#3

Elijah Hicks

S · California · Sr. · #3

Chicago — drafted 2022, Rd 7, Pick 33, #254 overall
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Elijah Hicks

S · California · Sr · #3

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#333 national
CFB
College
California
2021
NFL
NFL Draft
R7 · #254
Chicago · 2022

Where He Ended Up · NFL

ChicagoEntering 5th NFL season

#254Rd 7 · Pick 33
ChicagoEntering 5th NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021California5-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2021California72495.51.023--
Career72495.51.023--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021

W 42–30

vs Sacramento State

1 SOLO  ·  4 TOT

Edged out Sacramento State at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Rover

Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.

S

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Kolby Peel’s 2021 season.

Kolby Peel

80%match

Oklahoma State · 2021

#2

Brandon McKinney

Utah · 2021

79%
#3

Alonzo Addae

West Virginia · 2021

77%
#4

Amir Tyler

Temple · 2021

76%
#5

Coco Azema

Northwestern · 2021

76%

Matches Kolby on

Tackle volume
PD rate
TFL rate

Differs from Kolby on

Height (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Alonzo Addae's sophomore season at West Virginia (2021).

Alonzo Addae

90%match

West Virginia · 2021

#2

Tysheem Johnson

Ole Miss · 2022

87%
#3

Vincent Davis

South Florida · 2021

87%
#4

Bryun Parham

San José State · 2022

87%
#5

Kolby Peel

Oklahoma State · 2021

86%

Matches Alonzo on

Class year
Tackle volume
TFL rate