Cornerback, Wisconsin, 2018–⁠21

Faion Hicks

Number: No. 1
Height: 5′10″
Weight: 194 lb
Class (2021): Senior
Hometown: Miami, FL
Born: Sep 2, 1998

Faion Hicks played cornerback at Wisconsin (2018–⁠21). The Denver Broncos took Hicks in round 7, No. 232 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.

Best season: 33; Tackles, 2018 (Wisconsin, 8–⁠5)
Drafted: No. 232; Round 7, 2022 NFL Draft (Denver Broncos)

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record

8–⁠510–⁠4AP 114–⁠39–⁠4

Season	Team	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Int	PD	Hur
2018	Wisconsin	33	27	1	1	3	0
2019	Wisconsin	32	26	1	0	1	0
2020	Wisconsin	13	10	0	0	4	0
2021	Wisconsin	27	21	0	0	8	1
Career		105	84	2	1	16	1

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2018	Wisconsin	1	CB	Fr.
2019	Wisconsin	1	CB	So.
2020	Wisconsin	1	CB	Jr.
2021	Wisconsin	1	CB	Sr.	5′10″	194

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.

Game by game

2021 Wisconsin 10 games, 27 tackles

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	PD
Sep 4	vs.Penn State	L 10–⁠16	3	3	0
Sep 25	vs.Notre Dame	L 13–⁠41	5	5	4
Oct 2	vs.Michigan	L 17–⁠38	2	0	2
Oct 16	vs.Army	W 20–⁠14	1	1	0
Oct 23	atPurdue	W 30–⁠13	4	3	0
Oct 30	vs.Iowa	W 27–⁠7	1	1	1
Nov 6	atRutgers	W 52–⁠3	5	4	0
Nov 13	vs.Northwestern	W 35–⁠7	0	0	1
Nov 20	vs.Nebraska	W 35–⁠28	2	2	0
Nov 27	atMinnesota	L 13–⁠23	4	2	0

2020 Wisconsin 5 games, 13 tackles

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	PD
Nov 14	atMichigan	W 49–⁠11	3	2	0
Nov 21	atNorthwestern	L 7–⁠17	2	1	1
Dec 5	vs.Indiana	L 6–⁠14	3	3	1
Dec 12	atIowa	L 7–⁠28	1	1	0
Dec 30 ✦	vs.Wake Forest	W 42–⁠28	4	3	2

2019 Wisconsin 12 games, 32 tackles

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	TFL	PD
Aug 30	atSouth Florida	W 49–⁠0	1	1	0	0
Sep 7	vs.Central Michigan	W 61–⁠0	0	0	0	1
Sep 21	vs.Michigan	W 35–⁠14	3	2	0	0
Sep 28	vs.Northwestern	W 24–⁠15	1	1	0	0
Oct 5	vs.Kent State	W 48–⁠0	5	5	0	0
Oct 19	atIllinois	L 23–⁠24	1	1	0	0
Oct 26	atOhio State	L 7–⁠38	2	1	0	0
Nov 16	atNebraska	W 37–⁠21	3	2	0	0
Nov 23	vs.Purdue	W 45–⁠24	3	3	1	0
Nov 30	atMinnesota	W 38–⁠17	3	2	0	0
Dec 7	vs.Ohio State	L 21–⁠34	6	4	0	0
Jan 1 ✦	vs.Oregon	L 27–⁠28	4	4	0	0

2018 Wisconsin 11 games, 33 tackles, 1 INT

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Int	PD
Aug 31	vs.Western Kentucky	W 34–⁠3	3	2	0	1	0
Sep 8	vs.New Mexico	W 45–⁠14	1	0	0	0	1
Sep 15	vs.BYU	L 21–⁠24	5	3	0	0	1
Sep 22	atIowa	W 28–⁠17	4	4	1	0	0
Oct 6	vs.Nebraska	W 41–⁠24	2	2	0	0	0
Oct 13	atMichigan	L 13–⁠38	1	1	0	0	0
Oct 27	atNorthwestern	L 17–⁠31	2	2	0	0	0
Nov 3	vs.Rutgers	W 31–⁠17	0	0	0	0	1
Nov 10	atPenn State	L 10–⁠22	6	6	0	0	0
Nov 17	atPurdue	W 47–⁠44	6	6	0	0	0
Nov 24	vs.Minnesota	L 15–⁠37	3	1	0	0	0

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Drill	Pro day 2022
Height	5′10″
Weight	192 lb
Arm length	30⅝″
Hand size	9⅝″
40-yard dash	4.49 s
10-yard split	1.49 s
Vertical jump	37½″
Broad jump	10′3″
Bench press	13 reps
3-cone drill	6.90 s
20-yard shuttle	4.21 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.

Season	Team	G	Tkl	Sacks	Int
2024	Seattle Seahawks	2	2	0	0

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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