2023 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Jamaal Hamilton, WR, Mary-Hardin Baylor University

• Name: Jamaal Hamilton 
• Position: Wide Receiver 
• College: Mary-Hardin Baylor University 
• Height: 5’10
• Weight: 185
• Twitter: JH11___
• Instagram: Maalytoetap 

What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2023 NFL Draft?

My knowledge and understanding of route running is as good as anyone in the country. I am also an unselfish player and teammate with great work ethic and character. 

At what age were you first interested in the sport of football?

7 years old was when I first started playing ball and I have been in love ever since.

What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?

I am a guy who will come in and work his butt off because I’ve never been handed anything in this game. I wouldn’t for once take an opportunity like playing in the NFL for granted. 

If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be?

I would donate to men’s mental health. As men we were always taught to suck it up. I would like to help create safer spaces for men to communicate their feelings or things they’ve been through and help help them heal.

What is the best advice you have ever received?

Keep the main thing the main thing. In other words, focus your time on the things that are critical to your happiness. Everything else is just sand.

Who was your childhood hero?

My big brother

Who is the most underrated teammate in your locker room at your school?

Kenneth Miller Jr.

What is your biggest pet peeve?

Being lied to or given the run around

Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome?

Entering the portal from West Texas before knowing what covid would do was hard to overcome. While at home for 6 months not at school, it was hard to find motivation at times. One thing it taught me was to never take the game for granted. 

Tell me something about your school and why it is so special to you?

It’s a family. I know I’ll be in touch with some of these guys for life and thats special to me. 

What is your favorite snack food?

Peanut butter Crackers

What is the best part of football?

The process

If you could sell yourself in one sentence what would you say?

I’m always open. 

If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be? 

Elijah Moore

If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why? 

Odell Beckham Jr, Lebron James, Michael Jackson