Baltimore Ravens star Kyle Hamilton was the No. 14 pick in the 2022 NFL Draft and had a great rookie season, but took his game to an entirely new level in 2023. The Notre Dame star was all over the field last season, finishing with 81 total tackles, 10 tackles for loss three sacks, 13 passes defended, and four interceptions including a pick-six. He earned the first All-Pro selection of his career, and he’s expected to only get better as his career goes along for the Baltimore Ravens.
Baltimore Ravens Elite Safety Draws High Praise from the Ravens Coaching Staff
With that much of a star season comes praise, and especially inside the Baltimore Ravens organization, New defensive coordinator Zach Orr said that Hamilton has Defensive Player of the Year potential. Now, assistant head coach/passing game coordinator Chris Hewitt has given major praise on his “unicorn” safety.
I think Kyle [Hamilton] is a unicorn. He’s a one-of-one,” Hewitt told reporters. “There are not many guys who [can] come along like that. He’s like a generational-type player. You don’t see many guys who are six-foot-four, who can run and change direction the way he does. He still plays with violence; he’s not a finesse player. He’s got it all. He’s a different player, and he is very unique. There are not many players in the league or coming into the league that I see that look like that.”
“This is his third year in the system, [his] third year knowing it. So, he knows the ins and outs of the entire system. Just being … Put it this way – he’s a junior, [either] in high school [or] in college – he knows what’s going on, he knows how to operate, and his I.Q. was already a high I.Q. football player.
But now, knowing everything that’s going on within the defense [since it’s] his third year going through it, it’s not much that he doesn’t know. [He still needs to] continue to be coached in all those things, but as far as knowing what to do and how to do it and unlocking things back there, he’s really good. He knows it.”
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Also a Safety, Justin Reid gave Kyle Hamilton plenty of praise for how good he’s been.
Kyle Hamilton, he’s going to be a star,” Reid said. “I mean, the guy’s got length. He’s physical. He blitzes, he makes plays in zone. He plays man coverage. He had a tall task guarding [Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce] all day. I know from personal experience that it’s not easy to do at all. That kid’s going to be a star, man. I can’t wait to see where his career takes him.
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