Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Georgia Southern
Damel Hickman
DB • 6'0" • 185 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Damel Hickman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
59
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
46
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- East Carolina • Georgia Southern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: App State
Player Story
Damel Hickman built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive back from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 4, spending time with East Carolina and Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Damel Hickman's career...
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- Committed To
- East Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Damel Hickman, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Georgia Southern. Damel Hickman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 61
- TFL
- 4
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Damel Hickman quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Southern · DB
- Career Tackles
- 61
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
- Top game
- App State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Butler · East Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Butler · 25 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 36 tackles · DB 242nd (top 26%) · Sun Belt 124th (top 19%) · National 1,044th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | East Carolina | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | East Carolina | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | East Carolina | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 16.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | East Carolina | 6 | 13 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 12.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 11 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 54.2 |
Related Context
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Damel Hickman played DB for East Carolina and Georgia Southern. Across 6 tracked seasons, Damel Hickman recorded 61 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Georgia Southern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Georgia Southern paired 11 primary output with 23.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.7 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across East Carolina, Georgia Southern.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: App State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
23.7
Usage
4.4
Consistency
56.1
Best Game by takeover score
App State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. The Citadel: 1. UAB: 0. Wisconsin: 2. Ball State: 1. Coastal Carolina: 1. James Madison: 0. UL Monroe: 3. Georgia State: 1. Texas State: 0. Old Dominion: 0. App State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. The Citadel: 1 by 14.2. UAB: 4 by 16.7. Wisconsin: 4 by 36.7. Ball State: 0 by 10. Coastal Carolina: 6 by 35. James Madison: 4 by 16.7. UL Monroe: 4 by 46.7. Georgia State: 4 by 26.7. Texas State: 1 by 4.2. Old Dominion: 3 by 12.5. App State: 5 by 40.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.2 · Games = 6 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
App State
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs UL Monroe
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ App StateSplash game | L 27-55 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Old Dominion | L 17-20 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Texas State | L 24-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/26 | vs Georgia State | W 44-27 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs UL MonroeSplash game | W 38-28 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ James Madison | L 13-41 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 38-28 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Ball State | W 40-3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ WisconsinSplash game | L 14-35 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs UAB | W 49-35 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs The Citadel | W 34-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Damel Hickman story
Damel Hickman built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive back from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 4, spending time with East Carolina and Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Damel Hickman's career was his defensive production: 61 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 9 passes defended across 26 career games in the available record. That gives Damel Hickman's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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East Carolina
2018-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Georgia Southern
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201820192020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | East Carolina | 1 | 20 | 4.3 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | East Carolina | 2 | 10.7 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | East Carolina | 2 | 12.4 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 11 | 23.7 | 4.4 | 9 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ App State
Week 13 · L 27-55 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Marshall
Week 3 · W 42-38
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Havoc Plays
57.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.8 takeover score.
#3
@ App State
Week 1 · L 19-33
1
Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
#4
vs UL Monroe
Week 8 · W 38-28 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
#5
vs UConn
Week 12 · W 55-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
51.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
11 primary output · 23.7 efficiency · 4.4 usage
54.2
#2
2018 Regular Season · East Carolina
41.2
1 primary · 20 efficiency · 4.3 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · East Carolina
37.5
0 primary · 5.6 efficiency · 0.8 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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