{"id":58811,"date":"2025-06-27T03:44:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T03:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=58811"},"modified":"2025-06-27T03:44:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T03:44:44","slug":"ravens-kyle-hamilton-named-to-prestigious-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=58811","title":{"rendered":"Ravens&#8217; Kyle Hamilton Named to Prestigious List"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6562,h_3691,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/irish_breakdown\/01j318n92sjbeqk2zpcg.jpg\" alt=\"Baltimore Ravens' Kyle Hamilton Named Among NFL's Best Players Entering  2024 Season\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">Baltimore Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton was honored on a distinguished list of young NFL players.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>It took just two seasons for the Baltimore Ravens to figure out how valuable their first-round pick in 2022 was.<\/p>\n<p>As the No. 14 overall selection in that draft, Notre Dame&#8217;s Kyle Hamilton started just four games out of 16 appearances. He tallied 62 total tackles with 46 solo and four for loss. He added four QB hits and a forced fumble.<\/p>\n<p>That caught the attention of the coaching staff.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, the former Fighting Irish defender started 15 games in 15 appearances and upped his production.ESPN&#8217;s Seth Wickersham on Alex Smith&#8217;s stunted NFL developmentESPN&#8217;s Seth Wickersham on Alex Smith&#8217;s stunted NFL development<br \/>\nWatch More<\/p>\n<p>Entering 2025, he&#8217;s just 24 years old and has two Pro Bowls under his belt, as well as a First Team All-Pro and a Second-Team All-Pro.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why Hamilton appeared on CBS Sports&#8217; list of the top 25 players under the age of 25.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s almost unbelievable now that Hamilton started just four games as a rookie, because the last two seasons, he&#8217;s been all over the ball at every level of the field for the Ravens,&#8221; Cody Benjamin wrote. &#8220;Need a timely sack? He can do it. Need a critical pass breakup? He&#8217;s there. The Notre Dame product all but sets the standard for do-it-all safety play.&#8221;Hamilton&#8217;s totals through three seasons are impressive, too.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s totaled 250 tackles with 186 solo and 18 for loss and added seven sacks, 15 QB hits and five interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton is an anchor in the Ravens&#8217; secondary, and, at the age of just 24, could stay there for a while.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baltimore Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton was honored on a distinguished list of young NFL players. 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