ND needs to stop perpetuating it! God I hate Mendoza. That place is a freaking clown school.

[ResLife Hero]

That is a huge lie and ND needs to stop perpetuating it! God I hate Mendoza. That place is a freaking clown school.

Uh oh. Arts & Letters grad?

[NDMIA]

Bloomberg - 26th
Business Insider - NR (only has Top 20)
Forbes - 22nd
US News - 29th
US News (Undergrad) - NR (only has Top 10)
CNBC (Undergrad) - 4th
Time Magazine (Undergrad) - 6th
Niche - 6th

I think ND’s business school is fantastic, but saying number 1 is bold.

[ResLife Hero]

Bloomberg - 26th
Business Insider - NR (only has Top 20)
Forbes - 22nd
US News - 29th
US News (Undergrad) - NR (only has Top 10)
CNBC (Undergrad) - 4th
Time Magazine (Undergrad) - 6th
Niche - 6th

I think ND’s business school is fantastic, but saying number 1 is bold.

Yeah, it was actually true back in 2010/2011 for a couple of the polls, but interesting they still pitch it like that. Could also be true for some metric (like post grad placement) and they spin it. Either way, you expect the business school to know how to sell. As long as they aren't going totally off the reservation, you expect the kids to do some homework. I mean look at how OSU pitches its academics.

[ab2cmiller]

Bloomberg - 26th
Business Insider - NR (only has Top 20)
Forbes - 22nd
US News - 29th
US News (Undergrad) - NR (only has Top 10)
CNBC (Undergrad) - 4th
Time Magazine (Undergrad) - 6th
Niche - 6th

I think ND’s business school is fantastic, but saying number 1 is bold.

The Bloomberg Businessweek rankings for undergrad is the organization that ranked Mendoza number one for about 5 or 6 years in a row. The last year that they published a ranking was in 2016 and they had Mendoza number 2.

Poets & Quants had Mendoza number 4 as well for undergrad.
https://poetsandquantsforundergrads....ograms-2017/4/

Obviously Notre Dame's MBA program is not as good as many of the other top schools. Undergrad, Mendoza is definitely top 10 school, but we should avoid using the term number 1 ranked if we are citing a ranking that is several years old.

[NDIrish88]

Ok now I get the number one ranking.

[BobbyMac]

Well, since we last visited Mr. Hamilton he's gone on a wee bit of a tear:

Georgia
Ohio St
LSU
Auburn
Tennessee
Iowa
Mizzou
Indiana
Minnesota
&
Memphis

have all offered and the weeks not over.

Still on fire. Offers since above post:

FSU
Stanford
Pitt
Michigan
FAMU

Not bad for the #126 player in Georgia. Wake up services.

[BobbyMac]

The make up of this list makes Hamilton a smash hit for the Irish.

Jerboski dropping the caution hammer in 3-2-1...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thank you to all of the schools that have recruited me throughout this process. These are the schools I will be focusing on. <a href="https://t.co/M4NSGOEtrQ">pic.twitter.com/M4NSGOEtrQ</a></p>&mdash; Kyle Hamilton (@kham316) <a href="https://twitter.com/kham316/status/973012935932039168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Irish#1]

Three of those schools tell me academics will be a major part of his decision.

[ab2cmiller]

Visited pOSU over the weekend. A good salesman will tailor the sales presentation to the buyer. With ND most likely leading, they of course were selling "life after football". I'm sure that included real life Wednesday's etc etc etc.

If we can't outsell ND over pOSU concerning life after football, then we have a problem. pOSU just claims they are even better than ND and they don't blink an eye.
https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...s-bowman-offer

“We didn't talk much about football, which was pretty unique,” Hamilton said. “We talked about life and what Ohio State could offer me beyond football. We talked about football for a little, obviously, but I think the program speaks for itself.”

[IrishFanJMercy]

What is OSU sales pitch to life after football? We will get you to the league in 3 years and you might make a few million but after that it's up to you to figure out what you do with your life?

[ab2cmiller]

Driskell in some interesting twitter fights as he put Georgia and pOSU on twitter blast for their Graduation rates. 41% Grad rate for black male student athletes at pOSU which is evidently an 11% drop from the previous report.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I'm just going to let the numbers speak for themselves. <a href="https://t.co/5zlZAuieJq">pic.twitter.com/5zlZAuieJq</a></p>&mdash; Bryan Driskell (@BGI_CoachD) <a href="https://twitter.com/BGI_CoachD/status/972938885167747072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[brewdog_14527]

Interesting one is also Cal Berkeley after D. Robinson chose them a couple years ago.

[zelezo vlk]

Interesting one is also Cal Berkeley after D. Robinson chose them a couple years ago.

CaliGeorgia?

[ab2cmiller]

Here is Tony Alford responding to Driskell, not to argue the numbers are wrong, but to argue why is Driskell only calling out Georgia and pOSU. LOL

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hey B- whatever the #’s show, 50%, 41%, 81%, 2%. My question is this- of all the schools to pick out and put on blast, why OSU?</p>&mdash; Coach Tony Alford (@CoachTonyAlford) <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachTonyAlford/status/973011289000873984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[benneboy]

Probably because Urban destroys Nd in recruiting and in far too many cases it's because he's able to convince 18 yo kids OSU is just as good of a spot academically as ND which is silly.

The other bad news is Herman picked up some tricks from his old boss and is about to pull off the same thing with Nana. When you're losing high academic kids to schools that don't prioritize academics in their football program it's a problem.

[NDMIA]

There's negative recruiting which includes Dabo Swinney telling Jackson Carman that Urban Meyer is going to retire, Jimmy Lake trying to spill dirty secrets of ND to Kyler Gordon, and then there's sending recruits charts like the one seen above about graduation rates. I mean those numbers are astounding. I'm also surprised with Cal-Berkeley being that low, but I've heard they make up joke classes and also reach for underachieving kids in recruiting who have no chance to make it at that school. But for a 17yr old kid, they need strong guidance in not buying what James Franklin, Kirby Smart, or Urban Meyer are selling. There's a reason these guys make millions, they are unbelievable recruiters. Parents and HS coaches of the recruits need to be shown the numbers, but I'm sure ND's coaching staff is 12 steps ahead of everyone on this board.

[NDIrish88]

He called them out because they had the largest drop

[NDdomer2]

Shouldn't the question be why do you graduate under 50% of your African American players?

[Irishnuke]

Shouldn't the question be why do you graduate under 50% of your African American players?

Exactly. Fix your shit and nobody will call you out.

[Buster Bluth]

What is OSU sales pitch to life after football? We will get you to the league in 3 years and you might make a few million but after that it's up to you to figure out what you do with your life?

If you make it to the league for three years you're probably getting a pretty nice gig in Columbus/Ohio because of your Ohio State name recognition. That is, if you want it and have the professionalism.

It's the players who fall by the wayside that ya have to worry about because it's a football factory in ever sense of the word.

[BobbyMac]

Some very interesting basketball players in the family.

Dad was the leading scorer at Southern Miss alongside 1st rounder Randolph Keys. He was a early round draft pick but played in Europe instead for around 15 years. His Uncle was former Oklahoma star Angelo Hamilton. Angelo was a freak, might have been the first 360 I ever saw in a nationally televised game. His Dad's first cousin is Antonio Lang that played on some great Duke teams in the early 90's and in the NBA for a long time. Antonio's son is TJ Lang who was at Auburn but couldn't get along with Pearl apparently so he transferred this seasson to USF where he'll play his senior year in '18-'19.

Nothin but athletes in that family.

[ab2cmiller]

Freebie from Mr. Loy
https://247sports.com/Article/Latest...lton-116700955

Since the start of February, the 6-3, 188-pounder has added offers from the likes of Georgia, LSU, Indiana, Michigan, Pittsburgh, Stanford and Florida State.

On March 11, he announced that he’ll be focusing seven finalists and a decision will come before his senior season. The list included Clemson, Georgia, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Northwestern and Duke.

Back in February, Notre Dame offered Hamilton and made it clear he’d be heavily pursued moving forward. On Sunday, he spoke about that at The Opening regional in Atlanta.

“Notre Dame is just a special place,” said the 2019 target to 247Sports insider Rusty Mansell, who was at the event. “When you step on campus, there’s like a buzz, not only the football team, but all of the students there. Academically, it’s one of the best in the country. Alumni network, it’s one of the best in the country. And football, they value that up there.”

Hamilton still has visits to take before he makes a final decision. He’s considering all of his finalists. However, Mansell did ask which of those schools will absolutely be in it until the end come decision time. He made it clear that he wasn’t asking for a leader or the favorite, but wanted to know which school or schools have solidified themselves as true finalists until his commitment date.

“Probably Notre Dame and Georgia,” said Hamilton in response.

Hamilton is still planning out spring and summer visits. His final decision date is unknown, but is expected to come before the start of his senior season.

Per the 247Sports Composite Rankings, Hamilton is the No. 71 safety nationally and No. 92 prospect in Georgia from the class of 2019.

[NDVirginia19]

Per the 247Sports Composite Rankings, Hamilton is the No. 71 safety nationally and No. 92 prospect in Georgia from the class of 2019.

I have a feeling that will change soon

[KizerWilhelm]

First CB for the Dawgs, from Barton Simmons

[Luckylucci]

At least at 247, this has a UGA feel right now. They have a lot of momentum right. Not ideal.

[BobbyMac]

Been kinda quiet on the Hamilton front so I did a quick search and ran across his Opening results. Not as fast as I expected. Much longer than I expected. Very strong performance besides the 40

Measured in at 6-3.5 / 188.

40 = 4.79
Sht = 4.25
Vrt = 35.2
PB = 43

Total = 109.74

[Luckylucci]

Spending 2 days at Michigan this weekend. Hopefully we can get him back on campus before he decides.

[Luckylucci]

Wiltfong in with the ND CB!

[yankeehater]

Been kinda quiet on the Hamilton front so I did a quick search and ran across his Opening results. Not as fast as I expected. Much longer than I expected. Very strong performance besides the 40

Measured in at 6-3.5 / 188.

40 = 4.79
Sht = 4.25
Vrt = 35.2
PB = 43

Total = 109.74

He looks faster in his film than he showed at the Opening.

[beryirish]

Wiltfong in with the ND CB!

[arrowryan]

Barton Simmons and Steve Lorenz with ND CBs. Also, Kyle got a nice little bump on 247; he was around the 90th ranked safety this morning, now he #49 and 247 has him as a borderline 4

[beryirish]

Andrew Ellis now with the CB to ND.




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