Ronnie Hickman
Ronnie Hickman
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent two seasons in the Ohio State secondary. All-Big Ten in 2022 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. The receipt: 10 tackles against Northwestern — Week 10, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Ohio State, 149 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-Big Ten
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
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-Big Ten
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ohio State | 51 | 24 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 98 | 54 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | 2 | -- |
| Career | 149 | 78 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2022
W 44–31
at Penn State
6 TOT · 2 SOLO · 3 PD
Edged out Penn State on the road in a shootout.
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 Johnathan Baldwin’s 2022 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Isaac White's junior season at Wyoming (2023).
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