Receiver, UAlbany (from Central Michigan, Akron), 2017–⁠23

Julian Hicks

Number
No. 1
Height
6′2″
Weight
197 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Mayfield Heights, OH
Born
Sep 29, 1999

Julian Hicks played receiver at Central Michigan (2017–⁠18), Akron (2019–⁠20) and UAlbany (2022–⁠23).

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. Buffalo, 2019188receiving yards, career highvs. Rhode Island, 20233receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Monmouth, 2023

Team titles: Coastal Athletic Association Football champions, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Central Michigan2831311.2437
2019Akron322126.6215
2020Akron2189.0011
2022UAlbany2434514.4638
2023*UAlbany5083416.71185
Career1361,72212.72385

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Central Michigan1WRYr 1
2019Akron1WRYr 2
2020Akron1WRYr 3
2022UAlbany1WRYr 5
2023UAlbany1WRSr. (Yr 6)6′2″197

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Central Michigan420.6063rd (n=497)0.5325.37%
2019Akron530.113rd (n=499)0.545.811%
2020Akron21.17––2.3–
2022UAlbany (FCS)350.6642nd (n=683)0.7123.17%
2023UAlbany (FCS)501.0683rd (n=681)0.8052.97%

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

2023 UAlbany 15 games, 50 catches, 834 yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 26vs.FordhamW 34–⁠13217012–
Sep 2atMarshallL 17–⁠21113013–
Sep 9atHawai’iL 20–⁠31226015–
Sep 23atMorgan StateW 23–⁠17252140–
Sep 30vs.VillanovaW 31–⁠10112112–
Oct 7atTowsonW 24–⁠17117017–
Oct 14atNew HampshireL 31–⁠384162275–
Oct 21vs.Rhode IslandW 35–⁠1071882850
Oct 28atMaineW 37–⁠21329012–
Nov 4vs.William & MaryW 24–⁠821308–
Nov 11atStony BrookW 38–⁠20662214–
Nov 18vs.MonmouthW 41–⁠0571330–
Dec 2 ✦vs.RichmondW 41–⁠13561015–
Dec 9 ✦atIdahoW 30–⁠22235026–
Dec 15 ✦atSouth Dakota StateL 0–⁠59776027–
2022 UAlbany 9 games, 24 catches, 345 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3atBaylorL 10–⁠69453120–
Sep 10vs.New HampshireL 23–⁠28563028–
Sep 17atFordhamL 45–⁠48382137–
Sep 24vs.Central ConnecticutW 45–⁠26138038–
Oct 8atMonmouthL 31–⁠38226014–
Oct 29vs.Stony BrookW 59–⁠14452325–
Nov 5atElonL 3–⁠27222017–
Nov 12vs.MaineW 23–⁠212312–
Nov 19atRhode IslandL 21–⁠351606–
2020 Akron 2 games, 2 catches, 18 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 17atKent StateL 35–⁠69111011–
Nov 28vs.Miami (OH)L 7–⁠381707–
2019 Akron 8 games, 32 catches, 212 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 14atCentral MichiganL 24–⁠451707–
Sep 28atMassachusettsL 29–⁠3721219–
Oct 12vs.Kent StateL 3–⁠264280151
Oct 19vs.BuffaloL 0–⁠21951010–
Oct 26atNorthern IllinoisL 0–⁠4932209–
Nov 2atBowling GreenL 6–⁠35111011–
Nov 12vs.Eastern MichiganL 14–⁠4274119–
Nov 20atMiami (OH)L 17–⁠20540015–
2018 Central Michigan 9 games, 28 catches, 313 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 15atNorthern IllinoisL 16–⁠24763120–
Sep 22vs.MaineW 17–⁠5238037–
Sep 29atMichigan StateL 20–⁠31541116–
Oct 6vs.BuffaloL 24–⁠342141912
Oct 13vs.Ball StateL 23–⁠241−200–
Oct 20vs.Western MichiganL 10–⁠35357032–
Oct 27atAkronL 10–⁠17540014–
Nov 10vs.Bowling GreenL 13–⁠24240130–
Nov 23atToledoL 13–⁠51122022–

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

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