#25

Jaden Hicks

DB · Washington State · So. · #25

Kansas City — drafted 2024, Rd 4, Pick 33, #133 overall
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Jaden Hicks

DB · Washington State · So · #25

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#923 national
CFB
College
Washington State
2022–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
R4 · #133
Kansas City · 2024

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Kansas CityEntering 3rd NFL season

#133Rd 4 · Pick 33
Kansas CityEntering 3rd NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Washington State7-6HC: Jake Dickert · Pass-leaning
2023Washington State5-7HC: Jake Dickert · Pass-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Washington State76476.02.542--
2022Washington State68392.01.041--
Career144868.03.583--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023

W 50–24

at Colorado State

1 TD  ·  2 PD  ·  0 TFL

Dominant 26-point win on the road against Colorado State.

How he plays

Play style

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Box Safety

Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.

S

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jaden Hicks’s 2022 season.

Jaden Hicks

64%match

Washington State · 2022

NFL Rd 4
#2

Cole Bishop

Utah · 2022

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 28
60%
#3

Juanyeh Thomas

Georgia Tech · 2021

59%
#4

Cole Bishop

Utah · 2023

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 28
56%
#5

Sterling Weatherford

Miami (OH) · 2021

All-MAC
54%

Matches Jaden on

PD rate
Tackle volume
Class year

Differs from Jaden on

TFL rate (higher)
Interceptions (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Filip Maciorowski's sophomore season at Northern Illinois (2025).

Northern Illinois · 2025

#2

John Curry

Texas Tech · 2025

82%
#3

Charles Correa

Purdue · 2025

82%
#4

Brandon Smith

Penn State · 2021

78%
#5

Myles Graham

Florida · 2025

76%

Matches Filip on

Class year
Height
TFL rate