Running back, TCU, 2013–⁠17

Kyle Hicks

Number
No. 21
Height
5′10″
Weight
210 lb
Hometown
Arlington, TX

Kyle Hicks played running back at TCU (2013–⁠17).

At a glance

Best season
1,042
Rushing yards, 2016 (TCU, 6–⁠7)
Best game
192 yards
At Baylor, week 10, 2016: No. 3 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

192rushing yards, career highat Baylor, 20165rushing touchdowns, career highat Baylor, 20168catches, career hightwice; last vs. Stanford, 201792receiving yards, career highvs. Arkansas, 2016

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2014

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014TCU461603.5017
2015TCU552624.8323
2016TCU2031,0425.11264
2017TCU1396374.6441
Career4432,1014.71964

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014TCU121189.8039
2015TCU131048.0118
2016TCU474178.9261
2017TCU302919.7162
Career1029309.1462

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013TCU21RB
2014TCU21RB
2015TCU21RB
2016TCU21RB
2017TCU21RB5′10″210

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
2014TCU610.0425th (n=253)0.122.27%–
2015TCU760.0937th (n=268)0.126.49%0.07
2016TCU2610.2070th (n=259)0.1351.226%0.21
2017TCU1710.1455th (n=287)0.1223.321%0.12

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

2017 TCU 12 games, 637 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 9atArkansasW 28–⁠7124412190
Sep 16vs.SMUW 56–⁠36118401100
Oct 7vs.West VirginiaW 31–⁠2411710–––
Oct 14atKansas StateW 26–⁠6165805500
Oct 21vs.KansasW 43–⁠0105702110
Oct 28atIowa StateL 7–⁠14128002160
Nov 4vs.TexasW 24–⁠711412150
Nov 11atOklahomaL 20–⁠38103803711
Nov 18atTexas TechW 27–⁠322810–––
Nov 24vs.BaylorW 45–⁠22101111260
Dec 2vs.OklahomaL 17–⁠4183205580
Dec 28 ✦vs.StanfordW 39–⁠3764008250
2016 TCU 13 games, 1,042 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.South Dakota StateW 59–⁠41155924370
Sep 10vs.ArkansasL 38–⁠41114928920
Sep 17vs.Iowa StateW 41–⁠201211713391
Sep 23atSMUW 33–⁠3148905530
Oct 1vs.OklahomaL 46–⁠52156116811
Oct 8atKansasW 24–⁠23181041160
Oct 22atWest VirginiaL 10–⁠341510303170
Oct 29vs.Texas TechL 24–⁠2741501150
Nov 5atBaylorW 62–⁠22261925230
Nov 19vs.Oklahoma StateL 6–⁠31254702200
Nov 25atTexasW 31–⁠9165805310
Dec 3vs.Kansas StateL 6–⁠3017600220
Dec 30 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 23–⁠31158805210
2015 TCU 11 games, 262 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 12vs.Stephen F. AustinW 70–⁠710361–––
Sep 19vs.SMUW 56–⁠373120–––
Sep 26atTexas TechW 55–⁠5223011180
Oct 3vs.TexasW 50–⁠7360–––
Oct 10atKansas StateW 52–⁠45––––––
Oct 17atIowa StateW 45–⁠217531–––
Oct 29vs.West VirginiaW 40–⁠103702141
Nov 7atOklahoma StateL 29–⁠491402230
Nov 14vs.KansasW 23–⁠1794902330
Nov 27vs.BaylorW 28–⁠21115304140
Jan 2 ✦vs.OregonW 47–⁠416120220
2014 TCU 11 games, 160 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.SamfordW 48–⁠149330120
Sep 13vs.MinnesotaW 30–⁠7150–––
Sep 27atSMUW 56–⁠04220–––
Oct 11atBaylorL 58–⁠615170–––
Oct 18vs.Oklahoma StateW 42–⁠962002350
Oct 25vs.Texas TechW 82–⁠277380120
Nov 8vs.Kansas StateW 41–⁠2051502160
Nov 15atKansasW 34–⁠301202280
Nov 27atTexasW 48–⁠102120130
Dec 6vs.Iowa StateW 55–⁠32−1003320
Dec 31 ✦vs.Ole MissW 42–⁠3460–––

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height5′9⅝″
Weight204 lb
Arm length32½″
Hand size9½″
40-yard dash4.63 s
10-yard split1.62 s
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press13 reps
3-cone drill7.12 s
20-yard shuttle4.20 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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