Ja'von Hicks
Ja'von Hicks
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Third year in the Cincinnati secondary, same address the whole way. His first career honor landed in 2022: All-AAC. The receipt: 9 tackles, 1 TFL against South Florida — Week 6, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Cincinnati, 126 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-AAC
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Luke Fickell.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-AAC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 60 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 56 | 31 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 126 | 59 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2022
W 63–10
vs Kennesaw State
1 TD · 1 SOLO · 7 TOT
Dominant 53-point win at home against Kennesaw State.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Trey Taylor’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Ameer Speed's graduate season at Michigan State (2022).
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