Reading defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton’s accomplishments in high school, it’s hard to understand why he wasn’t more highly recruited. He was a three-year starter on both sides of the ball for head coach Jay Sherrett at Pickerington Central just outside of Columbus, Ohio. Hamilton helped the Tigers to an 11-1 record and into the second round of the state playoffs as a senior in 2014 and was first-team All-State by the Associated Press, the Ohio Capital Conference’s Ohio Division Player of the Year, the Division I Central District Player of the Year and was named to the All-Metro team. Yet Hamilton was a three-star prospect, the 63rd ranked defensive tackle and the 998th overall player in his 2015 recruiting class according to the 247Sports Composite. He committed to Ohio University, Pittsburgh and Kentucky before an offer finally came from hometown Ohio State and he committed to the Buckeyes in late…
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