Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Alabama
Da'Shawn Hand
DL • 6'4" • 288 lbs • Woodbridge, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Da'Shawn Hand shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
86
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
76
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Player Story
Da'Shawn Hand built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Woodbridge, VA wearing No. 9, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Da'Shawn Hand's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 14
- Overall
- No. 114
- NFL Team
- Detroit Lions
Da'Shawn Hand, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Alabama. Da'Shawn Hand shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 48
- TFL
- 7
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Da'Shawn Hand quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Alabama · DL
- Career Tackles
- 48
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Alabama
- Top game
- Clemson
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Woodbridge · Alabama
- High school pipeline
- Woodbridge · 13 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 4 · Pick 14 · Detroit Lions
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 27 tackles · DL 178th (top 25%) · SEC 174th (top 29%) · National 1,550th (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Alabama | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Alabama | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Alabama | 10 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Alabama | 10 | 19 | 3.5 | 2 | 5 | - | 0 | 50.8 |
| 2017 Postseason | Alabama | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Alabama | 10 | 21 | 2.5 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 38 |
Related Context
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Da'Shawn Hand played DL for Alabama. Across 4 tracked seasons, Da'Shawn Hand recorded 48 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Alabama paired 10.5 primary output with 19.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 18.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Alabama
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
18.8
Usage
4.5
Consistency
24.4
Best Game by takeover score
Clemson
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 1. Clemson: 2. Fresno State: 0. Colorado State: 0.5. Vanderbilt: 0. Ole Miss: 2. LSU: 0. Mississippi State: 0. Mercer: 0. Auburn: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 1 by 14.2. Clemson: 5 by 40.8. Fresno State: 2 by 8.3. Colorado State: 3 by 17.5. Vanderbilt: 3 by 12.5. Ole Miss: 3 by 32.5. LSU: 2 by 8.3. Mississippi State: 3 by 12.5. Mercer: 1 by 4.2. Auburn: 4 by 36.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 9 · -1.4 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 1 · +1.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Clemson
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Clemson
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/9 | @ Georgia | W 26-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Tue 1/2 | @ ClemsonSplash game | W 24-6 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ AuburnSplash game | L 14-26 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Mercer | W 56-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Mississippi State | W 31-24 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | vs LSU | W 24-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | vs Ole MissSplash game | W 66-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Vanderbilt | W 59-0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Colorado State | W 41-23 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Fresno State | W 41-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Da'Shawn Hand story
Da'Shawn Hand built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Woodbridge, VA wearing No. 9, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Da'Shawn Hand's career was his defensive production: 48 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 20 career games in the available record. That gives Da'Shawn Hand's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Alabama
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Alabama | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Alabama | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Alabama | 10.5 | 19.3 | 3.8 | 10.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Alabama | 10.5 | 19.3 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Alabama | 7.5 | 18.8 | 4.5 | -3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Alabama | 7.5 | 18.8 | 4.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Clemson
Week 1 · W 24-6 · Postseason
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
78 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78 takeover score.
#2
@ Auburn
Week 13 · L 14-26 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Texas A&M
Week 8 · W 33-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Ole Miss
Week 5 · W 66-3 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
62.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Florida
Week 14 · W 54-16 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
37.2 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 37.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Alabama
10.5 primary output · 19.3 efficiency · 3.8 usage
50.8
#2
2016 Regular Season · Alabama
50.8
10.5 primary · 19.3 efficiency · 3.8 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Alabama
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7.5 primary · 18.8 efficiency · 4.5 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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