[2] As a sophomore, he was a two-way player at wide receiver and safety, contributing to the team reaching the 2001 state championship game.
He missed 3 games after breaking a bone in his left foot against Boston College.
As a junior, he missed the first half of spring practice, recovering from surgery to repair a stress fracture that he suffered during mat drills in his right foot.
He made 14 tackles in the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 ranked Auburn University, before leaving the game with an injury.
[6] He suffered a broken right wrist in the third preseason game while playing on special teams.
[7] He appeared in 6 games, making one special teams tackle in the regular season and 3 in the playoffs.
In 2010, he appeared in the first 2 games before being waived on October 12, after the team decided to give more playing time to rookies Akwasi Owusu-Ansah and Danny McCray.
In 2013, Hamlin was hired as a graduate assistant at his alma mater Clemson University, where he worked with the defensive backs.
[15] His brothers Markee and Marquais, played safety for South Carolina State University.