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Ohio State Overview
• Ty was a member of the Ohio State program for five years and ended up playing in 57 games and starting 29 times
• Started all 16 games for the 2025 College Football Playoff national champion Buckeyes
• Durable, tough and physical, he played in all 55 games from the 2021 season through the 2024 season
• Had a career-best year in 2024 with 51 total tackles, 6.0 TFLs and 3.5 quarterback sacks
• Recorded season-best five tackles three times as a senior: vs. Iowa, Nebraska and Michigan
• Earned honorable mention all-Big Ten Conference honors, for the second time, in 2024
• Part of an Ohio State defense IN 2024 that ranked in the top 5 nationally in at least eight major statistical categories, including ranking No. 1 in both total defense and scoring defense and No. 3 in rushing and passing defense
• Finished his career with 116 career tackles, 13.0 TFLs for losses totaling 45 yards and 8.0 quarterback sacks
• Made five starts in 2022 and added eight more in 2023
• Had a fine, 38-tackle season with 4.5 tackles-for-loss, including two quarterback sacks in 2023
• Earned honorable mention all-Big Ten Conference honors in 2023 as a starter on an Ohio State defense that ranked No. 1 nationally in passing yards per game, No. 2 in scoring and No. 3 in total defense
• Tied his career-high with three solo tackles and set a new career-high with six total tackles twice in 2023: versus Rutgers and also versus Missouri
• Had a breakout 2022 campaign when he played in all 13 games and started the last five games of the season (vs. Northwestern, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan and Georgia in the CFP semifinals)
• Played in all 13 games and totaled 19 tackles in 2022, including a career-high three-solo tackle effort in the CFP semifinals vs. Georgia
• Played in all 13 games in 2021 after playing in two games as a true freshman in 2020
• Recorded 12 tackles in 2021, including two quarterback sacks
• Sacks came against Akron and Indiana; also recovered a fumble vs. Michigan State
• Graduated in April, 2024 with his degree in family resource management
• A two-time OSU Scholar-Athlete and a three-time Academic All-Big Ten Conference honoree
Honors & Awards
2024: Graduated in April with his degree in family resource management, honorable mention all-Big Ten Conference, Academic all-Big Ten
2023: Honorable mention all-Big Ten
2022: Academic All-Big Ten Conference
2021: Academic All-Big Ten Conference and OSU Scholar-Athlete
2020: OSU Scholar-Athlete
More on Ty
• A consensus three-star prospect from nearby Pickerington Central High School and coached by Jay Sharrett
• Played inside as a defensive tackle, outside as a defensive end and stand up as a linebacker during his high school career
• First team All-Ohio as a linebacker
• Second team All-OCC as a junior in 2018
• A finalist for the 2019 fall sports Athlete of the Year by ThisWeek
• A member of the Columbus Dispatch All-Metro first team
• Finished his senior season with 118 tackles, eight tackles-for-loss, 8.5 sacks and one forced fumble for the Division I state champions
• Is the son of Sabrina and Damian Hamilton
• Younger brother of DaVon Hamilton, an All-Big Ten defensive linemen for the Buckeyes and third-round NFL draft choice in 2020 by the Jacksonville Jaguars
2023 Ohio State Football Roster
Hamilton, Ty
Jersey Number 58
Ty Hamilton
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 295
- Hometown:
- Pickerington, Ohio
- Last School:
- Pickerington Central
- Year:
- Senior
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