Cam Hart
Current teamLos Angeles Chargers
Number20
PositionCornerback
Birth dateDecember 5, 2000 (age 25)
Birth placeBaltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Height6 ft
Height in2
Weight lb207
High schoolGood Counsel (Olney, Maryland)
CollegeNotre Dame (2019–2023)
Draftyear2024
Draftround5
Draftpick140
Pastteams
StatusActive
Statseason2025
Statlabel 1Total tackles
Statvalue 185
Statlabel 2Sacks
Statvalue 20.5
Statlabel 3Forced fumbles
Statvalue 31
Statlabel 4Fumble recoveries
Statlabel 5Interceptions
Statvalue 51
Statlabel 6Pass deflections
Statvalue 618
Statlabel 7Defensive touchdowns

Cameron A. Hart (born December 5, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the Chargers in the 5th round of the 2024 NFL draft.[1]

Early life

Hart was born on December 5, 2000, in Baltimore, Maryland.[2][3] He attended Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney, Maryland, where he played wide receiver. He committed to play college football as a cornerback at the University of Notre Dame.[4]

College career

As a true freshman for the Fighting Irish, Hart played in three games before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury.[5] He made ten starts in each of his junior and senior seasons.[6]

Professional career

Hart was drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers in the fifth round (140th overall) of the 2024 NFL draft.[7] He made 14 appearances (six starts) for Los Angeles during his rookie campaign, recording seven pass deflections, one forced fumble, 0.5 sacks, and 37 combined tackles. On May 27, 2025, Hart announced that he had undergone offseason shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum suffered in the team's playoff loss to the Houston Texans.[8]

On December 8, 2025 Hart recorded his first career interception, picking off a tipped Jalen Hurts pass in the 4th quarter of a Chargers 22-19 overtime win against the Philadelphia Eagles.[9]

Career statistics

NFL

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsAvgLngTDPDFFFRYdsTD
2024LAC146372890.50000.00071000
2025LAC1664837110.0012727.0270110000
Career30128565200.5012727.0270181000

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsAvgLngTDPDFFFRYdsTD
2024LAC110000.00000.00010000
2025LAC100000.00000.00000000
Career210000.00000.00010000

College

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSTotalSoloAstSackPDIntYdsTDFFFRTD
2019Notre Dame300000.00000000
2020Notre Dame803210.02000000
2021Notre Dame13104225170.072320000
2022Notre Dame1110251780.04000000
2023Notre Dame1212211560.04000310
Career47329159320.0172320310

Personal life

Hart formerly appeared on Inside The Garage, a podcast series with Kyle Hamilton and other Notre Dame teammates focused on student athlete life at the school.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ Smith, Eric (April 27, 2024). "Chargers Select Cam Hart in Round 5 of 2024 NFL Draft". Los Angeles Chargers
  2. ^ The NFL Draft Bible (July 27, 2022). "NFL Draft Profile: Cam Hart, Cornerback, Notre Dame Fighting Irish". FanNation. Sports Illustrated. Archived April 27, 2024 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "Cam Hart". CBS Sports. Archived March 29, 2023 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ Glenesk, Matthew (December 19, 2018). "Signing Day: Meet Notre Dame football's 2019 recruiting class". IndyStar. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  5. ^ Stires, Sean (May 20, 2023). "Cam Hart Is Ready To Prove He's An Elite Cornerback". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "Cam Hart – Notre Dame Fighting Irish". FightingIrish.com
  7. ^ Smith, Eric (April 27, 2024). "Chargers Select Cam Hart in Round 5 of 2024 NFL Draft". Chargers.com. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "Chargers player reveals offseason surgery, isn't medically cleared for OTAs". si.com. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  9. ^ Navarro, Omar (December 11, 2025). "Why Cam Hart Isn't Satisfied After 1st Interception, Game-Winning Play in Primetime". www.chargers.com. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  10. ^ Clark, Geoffrey (July 29, 2021). "Kyle Hamilton, three other Notre Dame players launch podcast". Fighting Irish Wire. USA Today Sports. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  11. ^ Steinberg, Brian (July 28, 2021). "Four Notre Dame Football Players Launch Podcast With Colin Cowherd". Variety. Retrieved August 1, 2023.