Jamel Dean

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.

Jamel Dean
No. 35 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1996-10-15) October 15, 1996
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:Cocoa (FL)
College:Auburn
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 3 / Pick: 94
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Total tackles:21
Pass deflections:17
Interceptions:2
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

After spending a semester at Ohio State while medically disqualified, Dean announced that he would transfer to Auburn in May 2015.[1] 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.[2] On December 29, 2018, Dean announced that he would forgo his final year of eligibility and declare for the 2019 NFL Draft.[3]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m)		 206 lb
(93 kg)		 31 3⁄4 in
(0.81 m)		 9 1⁄8 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[4]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Dean was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round (94th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[5]

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.[6] 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
YearTeamGGSTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
CombTotalAstSackSFTYPDefIntYdsAvgLngTDsFFFRYdsTD
2019TB 135211650.001723115.53101000
Total135211650.001723115.53101000

Buccaneers franchise records

Rookie records[7]
  • Most pass deflections by a rookie - 17

References
  1. Sinor, Wesley (May 9, 2015). "Ohio State cornerback Jamel Dean says he's transferring to Auburn". AL.COM. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  2. Hill, Jordan (July 13, 2018). "This Auburn Tiger made Bruce Feldman's list of 'freak' college football players". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  3. Vitale, Josh (December 29, 2018). "Auburn cornerback Jamel Dean declares for 2019 NFL Draft". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  4. "Jamel Dean Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  5. Vitali, Carmen (April 26, 2019). "Buccaneers Select Jamel Dean in Third Round of the 2019 NFL Draft". Buccaneers.com.
  6. "Winston throws for 358 yards, Bucs beat Cardinals 30-27". www.espn.com. November 10, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  7. "Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rookie Defensive seasons". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.


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