Even Tulane is allowed to play a player that worked out with NFL team

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Tulane has bolstered its defensive line against Duke by adding Kam Hamilton, an experienced fifth-year player who started 22 games for the Green Wave before going undrafted in April. He was auto-enrolled in the draft because he did not have any college eligibility left, participated in workouts with the Saints and Arizona Cardinals but never signing an NFL contract. The NCAA recently adopted a rule change granted playing five years of college eligibility. Although players from the freshman class of 2022 were not grandfathered in, Hamilton received an injunction in court that allows him to play and specifies that Tulane will not be penalized if he is ruled ineligible down the road. The American Conference issued a statement last week that participating in an NFL tryout would not trigger a punishment. Hamilton, a Zachary product, began practicing with the Wave two weeks ago. Capable of playing inside or outside, Hamilton, he will be used primarily at tackle this season. He graduated in May after never redshirting, making 15 tackles as a true freshman reserve, 24 tackles and four sacks as a sophomore, 21 tackles and 4 ½ sacks while starting nine games as a junior and 29 tackles and three sacks while starting 13 games last season. He was a third-team All-American Conference pick in 2024.

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