Last confirmed: Auburn, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 208 lb · Cocoa, FL
Jamel Dean: DB · Auburn · #12.
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Jamel Dean
Erases the deep middle of the field. This is his second year in the same secondary at Auburn. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 1 sack against Texas A&M — Week 10, 2018.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 9 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-16vs No. 6 Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-9vs Alabama State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-22vs No. 12 LSU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-3vs Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-13vs Southern Miss | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 9-23@ Mississippi State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-30vs Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-24vs No. 25 Texas A&M | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 10-27@ No. 5 Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 53-0vs Liberty | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-52@ No. 1 Alabama | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 63-14vs Purdue | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 22 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 9 |
Week 10 · 2018
W 28-24
vs Texas A&M
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 7 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
30%9 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%2 TFL30 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 9 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under Gus Malzahn — 18-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
43.9%
382 pass / 489 run
Plays / game
67.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
410 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Auburn, 72 tackles — drafted at #94 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Gus Malzahn.
Where he ended up · NFL
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 8th NFL season
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 8th NFL season
