Donovan Hamilton

WR · #1 · Ball State · JR · 6'4" · 210 · Fishers, IN

Projected WR-Z starter

273 2026 receiving yards
22 of 32 2026 catches
1 2026 TDs
3 Explosive plays
18 Career games (15 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Ball State6522-32 273 12.4 1
2025 Ball State121020-39 244 12.2 0

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 45.5 77
Yards per catch 12.4 46
Catch rate 68.8% 68
Receiving TDs 1 37

Around Donovan

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Keldric Luster QB · 1,066 pass yds · 6g
RB TJ Horton RB · 393 rush yds · 7g
WR-X Jamarion McDougle WR · 201 rec yds · 7g
WR-SL Isaiah Thacker WR · 152 rec yds · 5g
TE Tate Hoover TE · 37 rec yds · 7g

The situation

Ball State 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 10.9% 38
Red zone TD rate 72.0% 49
Line yards per carry 2.3 36
Sack rate allowed 5.0% 62

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 @ OSU3 1 11 0 0
W2Stony Brook Seawolves4 4 40 0 0
W3 @ LIB5 2 19 0 0
W4 @ KENT8 7 80 1 1
W5 TOL9 6 70 0 0
W6 @ NW3 2 53 0 0

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board
#1172 Lucas Austin OT · Sterling WVU
#1172 Armani Cargo S · John Ehret TULN
#1174 Donovan Hamilton WR · Hamilton Southeastern PUR
#1175 Jaylin Hicks DL · Iona Prep MINN
#1175 Ty Hudkins S · Forest Hills Central PUR
WRs in the class
#149 Ricky Johnson Houston County MSST
#149 Will Cianfrini Carlsbad SDSU
#151 Donovan Hamilton Hamilton Southeastern PUR
#152 Jaylan Brown Nacogdoches MSU
#152 Trenton Cloud Northwest Guilford ECU
2026 · 77th pctile of WRs
Recruit · 61th pctile of class