KJ Hamler

Kahlee Jacoby Hamler (born July 8, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Hamler moved from his hometown, Pontiac, Michigan, to Florida to play his final year of high school football as a senior at IMG Academy. Before his first career game at IMG Academy, he tore his ACL. Prior to transferring to IMG Academeny, Hamler was a two year letterman at St. Mary's Preparatory School in Orchard Lake, Michigan. He was rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and Scout and a three star prospect by 247Sports. He also ran track for two seasons.

Freshman year

Hamler redshirted as a freshman due to suffering a torn ACL the previous year.

Redshirt freshman year

In the first game of his collegiate career against Appalachian State, Hamler returned a kickoff return 52 yards with less than 2 minutes on the clock to help spark a game-tying drive. He capped the drive off with a 15 yard TD reception with under a minute remaining, ending the game with 3 catches for 67 yards and a TD. Against Ohio State, Hamler was awarded Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors after recording 4 receptions for 138 yards, including a 93 yard touchdown. Through five games, Hamler recorded 13 receptions for 308 yards and 4 TDs in his first season as a collegiate athlete.