Jamel Dean: DB · Auburn · #12.
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Jamel Dean
Erases the deep middle of the field. 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 this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 26
USA Today Oct 18
On3 Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
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 close one, 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.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Gus Malzahn.
Next stop · NFL
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 8th NFL season
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 8th NFL season
