Clarence Hicks: LB · UTSA · #59.
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Clarence Hicks
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at UTSA. First career honor, 2021: All-Conference USA. On tape: 6 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Memphis, Week 4, 2021.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 16 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-30@ Illinois | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-13vs Middle Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-28@ Memphis | 6 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 24-17vs UNLV | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-46@ Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-0vs Rice | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-16@ Louisiana Tech | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 sacks |
| Wk 10 | W 44-23@ UTEP | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-17vs Southern Miss | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-31vs UAB | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 13 | L 23-45@ North Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-41vs Western Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Total | 35 | 24 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 2 |
Week 12 · 2021
W 34-31
vs UAB
2 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Edged out UAB at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
37tackles this seasonTFL rate
45%16 TFLSack rate
28%10 sacksPD rate
5%2 pass breakups37 tackles · 16.5 for loss · 10.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Pass share
45.1%
445 pass / 542 run
Plays / game
75.9
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
468 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
First team in his league at the position.
The All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #4 of 578 FBS linebackers by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2021 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at UTSA, 108 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 32 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2021)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2021)
Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Frank Wilson → Jeff Traylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
