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Notre Dame in the NFL: Kyle Hamilton brings the boom vs. Buccaneers

IMG_7504by:Jack Soble•10/22/24•

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Former Notre Dame and current Baltimore Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton. (Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images)

Run down the seam on former Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton‘s side of the field at your own risk. Buccaneers tight end Cade Otton found out the hard way.

Hamilton blasted Otton during the fourth quarter of the Ravens’ 41-31 win on Monday Night Football with a vicious — but clean; he hit him shoulder-to-shoulder — hit.

That play was one of 4 incompletions thrown in Hamilton’s direction, as he was targeted 8 times and allowed 4 receptions for just 21 yards. That’s 2.6 yards per attempt, along with a pass breakup, making it an elite coverage performance.

The 2022 first-round draft pick out of Notre Dame also made 11 tackles, including 2 defensive stops (tackles that result in a failure for the offense). His season total is up to 47, including 32 solo tackles, through 7 games. That puts him on pace for a career high, and while he did not tally a quarterback pressure this week, he has 8 in 30 pass-rush reps this season.

Hamilton has built a reputation for massive hits like that one. At 6-foot-4, 220 pounds and bringing extreme versatility — he lines up in the box, in the slot and in center field at least 10 times per game each — Hamilton also has a reputation as perhaps the top back-end defensive weapon in the game today.

Here’s how every other former Notre Dame football player in the NFL did in Week 7.

Joe Alt (played at Notre Dame from 2021-23), OL, Los Angeles Chargers

Result: 17-15 loss to Cardinals

Alt produced an 87.6 PFF grade as a run-blocker and only allowed 2 pressures.

Brandon Aubrey (2013-16), K, Dallas Cowboys

Result: BYE

Aaron Banks (2017-20), OL, San Francisco 49ers

Result: 28-18 loss to Chiefs

Banks allowed 1 pressure and earned a 79.9 PFF offense grade.

JD Bertrand (2019-23), LB, Atlanta Falcons

Result: 34-14 loss to Seahawks

Bertrand played 13 defensive snaps but did not make the stat sheet.

Scott Daly (2012-16), LS, Chicago Bears

Result: BYE

Sheldon Day (2012-15), DT, Washington Commanders

Result: 40-7 win over Panthers

Called up from the practice squad last week, Day made 2 tackles.

Liam Eichenberg (2016-20), OL, Miami Dolphins

Result: 16-10 loss to Colts

Eichenberg allowed 2 pressures and finished with a 51.6 PFF offense grade.

Audric Estimé (2021-23), RB, Denver Broncos

Result: 33-10 win over Saints

Estimé carried 5 times for 29 yards, although he did fumble for the second time in his young career.

Blake Fisher (2021-23), OT, Houston Texans

Result: 24-22 loss to Packers

Fisher played 4 snaps on special teams.

Isaiah Foskey (2019-22), DE, New Orleans Saints

Result: 33-10 loss to Broncos

Foskey played 2 snaps on defense and 26 on special teams.

Alohi Gilman (2017-19), S, Los Angeles Chargers

Result: 17-15 loss to Cardinals

Gilman made 5 tackles, but he was also credited with 3 missed tackles.

Blake Grupe (2022), K, New Orleans Saints

Result: 33-10 loss to Broncos

Grupe made his lone field-goal attempt from 35 yards out. He remains perfect on field goals this season.

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Robert Hainsey (2017-20), OL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Result: 41-31 win over Buccaneers

Hainsey played 4 snaps on special teams.

Thomas Harper (2023), DB, Las Vegas Raiders

Result: 20-15 loss to Rams

Harper played 4 defensive snaps, allowing a 13-yard reception, and 16 on special teams.

Cam Hart (2019-2023), CB, Los Angeles Chargers

Result: 17-15 loss to Cardinals

Hart allowed 4 catches on 7 targets for 40 yards in coverage, including a pass defended. He also made 7 tackles and forced a fumble. However, he was called for a — shall we say, questionable? — unnecessary roughness penalty that sparked the Cardinals’ game-winning field-goal drive.

Kurt Hinish (2017-21), DT, Houston Texans

Result: 24-22 loss to Packers

Hinish made his 2024 debut, playing 11 defensive snaps. He did not make the stat sheet.

J.J. Jansen (2004-07), LS, Carolina Panthers

Result: 40-7 loss to Commanders

Jansen snapped 6 times successfully, 5 on punts and 1 on a kick.

Brandon Joseph (2022), S, Detroit Lions

Result: 31-29 win over Vikings

Joseph played 3 snaps on special teams.

Cole Kmet (2017-19), TE, Chicago Bears

Result: BYE

Marist Liufau (2019-23), LB, Dallas Cowboys

Result: BYE

Julian Love (2016-18), DB, Seattle Seahawks

Result: 34-14 win over Falcons

Love made 9 tackles and came down with his second interception of the season, returning it for 26 yards.

Zack Martin (2009-13), OL, Dallas Cowboys

Result: BYE

Nick McCloud (2020), CB, New York Giants

Result: 28-3 loss to Eagles

McCloud played 18 snaps on defense, allowing a 41-yard reception.

Mike McGlinchey (2013-17), OL, Denver Broncos

Result: 33-10 win over Saints

McGlinchey allowed 1 pressure in his return from a four-week injured reserve stint, finishing with an 84.6 PFF pass-blocking grade.

Sam Mustipher (2014-18), OL, Los Angeles Chargers

Result: 17-15 loss to Cardinals

Mustipher played 5 snaps on special teams.

Quenton Nelson (2014-17), OL, Indianapolis Colts

Result: 16-10 win over Dolphins

Nelson was perfect in pass protection, earning an 87.2 PFF pass-blocking grade.

Adetokunbo Ogundeji (2016-20), EDGE, Pittsburgh Steelers

Result: 37-15 win over Jets

Ogundeji played 5 defensive snaps.

Julian Okwara (2016-19), EDGE, Arizona Cardinals

Result: 17-15 win over Chargers

Okwara made 2 tackles and picked up a quarterback pressure.

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (2017-20), LB, Browns

Result: 21-14 loss to Bengals

Owusu-Koramoah registered a 94.2 PFF run defense grade, making 6 tackles including 5 defensive stops. He continues to be a beacon of light in an otherwise dreadful Browns season.

Jarrett Patterson (2018-22), OL, Houston Texans

Result: 24-22 loss to Packers

Patterson played 4 snaps on special teams.

Harrison Smith (2007-11), S, Minnesota Vikings

Result: 31-29 loss to Lions

Smith made 7 tackles.

Durham Smythe (2013-17), TE, Miami Dolphins

Result: 16-10 loss to Colts

Smythe was not targeted.

Ronnie Stanley (2012-15), OL, Baltimore Ravens

Result: 41-31 win over Buccaneers

Stanley allowed zero pressures, finishing with an 88.0 PFF pass-blocking grade.

Jerry Tillery (2015-18), DL, Minnesota Vikings

Result: 31-29 loss to Lions

Tillery made 4 tackles and picked up a quarterback hit.

Drue Tranquill (2014-18), LB, Kansas City Chiefs

Result: 28-18 win over 49ers

Tranquill made 3 tackles.

Tommy Tremble (2018-20), TE, Carolina Panthers 

Result: 40-7 loss to Commanders

Tremble remains out with a concussion.

Kyren Williams (2019-21), RB, Los Angeles Rams

Result: 20-15 win over Raiders

Williams rushed 21 times for 76 yards (3.6 YPC) and 2 touchdowns, bringing his season totals to 8 on the ground and 9 from scrimmage.

Brock Wright (2017-20), TE, Detroit Lions

Result: 31-29 win over Lions

Wright was not targeted.

Former Notre Dame football players on injured reserve

Jean-Baptiste suffered an ankle injury and will miss at least the next four games. He’ll be eligible to return in Week 11.

Former Notre Dame football players on the reserve/non-football illness list

Former Notre Dame players on NFL practice squads

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