#12

Jamall Hickbottom

Junior defensive lineman for South Alabama. 2023: 0.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 27 tackles.

DL · South Alabama · Jr. · #12

6′2″ · 305 lb · Mobile, AL

CFB Index 41 · #192 of 302 interior linemenLow confidenceSouth Alabama 2023 alumnus

The story

3 defensive lineman for South Alabama. 2023: 0.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 27 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at South Alabama, 3 sacks — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

South Alabama

2020–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2020–2023

2 coaches

2020

Steve Campbell

South Alabama

2021–2023

Kane Wommack

South Alabama

era →

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

2023 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

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

41Rotational starter #192 of 302?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles for loss#1231 / 2842 · 54th pct

2.5

Sacks#1326 / 2842 · 50th pct

0.5

Tackles#1465 / 2842 · 47th pct

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

Solo tackles#1931 / 2842 · 30th pct

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Passes defended#1751 / 2842 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	2.4	0.4	0.1	0.0
Road6g	2.5	0.1	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.2	0.2	0.1	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.8	0.3	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Major Applewhite

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

41 · #192 of 302 interior linemen

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	South Alabama	27	10	2.5	0.5	--	--	--
2022	South Alabama	8	--	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
2021	South Alabama	20	11	3.5	2.5	--	--	--
2020	South Alabama	4	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		59	23	6.5	3.0	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023

W 35–17

vs SE Louisiana

0 TFL · 0 SACKS · 1 SOLO

With C. Bradley — 258 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 69.4 · C. Lacy — 8 rec · 139 yds · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 17-37@ Tulane	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 2	W 35-17vs SE Louisiana	2	1	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 3	W 33-7@ Oklahoma State	4	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 30-34vs Central Michigan	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	W 55-7@ UL Monroe	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 55-3vs Southern Miss	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 20-33vs Louisiana	4	2	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 10-28@ Troy	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 21-14vs Arkansas State	2	0	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 44-52@ Texas State	4	1	0.0	0.0	—
Bowl	W 59-10@ Eastern Michigan	1	1	0.5	0.0	—
Total		27	10	2.5	0.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Jamall Hickbottom

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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