#4

Davon Hicks

LB · Georgia Southern · Sr. · #4

Returning to Georgia Southern for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Davon Hicks

LB · Georgia Southern · Sr · #4

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

2 coaches
2021
Kevin Whitley
Georgia Southern
2022
Georgia Southern
era →
2024
Georgia Southern
2025
Georgia Southern

Coaching transition mid-career: Kevin Whitley → Clay Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021South Florida2-10HC: Jeff Scott · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022South Florida1-11HC: Jeff Scott · Run-leaning
2024Georgia Southern8-5HC: Clay Helton · Balanced
2025Georgia Southern7-6HC: Clay Helton · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Georgia Southern1--0.00.0------
2024Georgia Southern43231.00.5------
2022South Florida33203.50.0------
2021South Florida320.00.0------
Career80454.50.5------

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Georgia Southern

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Linebacker · Georgia Southern

Returning around him

  • 92% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • Transfer portal: -1 net (17 in / 18 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Georgia Southern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #93 · 2026 recruiting class #88

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2024 production profile sits closest to Tristan Sinclair’s 2022 season.

Stanford · 2022

#2

Hasaan Hypolite

Houston · 2022

80%
#3

Cole Pearce

Ball State · 2021

78%
#4

Logan Taylor

Hawai'i · 2024

NFL Rd 6
77%
#5

Hasaan Hypolite

Houston · 2023

77%

Matches Tristan on

TFL rate
Tackle volume
Class year

Differs from Tristan on

Height (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Max DiDomenico's junior season at Army (2023).

Army · 2023

All-AAC
#2

DJ Brown

Notre Dame · 2022

87%
#3

M.J. Griffin

Louisville · 2022

86%
#4

Makell Esteen

Washington · 2024

85%
#5

Jalen Mergerson

Air Force · 2023

84%

Matches Max on

Class year
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #14070

Final rank
#14558
Avg #14420.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #14070 this season.