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Kamal Hadden

DB · Tennessee · Sr. · #5

Kansas City — drafted 2024, Rd 6, Pick 35, #211 overall
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Kamal Hadden

DB · Tennessee · Sr · #5

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#2722 national
CFB
College
Tennessee
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
R6 · #211
Kansas City · 2024

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
Tennessee
2022
Tennessee
2023
Tennessee

Played his entire career under Josh Heupel.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Kansas CityEntering 3rd NFL season

#211Rd 6 · Pick 35
Kansas CityEntering 3rd NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Tennessee7-6HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2022Tennessee11-2HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning
2023Tennessee9-4HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Tennessee19130.00.073--
2022Tennessee42233.50.022--
2021Tennessee17132.00.011--
Career78495.50.0106--

How he plays

Play style

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.

S

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Eric Rogers’s 2023 season.

Eric Rogers

73%match

Rutgers · 2023

#2

Jahari Rogers

SMU · 2021

73%
#3

Hugh Nelson

Hawai'i · 2021

66%
#4

Rome Weber

Western Kentucky · 2023

66%
#5

Gavin Holmes

Wake Forest · 2022

64%

Matches Eric on

Class year
Tackle volume
PD rate

Differs from Eric on

Weight (higher)
Height (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Eric Rogers's junior season at Rutgers (2023).

Eric Rogers

78%match

Rutgers · 2023

#2

Zelmar Vedder

Houston · 2025

78%
#3

Rome Weber

Western Kentucky · 2023

77%
#4

Gavin Holmes

Wake Forest · 2022

75%
#5

J.J. Roberts

Wake Forest · 2022

75%

Matches Eric on

Class year
Tackle volume
Weight