2017 Football Roster
Roster
Cheevers, Hamp

Jersey Number 4
Hamp Cheevers
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 165
- Hometown:
- Trenton, Fla.
- High School:
- Trenton HS
Bio
CHEEVERS’ CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 6 (4x) last vs. Temple, 9/29/18
Tackles for a loss: 1.5 at Syracuse, 11/25/17
Interceptions: 1 (9x) last at Florida State, 11/17/18
Longest Interception Return: 81 vs. Holy Cross, 9/8/18
Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. UMass, 9/1/18
Fumble Recoveries: 1 (2x), last at Syracuse, 11/25/17
2018 (JUNIOR): All-ACC First Team... winner of the 80th annual George "Bulger" Lowe award from the Gridiron Club of Boston... New England Football Writers All-New England Team... forced and recovered a fumble in the red zone against UMass (9/1/18) and added three tackles... grabbed an 81-yard pick-six late in the first half against Holy Cross (9/8/18)... picked up an interception for the second game in a row at Wake Forest (9/13/18) and added five tackles and two pass breakups... registered six tackles at Purdue (9/22/18)... totaled six tackles, an interception and a pass breakup against Temple (9//29/18)... posted three tackles and a pass break-up at No. 23 NC State (10/6/18)... picked off his fourth interception of the year and made two tackles vs. Louisville (10/13/18)... nabbed his fifth interception of the season with a 23-yard return, broke up two passes and made two tackles vs. No. 25 Miami (10/26/18)... intercepted his sixth pass of the season to tie for the most in the nation and added three tackles vs. No. 2 Clemson (11/10/18)... picked off his seventh interception of the season with a 23-yard return and added two tackles at Florida State (11/17/18)... posted three tackles vs. No. 19 Syracuse (11/24/18).
2017 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 12 games and started the final three games of the season at cornerback … tied for second on the team with two interceptions … 17 total tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss on the year … made one of the plays of the year with his forced fumble in the 45-42 victory at Louisville (10/14/17) to setup the game-winning field goal with no time remaining … first career interception in the 41-10 win at Virginia (10/21/17) …. first career start at cornerback with an interception in the 39-16 victory over UConn at Fenway Park (11/18/17) … career high six tackles and a career best 1.5 tackles for loss in the 42-14 victory at Syracuse (11/25/17) … equaled his career high with six tackles in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl versus Iowa (12/27/17).
2016 (FRESHMAN): Played in six games, mostly on special teams … took part in 35 special teams plays on the year.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named the 2015 Gainesville Sun Small School Player of the Year … a two-way player for head coach Andrew Thomas … also earned All-State Class 1A Offense and Max Preps Small Schools All-American Second Team Defense honors… rushed for 1,069 yards with 21 touchdowns to go along with 173 receiving yards and four touchdowns … also returned four of seven interceptions for touchdowns and had kickoff and punt returns for TDs … recorded 36 tackles, including five for loss, 10 passes broken up and one fumble recovery … helped lead the Tigers to the Florida 1A State Championship title as a senior captain.
PERSONAL: Hamp Anferenee Timmone Cheevers … enrolled in the Lynch School of Education majoring in applied psychology and human development … recipient of the Richard L. Trum '37 Endowed Scholarship Annuity Fund ... Hamp is one of Sharonda Green’s two children … has a younger sister, Zakyah.
Tackles: 6 (4x) last vs. Temple, 9/29/18
Tackles for a loss: 1.5 at Syracuse, 11/25/17
Interceptions: 1 (9x) last at Florida State, 11/17/18
Longest Interception Return: 81 vs. Holy Cross, 9/8/18
Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. UMass, 9/1/18
Fumble Recoveries: 1 (2x), last at Syracuse, 11/25/17
2018 (JUNIOR): All-ACC First Team... winner of the 80th annual George "Bulger" Lowe award from the Gridiron Club of Boston... New England Football Writers All-New England Team... forced and recovered a fumble in the red zone against UMass (9/1/18) and added three tackles... grabbed an 81-yard pick-six late in the first half against Holy Cross (9/8/18)... picked up an interception for the second game in a row at Wake Forest (9/13/18) and added five tackles and two pass breakups... registered six tackles at Purdue (9/22/18)... totaled six tackles, an interception and a pass breakup against Temple (9//29/18)... posted three tackles and a pass break-up at No. 23 NC State (10/6/18)... picked off his fourth interception of the year and made two tackles vs. Louisville (10/13/18)... nabbed his fifth interception of the season with a 23-yard return, broke up two passes and made two tackles vs. No. 25 Miami (10/26/18)... intercepted his sixth pass of the season to tie for the most in the nation and added three tackles vs. No. 2 Clemson (11/10/18)... picked off his seventh interception of the season with a 23-yard return and added two tackles at Florida State (11/17/18)... posted three tackles vs. No. 19 Syracuse (11/24/18).
2017 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 12 games and started the final three games of the season at cornerback … tied for second on the team with two interceptions … 17 total tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss on the year … made one of the plays of the year with his forced fumble in the 45-42 victory at Louisville (10/14/17) to setup the game-winning field goal with no time remaining … first career interception in the 41-10 win at Virginia (10/21/17) …. first career start at cornerback with an interception in the 39-16 victory over UConn at Fenway Park (11/18/17) … career high six tackles and a career best 1.5 tackles for loss in the 42-14 victory at Syracuse (11/25/17) … equaled his career high with six tackles in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl versus Iowa (12/27/17).
2016 (FRESHMAN): Played in six games, mostly on special teams … took part in 35 special teams plays on the year.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named the 2015 Gainesville Sun Small School Player of the Year … a two-way player for head coach Andrew Thomas … also earned All-State Class 1A Offense and Max Preps Small Schools All-American Second Team Defense honors… rushed for 1,069 yards with 21 touchdowns to go along with 173 receiving yards and four touchdowns … also returned four of seven interceptions for touchdowns and had kickoff and punt returns for TDs … recorded 36 tackles, including five for loss, 10 passes broken up and one fumble recovery … helped lead the Tigers to the Florida 1A State Championship title as a senior captain.
PERSONAL: Hamp Anferenee Timmone Cheevers … enrolled in the Lynch School of Education majoring in applied psychology and human development … recipient of the Richard L. Trum '37 Endowed Scholarship Annuity Fund ... Hamp is one of Sharonda Green’s two children … has a younger sister, Zakyah.
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