Super Senior (2021)
Honorable mention All-American by Phil Steele … first-team All-Conference USA selection … two-time C-USA Defensive Player of the Week honoree … played in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl (Jan. 29) and registered a pair of solo tackles … played in all 14 games and drew 13 starts at outside linebacker … set UTSA’s single-season sacks record with 10.5 … posted 16.5 tackles for loss, which stands second on the program’s single-season list … recorded 37 total tackles, including 25 solo stops … had six quarterback hurries, two pass breakups, one interception and a forced fumble … named C-USA Defensive Player of the Week after logging six tackles, three TFL, two sacks and a forced fumble in the 31-28 comeback road win over Memphis (Sept. 25) … also earned the league’s weekly award following a three-TFL, two-sack performance in the 34-31 victory against UAB (Nov. 20) … had 2.5 sacks and a pair of QB pressures in the 45-16 road triumph over Louisiana Tech (Oct. 23) … made four stops, including a pair of sacks, in the 49-41 win over WKU (Dec. 3) in the C-USA Championship Game … intercepted a Bailey Zappe pass inside the 5-yard line in the closing seconds to secure UTSA’s 52-46 road win over WKU (Oct. 9) … posted two tackles behind the line of scrimmage in the 45-0 shutout of Rice (Oct. 16).
Senior (2020)
Appeared in all 12 contests and made eight starts at outside linebacker … posted 46 tackles, including 25 solo stops and 4.5 tackles for loss … registered a team-high seven quarterback hurries to go along with two pass breakups, one interception and a forced fumble … opened the season with four tackles, 1.5 TFL and a PBU in the 51-48 double-overtime victory at Texas State (Sept. 12) … had five stops and forced a fumble in the 24-10 win against SFA (Sept. 19) … recorded a season-high six tackles and a QB hurry in the 37-35 triumph over Middle Tennessee (Sept. 25) … matched his season high with six stops, including a TFL, versus No. 16 Louisiana in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (Dec. 26) … logged five stops at FAU (Oct. 31) … posted four tackles and picked off a pass in the 49-17 rout of North Texas (Nov. 28) … also made four stops against Army (Oct. 17) and Louisiana Tech (Oct. 24).
Junior (2019)
Played in all 12 games … registered 25 total tackles, including 19 solo stops, and ranked second on the team with 10 tackles for loss … also posted a pair of sacks, three quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and a pass breakup … had eight tackles behind the line of scrimmage during the final five contests … recorded five tackles and a strip-sack with less than two minutes to play to help seal the 24-23 win at Old Dominion (Nov. 9) … tallied a season-high six tackles, including a sack for three yards, in the season finale at Louisiana Tech (Nov. 30) … had three stops in the backfield versus Southern Miss (Nov. 16) … posted three tackles, including one for a loss, at Texas A&M (Nov. 2) … made a pair of stops, including one TFL, at North Texas (Sept. 21) … had a tackle behind the line in the 26-16 win at UTEP (Oct. 5).
Prior to UTSA
Transfer from Hutchinson [Kan.] Community College … earned second-team all-conference honors as a sophomore after posting 36 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss and 12 sacks … registered 42 total tackles, 28 solo stops, 23 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, two forced fumbles and a pair of pass breakups during his two-year JUCO career ... recorded 47 tackles, nine tackles for loss and three sacks and a returned a fumble 23 yards for a touchdown as a senior at Pine Forest High School in Pensacola, Fla.
Personal
Born Dec. 7, 1998 … son of Clarence and Mary Hicks … has two sisters and two brothers … multidisciplinary studies major.
Honorable mention All-American by Phil Steele … first-team All-Conference USA selection … two-time C-USA Defensive Player of the Week honoree … played in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl (Jan. 29) and registered a pair of solo tackles … played in all 14 games and drew 13 starts at outside linebacker … set UTSA’s single-season sacks record with 10.5 … posted 16.5 tackles for loss, which stands second on the program’s single-season list … recorded 37 total tackles, including 25 solo stops … had six quarterback hurries, two pass breakups, one interception and a forced fumble … named C-USA Defensive Player of the Week after logging six tackles, three TFL, two sacks and a forced fumble in the 31-28 comeback road win over Memphis (Sept. 25) … also earned the league’s weekly award following a three-TFL, two-sack performance in the 34-31 victory against UAB (Nov. 20) … had 2.5 sacks and a pair of QB pressures in the 45-16 road triumph over Louisiana Tech (Oct. 23) … made four stops, including a pair of sacks, in the 49-41 win over WKU (Dec. 3) in the C-USA Championship Game … intercepted a Bailey Zappe pass inside the 5-yard line in the closing seconds to secure UTSA’s 52-46 road win over WKU (Oct. 9) … posted two tackles behind the line of scrimmage in the 45-0 shutout of Rice (Oct. 16).
Senior (2020)
Appeared in all 12 contests and made eight starts at outside linebacker … posted 46 tackles, including 25 solo stops and 4.5 tackles for loss … registered a team-high seven quarterback hurries to go along with two pass breakups, one interception and a forced fumble … opened the season with four tackles, 1.5 TFL and a PBU in the 51-48 double-overtime victory at Texas State (Sept. 12) … had five stops and forced a fumble in the 24-10 win against SFA (Sept. 19) … recorded a season-high six tackles and a QB hurry in the 37-35 triumph over Middle Tennessee (Sept. 25) … matched his season high with six stops, including a TFL, versus No. 16 Louisiana in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (Dec. 26) … logged five stops at FAU (Oct. 31) … posted four tackles and picked off a pass in the 49-17 rout of North Texas (Nov. 28) … also made four stops against Army (Oct. 17) and Louisiana Tech (Oct. 24).
Junior (2019)
Played in all 12 games … registered 25 total tackles, including 19 solo stops, and ranked second on the team with 10 tackles for loss … also posted a pair of sacks, three quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and a pass breakup … had eight tackles behind the line of scrimmage during the final five contests … recorded five tackles and a strip-sack with less than two minutes to play to help seal the 24-23 win at Old Dominion (Nov. 9) … tallied a season-high six tackles, including a sack for three yards, in the season finale at Louisiana Tech (Nov. 30) … had three stops in the backfield versus Southern Miss (Nov. 16) … posted three tackles, including one for a loss, at Texas A&M (Nov. 2) … made a pair of stops, including one TFL, at North Texas (Sept. 21) … had a tackle behind the line in the 26-16 win at UTEP (Oct. 5).
Prior to UTSA
Transfer from Hutchinson [Kan.] Community College … earned second-team all-conference honors as a sophomore after posting 36 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss and 12 sacks … registered 42 total tackles, 28 solo stops, 23 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, two forced fumbles and a pair of pass breakups during his two-year JUCO career ... recorded 47 tackles, nine tackles for loss and three sacks and a returned a fumble 23 yards for a touchdown as a senior at Pine Forest High School in Pensacola, Fla.
Personal
Born Dec. 7, 1998 … son of Clarence and Mary Hicks … has two sisters and two brothers … multidisciplinary studies major.