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, 2023Team titles: Coastal Athletic Association Football champions, 2023
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Central Michigan | 28 | 313 | 11.2 | 4 | 37 |
| 2019 | Akron | 32 | 212 | 6.6 | 2 | 15 |
| 2020 | Akron | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | UAlbany | 24 | 345 | 14.4 | 6 | 38 |
| 2023* | UAlbany | 50 | 834 | 16.7 | 11 | 85 |
| Career | 136 | 1,722 | 12.7 | 23 | 85 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Central Michigan | 1 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Akron | 1 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Akron | 1 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | UAlbany | 1 | WR | Yr 5 | ||
| 2023 | UAlbany | 1 | WR | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Central Michigan | 42 | 0.60 | 63rd (n=497) | 0.53 | 25.3 | 7% |
| 2019 | Akron | 53 | 0.11 | 3rd (n=499) | 0.54 | 5.8 | 11% |
| 2020 | Akron | 2 | 1.17 | – | – | 2.3 | – |
| 2022 | UAlbany (FCS) | 35 | 0.66 | 42nd (n=683) | 0.71 | 23.1 | 7% |
| 2023 | UAlbany (FCS) | 50 | 1.06 | 83rd (n=681) | 0.80 | 52.9 | 7% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. | W 34–13 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Sep 2 | at | L 17–21 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Sep 9 | at | L 20–31 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Sep 23 | at | W 23–17 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 40 | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 31–10 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 | – |
| Oct 7 | at | W 24–17 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Oct 14 | at | L 31–38 | 4 | 162 | 2 | 75 | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 35–10 | 7 | 188 | 2 | 85 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at | W 37–21 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 24–8 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Nov 11 | at | W 38–20 | 6 | 62 | 2 | 14 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 41–0 | 5 | 71 | 3 | 30 | – |
| Dec 2 ✦ | vs. | W 41–13 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Dec 9 ✦ | at | W 30–22 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Dec 15 ✦ | at | L 0–59 | 7 | 76 | 0 | 27 | – |
2022 UAlbany 9 games, 24 catches, 345 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 10–69 | 4 | 53 | 1 | 20 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 23–28 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Sep 17 | at | L 45–48 | 3 | 82 | 1 | 37 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 45–26 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 38 | – |
| Oct 8 | at | L 31–38 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 59–14 | 4 | 52 | 3 | 25 | – |
| Nov 5 | at | L 3–27 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 23–21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Nov 19 | at | L 21–35 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
2020 Akron 2 games, 2 catches, 18 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17 | at | L 35–69 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Nov 28 | vs. | L 7–38 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
2019 Akron 8 games, 32 catches, 212 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | at | L 24–45 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Sep 28 | at | L 29–37 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 9 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 3–26 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 0–21 | 9 | 51 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Oct 26 | at | L 0–49 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Nov 2 | at | L 6–35 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 14–42 | 7 | 41 | 1 | 9 | – |
| Nov 20 | at | L 17–20 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 15 | – |
2018 Central Michigan 9 games, 28 catches, 313 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | at | L 16–24 | 7 | 63 | 1 | 20 | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 17–5 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 37 | – |
| Sep 29 | at | L 20–31 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. | L 24–34 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| Oct 13 | vs. | L 23–24 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct 20 | vs. | L 10–35 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 32 | – |
| Oct 27 | at | L 10–17 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. | L 13–24 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 30 | – |
| Nov 23 | at | L 13–51 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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