Darryl Hamilton

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
5-9
Weight:
189
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Centreville, Va.
High School:
Centreville

2012: Third-Team All-CAA ... College Sports Madness First-Team All-CAA ... Second-Team VaSID All-State ... Started all 10 games in which he appeared ... Tied for the CAA lead with five interceptions ... Also had 36 tackles, 0.5 TFL and 10 pass breakups ... Had two interceptions and five tackles in victory over Delaware ... Totaled four tackles, all solo, two interceptions and a pass breakup in win at Villanova ... Had an interception, one tackle and a pass breakup in shutout win over Rhode Island ... Eight tackles, seven solo, and three pass breakups in win over No. 2 James Madison ... Six tackles, all solo, against No. 4 Old Dominion ... Totaled four tackles, three solo, and a pass breakup in win over Gardner-Webb ... Posted same exact numbers in win at Georgia State ... Had three tackles against Virginia ... Broke up a pass in victory at VMI ... One tackle at No. 12/13 New Hampshire ...

2011: Started all nine games in which he appeared, recording 31 tackles, including 18 solo and 1.0 for loss, an interception, and a pass breakup ... Intercepted a pass to go with three tackles against New Hampshire ... Posted a season-high six tackles and a pass breakup against Maine ... Had three tackles, including 1.0 for a loss of three yards, at James Madison ...

2010: Played in 10 games and made six starts at free safety ... Recorded his career high of nine tackles in the Delaware game ... The nine-tackle performance came one week after making eight stops in the win over Elon ... Had five tackles in the season-opener at Virginia to go along with a forced fumble and a pass breakup ... Made six stops versus William & Mary ...

2009: Played in all 13 games and made one start (Hofstra) ... Was a valuable addition to the Spiders' defensive backfield, joining All-American Justin Rogers and standouts Seth Williams and Tremayne Graham ... Finished the year with 32 tackles and matched his career-high of four on four occasions ... Was named the CAA Football Rookie of the Week on Sept. 14 after his first career helped set-up Richmond's game-winning field goal in the 16-15 win at Delaware ... Also forced a fumble in the Delaware win ...

2008: Redshirted ...

High School: A four-year football letterwinner and three-year track star ... Recorded 330 tackles and 11 interceptions in his prep career ... The speedster blocked four punts, taking two back for TDs and holds the school record with a 92-yard interception return for a TD ... A team captain ... An All-District, All-Region and First Team All-State selection as a senior ...

Personal: Son of Christina and Greg Hamilton ... His brother, Marcus, played college football at Virginia and for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ... His father, Greg, played football in college at Boston University.