Jaden Hicks: DB · Washington State · #25.
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Jaden Hicks
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Second year in the same secondary at Washington State. A game that shows it: 12 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against UCLA — Week 6, 2023.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
76 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 6 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Washington State | 76 | 47 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | Washington State | 68 | 39 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 144 | 86 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 8 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 50-24@ Colorado State | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-22vs No. 19 Wisconsin | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 64-21vs Northern Colorado | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-35vs No. 14 Oregon State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-25@ UCLA | 12 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 6-44vs Arizona | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-38@ No. 9 Oregon | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-38@ Arizona State | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-10vs Stanford | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 39-42@ California | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-14vs Colorado | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-24@ No. 4 Washington | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 76 | 47 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
76tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%6 TFL76 tackles · 6 for loss · 2.5 sacks · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under Jake Dickert, all pass-leaning offenses — 12-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 7.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Pass share
60.5%
511 pass / 333 run
Plays / game
70.3
12 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
552 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
76 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #23 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at Washington State, 144 tackles — drafted at #133 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.
Next stop · NFL
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 3rd NFL season
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 3rd NFL season
