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Jamel Dean (born October 15, 1996) is an American football cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Auburn.
College career
After spending a semester at Ohio State while medically disqualified, Dean announced that he would transfer to Auburn in May 2015.Following his sophomore year at Auburn where he had 43 tackles and 8 pass breakups, Dean was named to Bruce Feldman's college football freaks list.On December 29, 2018, Dean announced that he would forgo his final year of eligibility and declare for the 2019 NFL Draft.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert jump | Broad | BP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 206 lb (93 kg) | 31 ⁄4 in (0.81 m) | 9 ⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.30 s | 4.19 s | 7.02 s | 41 in (1.04 m) | 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) | 16 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine | ||||||||||||
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dean was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round (94th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.
2019 season: Rookie year
Dean made his regular season debut in Week 9 against the Seattle Seahawks during a 40-34 loss in which he recorded 6 tackles and 4 pass deflections but gave up 3 touchdowns. In Week 10 against the Arizona Cardinals, Dean recorded 4 pass deflections and his first career interception off fellow rookie Kyler Murray in the 30–27 win. In Week 12 against the Atlanta Falcons, Dean recorded 5 pass deflections in a 35-22 win. In Week 16, during a 23-20 loss to the Houston Texans, Dean had 1 tackle, 1 pass deflection, and an interception off Deshaun Watson.
Dean finished his rookie season with 21 tackles, 17 pass deflections, 2 interceptions, and 1 forced fumble.
NFL career statistics
| Year | Team | G | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comb | Total | Ast | Sack | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||||
| 2019 | TB | 13 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Buccaneers franchise records
Rookie records[7]
- Most pass deflections by a rookie - 17