Born:
November 14, 1995
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Zodiac:
Scorpio
Da'Shawn Hand is an American defensive end for the Tennessee
Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at
Alabama.
After moving to Woodbridge, Virginia, Hand attended
Woodbridge High School, where he was a three-sport athlete in football,
wrestling, and track.
In football, he was an All-State defensive lineman. In his
junior year, Hand recorded 110 tackles, 16 sacks, 40 tackles for loss, two pass
deflections, four forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries. Woodbridge
finished the season 6–5, losing 0–17 to Haymarket Battlefield in the first
round of the VHSL playoffs.
In addition to playing football, Hand also excelled in
wrestling and track. He was a regional champion in Virginia wrestling.
In track & field, he competed primarily as a thrower and
spent time as a sprinter during his final year in 2014.
At the Runner Store City-County Championships, he earned a
second-place finish in the shot-put event, recording a career-best throw of
15.81 meters (51 ft, 9 in).
He placed 11th in the discus at the Gojekian Twilight
Classic, notching a top throw of 35.66 meters (116 ft, 9 in).
He clocked a 12.24-second 100-meter dash time in sprints at
the 2014 Garfield Meet, where he took 7th. He ran a 4.7-second 40-yard dash and
had a 33-inch vertical jump.
In 2012, he was the Rivals High School Football Junior of
the Year.
With over 90 scholarship offers, Hand narrowed his choice of
college destination to three—Alabama, Florida, and Michigan—before the start of
his senior season.
In 2018, the Detroit Lions drafted Hand in the fourth round
(114th overall) NFL Draft.
He made his professional debut in the Lions' season opener
against the New York Jets.
The 2019 season was an injury-riddled sophomore season for Hand. He suffered an elbow injury early in training camp and missed the first six weeks of the regular season. He returned for two weeks, sustained an ankle injury in Week 9, and cut the next three games. He returned in Week 13 but suffered a setback with the ankle injury and was placed on injured reserve on December 12, 2019.
On December 21, 2021, Hand was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad. He was released on December 31.
On January 5, 2022, Hand was signed to the Tennessee Titans
practice squad. On February 15, 2022, Hand signed a reserve/future contract
with the Titans. He was placed on injured reserve on September 13, 2022.