It’s a shame that Kyle Hamilton suffered an injury ended his final season at Notre Dame prematurely. That robbed Irish fans of a few more opportunities to see him in gold and blue, and who knows if the Fiesta Bowl would have turned out differently had he suited up for it? Even so, people have not soured on his NFL prospects one bit. In fact, when ESPN’s “NFL Live” did a broadcast from the NFL Scouting Combine, analyst Mina Kimes gave Hamilton the strongest vote of confidence she could:
There’s a consensus that Notre Dame’s Kyle Hamilton is the best safety in the draft. But I also think he’s the best player, period. pic.twitter.com/KbLBRormnf
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) March 6, 2022
Kimes’ reasoning is sound. At a time when safeties are being asked to do more than they ever have, Hamilton has answered the call and much more. The idea of any rebuilding NFL defense reconstructing its entire unit around him has to make any Irish fan giddy. He might not be doing it in South Bend anymore, but that won’t make the fan base love him any less.
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