Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-21@ Marshall | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-31@ Hawai'i | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 26 yds |
| Total | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 15 |
Julian Hicks
Last confirmed: Akron, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 197 lb · Mayfield Heights, OH · Mayfield
Julian Hicks: WR · Akron · #1.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Julian Hicks
Moves the chains on third down. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. A game that shows it: 26 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Hawai'i — Week 2, 2023.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Akron in the news
- Former Akron assistant Chuck Amato dies at 80
Akron Beacon Journal Oct 20
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Akron | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Akron | 32 | 212 | 6.6 | 2 |
| 2018 | Central Michigan | 28 | 313 | 11.2 | 4 |
| Career | 62 | 543 | 8.8 | 6 |
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Akron | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Akron | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 2018 | Central Michigan | 1 | 12 | -- |
| Career | 2 | 13 | 17 |
Game log
Teams and coaches
2018Central Michigan1-11HC: John Bonamego · Run-leaning
2019Akron0-12HC: Tom Arth · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
2020Akron1-5HC: Tom Arth · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 REC/g, 19.5 YDS/g, 13.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Pass share
55.5%
423 pass / 339 run
Plays / game
63.5
12 games
Team sack rate
9.8%
410 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Six seasons, three schools
- 2023 UAlbanyYear 7 · 2 games
- 2022 UAlbanyYear 6 · 1 game
- Jan 2021 Entered the transfer portal
- 2020 Akron ArthYear 4 · 2 games
- 2019 Akron ArthYear 3 · 8 games
- 2018 Central Michigan BonamegoYear 2 · 9 games
- 2017 Central Michigan BonamegoYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Central Michigan in 2017 as a 2-star recruit, No. 2,981 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Central Michigan in the 2017 class, a 2-star recruit.
- Entered the transfer portal from Akron, Jan 4, 2021.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Central Michigan and Akron, 543 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 22 games over 5 seasons.
The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td at Northern Illinois.Northern Illinois · L 16-242018
2017
- Signed with Central Michigan2-star out of Mayfield
2021
- Entered the portalfrom Akron
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
2 coaches2017–2018
Central Michigan
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: John Bonamego and Tom Arth.