Jamall Hickbottom: DL · South Alabama · #12.
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Jamall Hickbottom
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at South Alabama: Steve Campbell and Kane Wommack. On tape: 4 tackles against Texas State, Week 13, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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 | 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-37@ No. 24 Tulane | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-17vs SE Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 33-7@ Oklahoma State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 30-34vs Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 55-7@ UL Monroe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 55-3vs Southern Miss | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-33vs Louisiana | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-28@ Troy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 21-14vs Arkansas State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 44-52@ Texas State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 59-10@ Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 10 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
9%2 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries27 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
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
Head Coach
Kane Wommack
Pass share
47.9%
428 pass / 465 run
Plays / game
68.7
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at South Alabama, 3 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Steve Campbell → Kane Wommack. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
