Last confirmed: Alabama, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 288 lb · Woodbridge, VA
Da'Shawn Hand: DL · Alabama · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Da'Shawn Hand
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. He has spent two seasons in the Alabama defensive front. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1 sack against Clemson — Bowl, 2017.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15
WBMA Oct 7Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 41-10vs Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-23vs Colorado State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-0@ Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 66-3vs Ole Miss | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-10vs No. 19 LSU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-24@ No. 18 Mississippi State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-0vs Mercer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-26@ No. 6 Auburn | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 24-6@ No. 1 Clemson | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 26-23@ No. 3 Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 27 | 9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
13%4 TFLSack rate
11%3 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries27 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
2 seasons under Nick Saban, all run-heavy offenses — 27-2 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Saban
Pass share
35.7%
332 pass / 597 run
Plays / game
66.4
14 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
369 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Alabama, 5 sacks — drafted at #114 overall by the Detroit Lions.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Nick Saban.
Where he ended up · NFL
Detroit LionsEntering 9th NFL season
Detroit LionsEntering 9th NFL season
