55 Isaiah Hamlette
  • Position
  • Class
  • Weight
  • High School/Other
  • Hometown
  • Defensive End
  • r-Freshman
  • 245 lbs.
  • Brooke Point
  • Stafford, Va.

A young defensive end who is still learning the ropes … Picked up some valuable reps during a redshirt year, but isn’t quite ready … Needs to get faster and more physical … Has developed a better understanding of the game … Showed some flashes during the spring … Must build on that with a good summer preparation … Will be watched closely when practice resumes in August.

2008: Worked at end while redshirting … Contributed five tackles during the team’s first full scrimmage in the spring … Added a sack and two stops in the final full scrimmage … Was in on two tackles, including one for a 7-yard loss, during the Maroon-White game.

High School: An all-state performer for Coach Jeff Berry … Ranked the No. 19 player in the state of Virginia by The Roanoke Times … Ranked the No. 35 strongside defensive end in the country and the No. 23 player in the state of Virginia by rivals.com … Rated the No. 118 defensive end in the country and the No. 22 prospect in Virginia by SuperPrep … Named second-team Group AAA all-state as a defensive lineman by The Associated Press his senior year … A first-team All-Northwest selection at defensive end his senior year … An honorable mention All-Met choice along the defensive line by The Washington Post … Recorded eight sacks in helping his team to a district championship … Had eight sacks as a junior … A three-sport athlete (football, basketball and discus/shot put).

Personal: Isaiah David Hamlette … Born 3/20/90 in Oklahoma … Son of John and Diane Hamlette … A psychology major.