{"id":42578,"date":"2018-04-23T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=42578"},"modified":"2018-04-22T21:10:32","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T01:10:32","slug":"dashawn-hand-2018-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/04\/23\/dashawn-hand-2018-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Da’Shawn Hand 2018 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview
\nPosition<\/strong>: Defensive line
\nHeight<\/strong>: 6’4″
\nWeight<\/strong>: 297 pounds
\nSchool<\/strong>: Alabama Crimson Tide<\/p>\n

Combine Performance Data
\n40-yard dash<\/strong>: 4.83 seconds
\nBench press<\/strong>: 28 reps
\nVertical jump<\/strong>: 31.5 inches
\nBroad jump<\/strong>: 9 feet, 3 inches
\nThree-cone drill<\/strong>: 7.98 seconds
\n20-yard shuttle<\/strong>: 4.62 seconds<\/p>\n

Da’Shawn Hand 2018 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Myles Garrett<\/a><\/strong>, Jabrill Peppers<\/a><\/strong>, Leonard Fournette<\/a><\/strong> and Dalvin Cook<\/a><\/strong>. Those are just a few of the names currently in the NFL that were college prospects in 2014 but weren’t as highly rated as Da’Shawn Hand<\/a><\/strong>. The number one recruit in the nation according to Rivals, Hand narrowed down his choice of schools from the multitude of offers he received to Alabama, Michigan, and Florida. He committed to the Crimson Tide and comprised a high-powered recruiting class that included other 2018 draft prospects such as Rashaan Evans<\/a><\/strong>, Tony Brown<\/a><\/strong> and Bo Scarbrough<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Hand saw fairly regular action as a true freshman, no easy feat at Bama considering their stacked roster across all positions. He played in nine games that season and registered two sacks and two tackles for loss. His most prolific season from the standpoint of forcing negative plays out of opposing offenses came the following year. It was then that he added a further three sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss to his career total. Two of his plays in the backfield came in the Tide’s win over Clemson to claim the national title that year.<\/p>\n

Still, Bama’s depth made it tough for him to gain consistent starter reps. He only saw time as a reserve during his junior season but did manage a sack, 2.5 tackles for loss, five quarterback hurries, and a forced fumble that year. It was in 2017 when he finally emerged as part of the starting rotation on the defensive line. Though he did miss three games due to an MCL injury, he started nine of the 11 contests he appeared in and tallied a career-high 27 tackles to go along with three sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss. Hand collected second-team All-SEC recognition from the league’s coaches as a senior.<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/h2>\n