Donald Hammond III

Boise State

Sep 20 (Sat)

5:00 pm MT

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- USAFA Football vs San Jose State University (U.S. Air Force photo/Joshua Armstrong)

Photo by: U.S. Air Force photo / Trevor Co

Photo by: Russ Backer

Photo by: Rob Miskowitch

Photo by: Rob Miskowitch

Photo by: Rob Miskowitch

Photo by: Rob Miskowitch

Height:
6-2
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Hampton, GA
High School:
Eagles Landing Christian
Position:
QB

2018 – Played in nine games, starting five … starts came vs. Navy, San Diego State, New Mexico, Wyoming and Colorado State … recorded a 3-2 record as the starter … finished fourth on the team in rushing with 83 carries for 371 yards and a team-best nine touchdowns … hit 38-72 passes (52.8 percent) for 623 yards and a team-best five touchdowns with two interceptions … started vs. Colorado State and rushed for 10 yards on four carries and hit 8-16 passes for 81 yards and a touchdown … rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries and hit 5-9 passes for 53 yards at Wyoming in a start … started vs. New Mexico and rushed for a career-best 136 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries with a career-long run of 37 yards … also hit 5-6 passes for a career-best 145 yards and a career-high two touchdowns … the New Mexico game marked his first-career game with 100 yards rushing and passing … came on in relief at Army and rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries while hitting 7-15 passes for 120 yards … first-career start vs. Navy, rushing for 60 yards and a career-best three touchdowns while hitting 6-10 passes for 142 yards and a touchdown … the touchdown came on a career-long completion of 61 yards … his three rushing touchdowns vs. the Midshipmen were the most by a Falcon in 2018 … rushed for 28 yards and a touchdown while hitting 6-15 passes for 71 yards and his first-career touchdown vs. Nevada … entered the game in relief during the third quarter … scored a two-point conversion at Utah State on his only play of the game … rushed for eight yards and his first-career touchdown vs. Stony Brook.

2017 – Did not see any varsity action.

High School – Lettered four times in baseball, three in football and one in track … first-team all-state in football and baseball in 2016 … first-team all-region in football and baseball twice … high school football coach was Jonathan Gess … member of the dean’s list his sophomore, junior and senior years.

Personal – Son of Donald II and Alicia Hammond … one of three children … majoring in aeronautical engineering … attended the USAFA Prep School and played football … nickname is DJ … would like to be a developmental engineer or fly remote piloted aircraft in the Air Force … completed Operations Air Force and was on the cadet cadre for Basic Cadet Training last summer.