Damel Hickman
Damel Hickman
Erases the deep middle of the field. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against App State, Week 13, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Georgia Southern, 57 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kevin Whitley → Clay Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 36 | 32 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | East Carolina | 13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | East Carolina | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | East Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 57 | 46 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023
W 34–0
vs The Citadel
1 TFL · 1 SOLO · 1 TOT
Dominant 34-point win at home against The Citadel.
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Ryan Cooper Jr.’s 2023 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Joshua Pickett's graduate season at Duke (2024).
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