Hamilton attended Natchez High School in Natchez, Mississippi where he was a two-way tackle. As a junior, he received All-metro honors. As a senior, he tallied 40 tackles, 4 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 5 quarterback hurries, 2 forced fumbles and one fumble recovery, while receiving All-state honors. He committed to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette on February 2, 2011.
College career
As a true freshman, he was a backup defensive tackle, making 8 tackles and 2 sacks. As a sophomore, he started 11 out of 12 games. He was suspended by the Sun Belt Conference for the third game against Oklahoma State University. He came off the bench in the eighth game against the University of Louisiana at Monroe, when the team employed a dime defense. He registered 29 tackles, 3 sacks, 8 tackles for loss and 3 forced fumbles. As a junior, he was slowed by an off-season leg injury and did not regain his full strength until mid-season. He started the last 12 games at nose tackle, collecting 39 tackles, 4 sacks, 9 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. As a senior, he posted 27 tackles, 5 sacks, 10 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery. He was named first-team All-Sun Belt Conference. He finished his college career after appearing in 51 games, recording 102 tackles, 14 sacks, 29 tackles for loss and 4 forced fumbles.
Hamilton was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buffalo Bills after the 2015 NFL Draft on May 3. On August 31, he was waived as part of the Bills trimming their roster to 75.
On October 26, 2015, Hamilton was signed by the Green Bay Packers to their practice squad. On November 10, he was waived from the practice squad to make room for Eric Crume.
On November 17, 2015, Hamilton was signed by the Seattle Seahawks to their practice squad. On November 26, Hamilton was waived by the Seahawks. On December 1, he was re-signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad. On December 15, Hamilton was again waived by the Seahawks. The following day Hamilton found himself back on the practice squad. On December 22, he was waived from the practice squad. On December 30, the Seahawks signed Hamilton back to the practice squad. On January 19, 2016, Hamilton signed a futures contract with the Seattle Seahawks. On September 5, 2016, Hamilton was waived by the Seahawks and was signed to the practice squad the next day. On September 13, he was released from the Seahawks' practice squad. He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 25.
Philadelphia Eagles
On January 23, 2017, Hamilton signed a futures contract with the Eagles. He was waived on September 2, and was signed to the Eagles' practice squad the next day. He was released on September 16, but was re-signed two days later. He was promoted to the active roster on September 30. He made his NFL debut in the fourth game against the San Diego Chargers. He appeared in 3 games, tallying 2 tackles and 0.5 sacks. He was waived by the Eagles on November 1, and re-signed to the practice squad.
On December 7, 2017, Hamilton was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs off the Eagles' practice squad. He started in the season finale against the Denver Broncos. In 2018, he was declared inactive in 12 games. He appeared in the last 4 contests as a backup. On August 31, 2019, Hamilton was released by the Chiefs.
On October 16, 2019, Hamilton was signed by the Dallas Cowboys to replace an injured Tyrone Crawford. On October 25, he was released after the team obtained defensive end Michael Bennett in a trade. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys on January 21, 2020.
Personal life
Hamilton was born to Michael and Clementine Hamilton, and is the youngest of four siblings. He married Jasmine Davis and they have one daughter together.
