K.J. Hamler Overview<\/b><\/p>\n
Position: <\/b>Wide receiver Combine Performance Data<\/b><\/p>\n 40 Yard Dash: <\/b>N\/A<\/span> Hamler played his Sophomore and Junior years of high school football for Orchard Lake St. Mary\u2019s, a small division three school in Michigan. There, he helped lead the team on back to back state championship-winning seasons in 2014 and 2015. In 2016, Hamler made the move to the IMG Academy in Florida for his Senior season where he played in the team\u2019s opener before unfortunately missing the rest of the season due to injury. However, Hamler still carried a four-star recruiting status and received offers from schools such as Oregon, Tennessee, and Nebraska before committing to Penn State.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Hamler redshirted his 2017 true Freshman season and in 2018 as a redshirt Freshman, Hamler made his name as a return specialist. Hamler played in 13 games and finished his season with a kick return average of 26.2 yards. An average which ranked 18th in the nation and one which earned him Freshman All-American recognition as a returner. Furthermore, in 2018 Hamler broke Penn State\u2019s Freshman all-purpose yardage record with 1,417 total yards. Hamler again had solid production throughout this past season as a redshirt Sophomore. In 2019, Hamler played in 13 games in which he caught 56 passes for 904 yards and eight touchdowns.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n NFL Comparison: Brandin Cooks<\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Teams With Need at Position:\u00a0<\/b>San Francisco 49ers<\/a>, Denver Broncos<\/a>,\u00a0Indianapolis Colts<\/a>, Miami Dolphins<\/a>,\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>, New York Giants<\/a>, New York Jets<\/a>, Green Bay Packers<\/a>, New England\u00a0Patriots<\/a>, Las\u00a0Vegas Raiders<\/a>, Baltimore Ravens<\/a>, Houston Texans<\/a>,\u00a0Minnesota Vikings \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Projection: <\/b>Late second to mid-third round<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Hamler is a smaller receiver who does not have much physicality to his game. Although he deserves credit for his willingness to block and play scrappy, his lack of size prevents him from having much of a physical impact. However, this is perfectly fine for a player of Hamler\u2019s style as he has elite level acceleration, agility, and vertical speed. Hamler wins routes as a technician and when given space to cleanly start his routes, his advanced body fakes along with agility make him very difficult to cover. Additionally, Hamler brings a lot of experience to the return game as he averaged a career kick return average of 23.5 yards. While he will need to develop more functional strength to combat NFL caliber press coverage, Hamler brings eye popping speed to an offense and when the football is in his hands, he is an issue for opposing defenses. <\/span><\/p>\n Main photo:
\n<\/span>Height: <\/b>5\u20199\u201d
\n<\/span>Weight:<\/b> 178 lbs
\n<\/span>Arms: <\/b>30 \u00be\u201d
\n<\/span>Hands:<\/b> 9 \u215c\u201d
\n<\/span>School: <\/b>Penn State<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>Three Cone Drill: <\/b>N\/A<\/span>
\n<\/b>Bench Press: <\/b>15 reps
\n<\/span>Vertical Jump: <\/b>N\/A
\n<\/span>Broad Jump: <\/b>N\/A<\/span><\/p>\nK.J. Hamler 2020 NFL Draft Profile\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n
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