Player Dossier

2019-2023

South Alabama

Jamall Hickbottom

DL • 6'2" • 305 lbs • Mobile, AL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jamall Hickbottom shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.4

Efficiency

13

Consistency

12.1

Season Value

9.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · South Alabama

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
South Alabama
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern

Scouting Read

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Jamall Hickbottom, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · South Alabama. Jamall Hickbottom shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13 disruption score.

Jamall Hickbottom played DL for South Alabama. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jamall Hickbottom recorded 59 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with South Alabama.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

South Alabama paired 0 primary output with 5.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 13 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2023 Postseason · South Alabama

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

13

Usage

3.4

Consistency

12.1

Best Game by takeover score

Eastern Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Eastern Michigan: 0.5. Tulane: 0. Unknown: 1. Oklahoma State: 0. Central Michigan: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Southern Miss: 0. Louisiana: 1. Troy: 0. Arkansas State: 0.5. Texas State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 9.2. Tulane: 4 by 16.7. Unknown: 2 by 18.3. Oklahoma State: 4 by 16.7. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2. UL Monroe: 1 by 4.2. Southern Miss: 3 by 12.5. Louisiana: 4 by 26.7. Troy: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas State: 2 by 13.3. Texas State: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.2 · Games = 5 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 5 · +0 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 5 · +0.0 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Louisiana

Best efficiency game

26.7 vs Louisiana

Result
Sun 12/24@ Eastern MichiganW 59-10110.5000
Sun 11/26@ Texas StateL 44-5241000
Sat 11/11vs Arkansas StateW 21-14200.5000
Thu 11/2@ TroyL 10-2810000
Sat 10/28vs LouisianaL 20-3342100
Tue 10/17vs Southern MissW 55-331000
Sat 10/7@ UL MonroeW 55-710000
Sat 9/23vs Central MichiganL 30-3411000
Sat 9/16@ Oklahoma StateW 33-741000
Sat 9/9vs Unknown210.500.500
Sun 9/3@ TulaneL 17-3742000

Career Arc

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    South Alabama

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201920202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama0
2020 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama05.610
2021 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama615.99.96
2022 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama0.57.71.7-5.5
2023 PostseasonSouth Alabama3133.42.5
2023 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama3133.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Georgia Southern

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.5 takeover score.

#2

Louisiana

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.2 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.9 takeover score.

#4

App State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.9 takeover score.

#5

Coastal Carolina

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 28 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · South Alabama

0 primary output · 5.6 efficiency · 1 usage

35.5

#2

2021 Regular Season · South Alabama

25

6 primary · 15.9 efficiency · 9.9 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · South Alabama

9.9

3 primary · 13 efficiency · 3.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8043

Williamson · Mobile, AL

Committed To
South Alabama
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

59

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 28 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.