Damel Hickman: DB · Georgia Southern · #4.
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Damel Hickman
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Scottie Montgomery, Mike Houston and Clay Helton. On tape: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against App State, Week 13, 2023.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 7 passes defended. 1 interception. 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 this player by name this season.
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| 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 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | East Carolina | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | East Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 61 | 50 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-0vs The Citadel | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-35vs UAB | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-35@ Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 40-3@ Ball State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-28vs Coastal Carolina | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 13-41@ James Madison | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-28vs UL Monroe | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-27vs Georgia State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-45@ Texas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-20vs Old Dominion | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-55@ App State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 36 | 32 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 |
Week 5 · 2023
W 38-28
1 interception · 6 tackles · 5 solo tackles
Edged out Coastal Carolina at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
19%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
36tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFL36 tackles · 2 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Pass share
60.6%
572 pass / 372 run
Plays / game
72.6
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
604 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #142 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at East Carolina and Georgia Southern, 61 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Scottie Montgomery, Mike Houston and Clay Helton.
