Takari Hickle
Takari Hickle
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jonathan Smith → Trent Bray. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oregon State | 38 | 13 | 5.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Oregon State | 6 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 44 | 15 | 7.5 | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 45–13
vs Lafayette
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 3 QB HUR
Dominant 32-point win at home against Lafayette.
How he plays
Play style
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Oregon State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Oregon State
Returning around him
- 52% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: -15 net (20 in / 35 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oregon State · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #60 · 2026 recruiting class #99
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Malik Charles’s 2025 season.
Matches Malik on
Differs from Malik on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Cohen Fuller's sophomore season at UNLV (2025).
Matches Cohen on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #6716
Peaked at #6716 this season.
Background
2025 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR) • Played in all 12 games, making nine starts • Recorded 37 tackles with five tackles for loss, two sacks and five quarterback hurries • Posted a season-high eight tackles at App State, adding half a sack and one tackle for loss • Recorded a 9-yard sack at Oregon, adding to...