Player Dossier

2018-2023

East Carolina

Damel Hickman

DB • 6'0" • 185 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Damel Hickman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.7

Efficiency

12.4

Consistency

5.6

Season Value

6.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · East Carolina

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
East Carolina • Georgia Southern
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Damel Hickman, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · East Carolina. Damel Hickman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

East Carolina paired 0 primary output with 5.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 12.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

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: NC State

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2022 Regular Season · East Carolina

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

12.4

Usage

1.7

Consistency

5.6

Best Game by takeover score

Temple

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. NC State: 2. Old Dominion: 0. Unknown: 0. Tulane: 0. Houston: 0. Temple: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. NC State: 1 by 24.2. Old Dominion: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Tulane: 1 by 4.2. Houston: 2 by 8.3. Temple: 6 by 25

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=2 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=3 · +0.7 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=3 · +0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=3 · -0.7 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

NC State

Best efficiency game

25 vs Temple

Result
Sat 11/26@ TempleW 49-4665000
Sat 11/19vs HoustonL 3-4221000
Sat 10/8@ TulaneL 9-2411000
Sat 9/17vs Unknown21000
Sat 9/10vs Old DominionW 39-2111000
Sat 9/3vs NC StateL 20-2110002

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    East Carolina

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Georgia Southern

    2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

201820192020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonEast Carolina1206.7
2019 Regular SeasonEast Carolina0-1
2020 Regular SeasonEast Carolina05.60.80
2021 Regular SeasonEast Carolina210.74.22
2022 Regular SeasonEast Carolina212.41.70
2023 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern1022.758

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UL Monroe

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 49.9 takeover score.

#2

Marshall

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.8 takeover score.

#3

UConn

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.2 takeover score.

#4

App State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.6 takeover score.

#5

NC State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 41.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · East Carolina

0 primary output · 5.6 efficiency · 0.8 usage

35.5

#2

2018 Regular Season · East Carolina

32.4

1 primary · 20 efficiency · 6.7 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

26.6

10 primary · 22.7 efficiency · 5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.7731

Butler · Matthews, NC

Committed To
East Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

61

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 26 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Damel Hickman quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
61