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Kalib Hicks

RB · Western Kentucky · R-Jr. · #1

Transferred Oklahoma State → Western Kentucky for 2026
R-Jr. · Denton, Texas → Ryan HS
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Kalib Hicks

RB · Oklahoma State · So · #1

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#544 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach
2023
Western Kentucky
2024
Western Kentucky
2025
Western Kentucky

Played his entire career under Tyson Helton.

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to Western Kentucky

2025Oklahoma State
2026Western Kentucky

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced
2024Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning
2025Oklahoma State1-11HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Oklahoma State441282.90--
2024Oklahoma2115.50--
2023Oklahoma3144.71--
Career491533.11--

How he plays

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

RB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kobe Lewis’s 2022 season.

Kobe Lewis

77%match

Purdue · 2022

#2

Reggie Love III

Illinois · 2021

75%
#3

Caleb Komolafe

Northwestern · 2024

74%
#4

Simeon Price

Coastal Carolina · 2024

74%
#5

Iverson Celestine

Tulane · 2022

73%

Matches Kobe on

Weight
Rush TD rate
Total rush EPA (college ability)

Differs from Kobe on

Recruiting rating (higher)
Class year (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Parker Jenkins's junior season at East Carolina (2025).

East Carolina · 2025

#2

Simeon Price

Coastal Carolina · 2024

65%
#3

Arnold Barnes

Tulane · 2025

64%
#4

Charles Kellom

Akron · 2024

64%
#5

Dallan Hayden

Colorado · 2024

63%

Matches Parker on

Yards / carry
Weight

Differs from Parker on

Class year (lower)
Rush TD rate (lower)
EPA / carry (adj) (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #1971

Final rank
#3062
Avg #2648.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #1971 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2023–2025
14.02023
11.02024
1282025

+814%

Up 814% from first season to most-recent.

Background

Before WKU: Hicks joins WKU after one season at Oklahoma State, where he appeared in seven games and rushed for 128 yards on 44 attempts. His top performance came at Oregon on Sept. 6, when he rushed for 63 yards on 14 attempts. He spent two seasons at Oklahoma prior to his time with the Cowboys....

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