
power first, flash second — a disruptive old-school edge with a nasty backstory
Casey Hamilton arrived at New Mexico as a junior-college defensive lineman after starring at Kilgore College, where he earned first-team all-conference honors and helped a 12-0 team reach a No. 2 national ranking; his prep résumé was even louder, with 107 tackles and 21 sacks as a senior at Alto High and 252 tackles, 34 sacks overall. He’s the kind of DE who brings power, production, and a reputation for making things happen — the “explosive player” label follows him around. If you want edge juice, run-stopping grit, and an interior-outside menace, he fits; if you need polish-only, he’s more thunder than poetry.