Hamp Cheevers

Hamp Anferenee Timmone Cheevers (born December 23, 1996) is an American former college football player who was a defensive back for the Boston College Eagles. He earned first-team All-American honors in 2018. Cheevers was signed by the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL) after going unselected in the 2019 NFL draft. He later had stints with the Atlanta Falcons and Oakland Raiders in the NFL, and with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Early life and education Cheevers was born on December 23, 1996, in Gainesville, Florida. He attended Trenton High School in Florida and played on both sides of the field, on offense as a wide receiver and running back and on defense as a defensive back. There, he was an all-state selection and was named second-team small school All-American by MaxPreps. He was team captain as a senior and helped lead his team to the Florida 1A State Championship while being named Small School Player of the Year by The Gainesville Sun. He appeared in a total of six games as a true freshman for the Eagles, mainly on special teams. and finished the season as the national leader in interceptions with seven. He was named first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and was selected to six College Football All-America Teams, including being named a first-team choice by the Football Writers of America. Quarterbacks who targeted the player covered by Cheevers averaged a passer rating of just 26.4. He finished his three-year college career with 56 tackles and nine interceptions in 30 total games played. He was waived/injured on May 13 and was placed on the injured reserve list the following day. He was released by the Titans on May 17, after spending just over a week with the team. He was released one week later, on August 9, to make room for Chase Middleton. Two days later, on August 11, Cheevers was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Raiders, who then waived him on August 13. While a free agent, on October 11, he was suspended for four games by the NFL. The entire 2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19, and Cheevers was released by the Roughriders on July 28.