Running back, Liberty, 2016–⁠19

Frankie Hickson

Number
No. 23
Height
5′8″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Lynchburg, VA

Frankie Hickson played running back at Liberty (2016–⁠19).

Career highs

196rushing yards, career highvs. New Mexico State, 20194rushing touchdowns, career highvs. New Mexico State, 2019

Team titles: Big South champions, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Liberty11454.1016
2017Liberty8172.106
2018Liberty2291,0324.51147
2019Liberty1871,0415.61266
Career4352,1354.92366

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Liberty111.001
2018Liberty10575.7017
2019Liberty11968.7127
Career221547.0127

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2016Liberty2850
2017Liberty2440
2018Liberty5570
2019Liberty2190
Career112050

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Liberty23RBFr.
2017Liberty23RBSo.
2018Liberty23RBJr.
2019Liberty23RBSr.5′8″190

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2016Liberty (FCS)12-0.05––-0.6––
2017Liberty (FCS)8-0.08––-0.6––
2018Liberty2410.1142nd (n=300)0.1527.026%0.08
2019Liberty2070.1972nd (n=287)0.1338.723%0.18

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Liberty 13 games, 1,041 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.SyracuseL 0–⁠2411290718
Sep 7atLouisianaL 14–⁠351813316618
Sep 14vs.BuffaloW 35–⁠17122516––
Sep 21vs.HamptonW 62–⁠275616––
Sep 28vs.New MexicoW 17–⁠101355016532
Oct 5atNew Mexico StateW 20–⁠131572013––
Oct 19vs.MaineW 59–⁠44998030221
Oct 26atRutgersL 34–⁠44841116227
Nov 2atMassachusettsW 63–⁠211499332––
Nov 9atBYUL 24–⁠311679017––
Nov 23atVirginiaL 27–⁠551588133––
Nov 30vs.New Mexico StateW 49–⁠2829196424––
Dec 21 ✦vs.Georgia SouthernW 23–⁠1622120035––
2018 Liberty 12 games, 1,032 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Old DominionW 52–⁠10421016214
Sep 8atArmyL 14–⁠381404––
Sep 22vs.North TexasL 7–⁠472196011––
Sep 29atNew MexicoW 52–⁠4327652915
Oct 6atNew Mexico StateL 41–⁠4924155122313
Oct 13vs.TroyW 22–⁠162371012––
Oct 20vs.Idaho StateW 48–⁠4122133347111
Nov 3atMassachusettsL 59–⁠6227133215––
Nov 10atVirginiaL 24–⁠45269321014
Nov 17atAuburnL 0–⁠531045030––
Nov 24vs.New Mexico StateW 28–⁠2127116020110
Dec 1vs.Norfolk StateW 52–⁠171710011210
2017 Liberty 1 game, 17 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atBaylorW 48–⁠4581706––

No box score in the source for Sep 9 vs. Morehead State; Sep 16 vs. Indiana State; Sep 23 at Jacksonville State; Sep 30 vs. Saint Francis; Oct 14 vs. Kennesaw State; Oct 21 at Monmouth; Oct 28 at Gardner-Webb; Nov 4 vs. Duquesne; Nov 11 vs. Presbyterian; Nov 18 at Charleston Southern, so those games are not listed.

2016 Liberty 2 games, 45 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atVirginia TechL 13–⁠363905––
Sep 17atSMUL 14–⁠2983601611

No box score in the source for Sep 10 vs. Jacksonville; Sep 24 vs. Jacksonville State; Oct 1 vs. Robert Morris; Oct 15 at Kennesaw State; Oct 22 vs. Monmouth; Oct 29 vs. Gardner-Webb; Nov 5 at Presbyterian; Nov 12 vs. Charleston Southern; Nov 18 at Coastal Carolina, so those games are not listed.

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

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