Receiver, North Carolina Central, 2017–22
E.J. Hicks
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Lubbock, TX
E.J. Hicks played receiver at North Carolina Central (2017–22).
Career highs
127receiving yards, career highat Norfolk State, 2022Team titles: MEAC champions, 2022
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | North Carolina Central | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2018* | North Carolina Central | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | North Carolina Central | 33 | 613 | 18.6 | 7 | 81 |
| Career | 37 | 641 | 17.3 | 7 | 81 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | North Carolina Central | 7 | 52 | 0 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | North Carolina Central | 4 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | North Carolina Central | 4 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | North Carolina Central | 4 | WR | Sr. (Yr 6) | 5′11″ | 180 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | North Carolina Central (FCS) | 1 | 2.25 | – | – | 2.3 | – |
| 2018 | North Carolina Central (FCS) | 4 | -0.06 | – | – | -0.2 | – |
| 2022 | North Carolina Central (FCS) | 22 | 1.22 | – | – | 26.8 | 5% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2022 North Carolina Central 12 games, 33 catches, 613 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. North Carolina A&T | W 28–13 | 1 | 16 | 1 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs.Winston-Salem State | W 41–0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | – |
| Sep 17 | at New Hampshire | W 45–27 | 1 | 11 | 0 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs.Virginia Lynchburg | W 59–14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 1 | at Campbell | L 18–48 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Morgan State | W 59–20 | 5 | 83 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at South Carolina State | L 24–26 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 29 | at Delaware State | W 28–21 | 4 | 74 | 1 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. Howard | W 50–21 | 4 | 108 | 1 | – |
| Nov 12 | at Norfolk State | W 48–14 | 5 | 127 | 1 | – |
| Nov 19 | at Tennessee Tech | W 22–20 | 4 | 37 | 0 | – |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. Jackson State | W 41–34 | 3 | 84 | 0 | – |
2018 North Carolina Central 1 game, 3 catches, 15 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | at Duke | L 13–55 | 3 | 15 | 0 | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 2 vs. Prairie View A&M; Sep 8 vs. St. Augustine’s; Sep 29 vs. Florida A&M; Oct 6 vs. Howard; Oct 20 at Norfolk State; Oct 27 at Delaware State; Nov 3 vs. Edward Waters; Nov 9 at Bethune-Cookman; Nov 17 vs. North Carolina A&T; Nov 24 at South Carolina State, so those games are not listed.
2017 North Carolina Central 1 game, 1 catch, 13 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | atDuke | L 7–60 | 1 | 13 | 0 | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 9 vs. Shaw; Sep 21 vs. South Carolina State; Sep 28 at Florida A&M; Oct 7 at Howard; Oct 14 vs. Gardner-Webb; Oct 21 vs. Norfolk State; Oct 28 vs. Delaware State; Nov 4 at Hampton; Nov 11 vs. Bethune-Cookman; Nov 18 at North Carolina A&T, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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