2026 Football Roster

91 Jamel Dew

  • Height 6-2
  • Class First Year
  • Hometown Ypsilanti, Mich.
  • High School Lincoln High School
  • Major Undeclared

Biography

Before Yale:
  • Competed in football, basketball and track and field at Lincoln Senior High School in Ypsilanti, Mich.
  • Helped lead his football team to its first state playoff appearance in a decade
  • Accumulated 119 tackles, 12.5 sacks, 28 TFLs, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two touchdowns throughout his varsity career
  • 1x All State
  • 2x All Region
  • 2x All conference-SEC
  • 1x All conference-SEC HM
  • 2x Ann Arbor Dream Team Defense and Offense
  • Member of the National Honor Society 
  • Member of the National Honor Guard
  • Earned AKA Sorority Young Black Man of Promise recognition
  • Member of the Black Student Union 
  • Member of Ignite Nation, where he mentors underclassmen in high school and future high school students
  • Earned Football All-State Academic team recognition
Personal:
  • Son of Nija Hamilton and Dannie Dew
  • Cousin Darnell Robinson played for Yale football from 2018 to 2022
  • Often goes by the nickname “Tank”
  • Participates in a variety of community service projects, including the beautification of the Ypsilanti area, taking care of the elderly and disabled and mentoring students of all ages
  • Enjoys playing guitar, learning Spanish, learning about cars, photography, cooking/baking, martial arts, reading, construction, home renovation, yard work, skateboarding and video games
  • Plans to eventually own a car dealership or mechanic shop due to his love of cars
Why Yale? “Yale has outstanding education and opportunities following graduation, great extracurricular programs, successful sports teams, and I felt a strong connection with the football team.”
 

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