CHICAGO
It’s not often a player so close to breaking a school record is an overlooked piece of a football team.
But that’s what DaeSean Hamilton is — a senior wideout 19 catches away from setting Penn State’s career receptions mark, and yet, without the attention go with it.
Ever since Hamilton’s Big Ten-leading 82 receptions as a freshman in 2014, his production has dipped significantly (45 catches in 2015, 34 in 2016). But to peg Hamilton as a fading star is unjust in the eyes of his coach and teammates.
With fall camp beginning Monday and the season only a month away, Hamilton figures to have a prominent role in 2017.