PFF Shares Ridiculous Kyle Hamilton Stat
Yesterday I wrote a bit of a tongue in cheek post on the “disrespect” that has been flowing Kyle Hamilton’s way by being omitted from the Jim Thorpe Watch List and most preseason All-American teams. I was joking. Kinda. But then today I saw this stat from Pro Football Focus, and thought, you know what, the kid is being disrespected.
Okay, here it is.
That is madness. Hamilton played 250 coverage snaps in all of 2019, and he allowed a passer rating of 1.3. To put that in perspective, Ian Book had a passer rating of 31.7 against Michigan, which was, by far, the worst start of his career. Remember how bad Book was that night? Kyle Hamilton made opposing quarterbacks look 30x worse for an entire damn season.
On the season, Hamilton allowed just seven passes to be completed on 22 attempts for a grand total of 74 yards all while intercepting four passes and not allowing a touchdown.
There better be a season this fall if, for nothing else, than to prevent Notre Dame fans from being robbed of one of three seasons of Hamilton because let’s be real folks, we aren’t getting a senior year out of him at this rate.
In the words of Red from Shawshank Redemption, “Some birds aren’t meant to be caged, their feathers are just too bright.” Kyle Hamilton is one of those birds, folks.
Enjoy him while he is at Notre Dame because he is going to be one of those rare generational talents. He’s the safety version of Jaylon Smith, except he has an exceptional defensive coordinator who will get the most out of him, not waste his talents as Brian Vangorder did with Smith.
Frank Vitovitch has been Co-Owner and Editor in Chief of UHND.com since joining forces with Kyle Flavin in 1999. Since that time, he has written over 2,000 articles covering Notre Dame football, recruiting, and basketball. He also works with all staff and external writers on all articles published on UHND.com. Frank's love for Notre Dame football started at a young age watching Rocket Ismail give opposing coaches ulcers in the late 1980's. By day Frank works in marketing and holds a degree in Digital Media from Drexel University. Frank's work has been cited by online/print editions of NBC Sports, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated and has been quoted on air by ESPN's Collin Cowherd. He's conducted interviews with Notre Dame legends Rocket Ismail, Randy Kinder, Lee Becton, Reggie Brooks, Michael Stonebreaker, and Ned Bolcar among others over his 20+ years of covering Notre Dame football. He's also been published in the print edition of USA Today Sports Weekly and the USA Today College Football Preview multiple times. Other Published Works/Citations for Frank Three Reasons Notre Dame Will Beat Alabama - USA Today Notre Dame Suspends WR Kevin Stepherson, RB C.J. Holmes Indefinitely - Bleacher Report Notre Dame / Ohio State Fiesta Bowl Preview - Eleven Warriors Brace Yourself: The Fighting Irish are Relevant Again - Sports on Earth Interviews with the Enemy: A Q&A with Frank Vitovitch of UHND - Yahoo! Sports Five Good Minutes: Notre Dame Football Preview With UHND.com - BC Interruption Vicious Electronic Questioning with UHND - MGO Blog
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