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Jamall Hickbottom

DL · South Alabama · Jr. · #12

South Alabama 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Jamall Hickbottom

DL · South Alabama · Jr · #12

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
South Alabama
2020–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2020–2023

2 coaches
2020
South Alabama
2021
South Alabama
era →
2022
South Alabama
2023
South Alabama

Coaching transition mid-career: Steve Campbell → Kane Wommack. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020South Alabama4-7HC: Steve Campbell · Run-leaning
2021South Alabama5-7HC: Kane Wommack · Balanced
2022South Alabama10-3HC: Kane Wommack · Balanced
2023South Alabama7-6HC: Kane Wommack · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023South Alabama27102.50.5------
2022South Alabama8--0.50.0------
2021South Alabama20113.52.5------
2020South Alabama420.00.0------
Career59236.53.0------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 17 · 2023

W 59–10

at Eastern Michigan

1 TOT  ·  1 SOLO  ·  0 TFL

Dominant 49-point win on the road against Eastern Michigan.

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

IDL

His 2023 production profile sits closest to C.J. Fite’s 2023 season.

C.J. Fite

93%match

Arizona State · 2023

#2

Caden Haws

BYU · 2021

87%
#3

Jason Williams

Central Michigan · 2023

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 5
84%
#4

Caden Haws

BYU · 2022

84%
#5

Hugo Klages

Massachusetts · 2022

84%

Matches C.J. on

Class year
Height
Hurry rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Trevon McAlpine's senior season at Tulane (2025).

Tulane · 2025

#2

Zy Brockington

Akron · 2024

82%
#3

Sean FitzSimmons

Pittsburgh · 2025

80%
#4

Caden Haws

BYU · 2023

75%
#5

Anthony Collier

Miami (OH) · 2023

73%

Matches Trevon on

Class year
TFL rate
Sack rate