Donovan Hamilton

Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics

Position:
Wide Receiver
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 203
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Fishers, Ind.
Prev School:
Purdue
High School:
Hamilton Southeastern HS

BEFORE BALL STATE: Transfer wide receiver from Purdue who did not appear in any games during his 2024 freshman season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at Hamilton Southeastern High School under head coach Michael Kelly … played a key role alongside Ball State teammates Jalen Alexander and Kameron Anthony as part of the Royals’ offensive lineup, aiding the program to a regional championship his junior year and a sectional championship his senior year … recorded 934 receiving yards on 47 catches for 11 TDs his senior season, earning first team all-state and the Indiana Mr. Wide Receiver Award … totaled over 2,000 all-purpose yards during his high school career … earned first team all-conference honors his junior and senior years … conference player of the year his junior and senior years … team captain as a senior … was also a first team all-conference player in basketball his sophomore and senior years.

PERSONAL: Son of Christine and Brian Hamilton … brother to Amaya and Mari … his father, Brian, played defensive tackle at Notre Dame and signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Falcons … favorite musician is NBA YoungBoy … favorite actor is Michael B. Jordan … majoring in communications.