Javien Hamilton

Position:
DB
Ht./Wt.:
5-10 / 177
Hometown:
Louin, Miss.
High School:
Bay Springs
Prev. College:
Jones County JC
Major:
General Studies: Education, Legal Studies, Recreation Admin.

2018 (SENIOR): Saw action in all 12 games, including four starts … Made his 2018 debut vs. Texas Tech (9/1/18) and registered five tackles, including for for loss ... vs. Southern Illinois (9/8/18): Appeared as a reserve defensive back in the win over the Salukis, but did not record any stats ... vs. #1 Alabama (9/15/18): Made first start of the season at cornerback and tallied two tackles ... vs. Kent State (9/22/18): Started at cornerback and recorded one solo tackles and one pass breakup ... at #5 LSU (9/29/18): Saw action off the bench as a cornerback and tallied three total tackles and one pass breakup ... vs. ULM (10/6/18): Came off the bench as a reserve defensive back to record one solo stop ... at Arkansas (10/13/18): Earned the start at cornerback and recorded two total tackles ... vs. Auburn (10/20/18): Got the start at cornerback, but didn't record any stats ... vs. South Carolina (11/3/18): Saw the field as a reserve defensive back but didn't record any stats ... at Texas A&M (11/10/18): Played in a backup role ... at Vanderbilt (11/17/18): Tallied four solo stops as a reserve defensive back ... vs. #18 Mississippi State (11/22/18): Recorded no stats.

2017 (JUNIOR): Appeared in all 12 games, making four starts as a cornerback ... Made his Rebel debut in the opener vs. South Alabama (9/2/17) ... vs. UT Martin (9/9/17): Had one tackle and recorded his first career interception ... at Cal (9/16/17): Made one tackle and had one pass breakup ... Finished with two tackles and a pass breakup at Alabama (9/30/17) ... Made four tackles, all solo, vs. Auburn (10/7/17) ... vs. Vanderbilt (10/14/17): Finished with a tackle and an interception with two pass breakups in his first career start ... vs. LSU (10/21/17): Had three tackles ... vs. Arkansas (10/28/17): Had one tackle and made his third interception ... Made two tackles in the win at Kentucky (11/4/17) ... Had three tackles and one pass breakup in the win over Louisiana (11/11/17) ... Played vs. Texas A&M (11/18/17) but did not record a tackle ... Made the start at cornerback at Mississippi State (11/23/17): Made a pair of tackles, one solo.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Rated a 4-star prospect and the No. 24 overall junior college recruit in the country by ESPN ... Tabbed the sixth-best JUCO CB in the nation by ESPN ... Rated a 3-star prospect by the other major recruiting services ... Member of the ESPN JUCO 50 and the Scout JUCO Top 100 ... Second team All-MACJC selection as a sophomore after finishing with 27 tackles and a forced fumble in nine games ... As a freshman, averaged 23.3 yards per kick return and had 22 tackles on defense.

HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior at Bay Springs High School, collected 28 tackles and had one interception ... Also had 451 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns on offense ... Coached in high school by Dan Brady .

PERSONAL: Son of Nancy Wilson ... Full name is Javien Demichael Hamilton ... Born: Sept. 2, 1996 ... Cousin of former Ole Miss and current Indianapolis Colts wide receiver, Donte Moncrief ... General Studies major with an emphasis in Education, Legal Studies, and Recreation Administration.