Usage Score
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Player Dossier
2007-2008Illinois
Dere Hicks
DB • 5'10" • 175 lbs • Roanoke, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dere Hicks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10 disruption score.
Efficiency
10
Consistency
50
Season Value
53.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2007 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 2
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Dere Hicks, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2007 Regular Season · Illinois. Dere Hicks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2007 Regular Season
Illinois paired 2 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 10 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2008 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2008 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
10
Usage
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Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
Unknown
Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.
Game-by-Game Trend
12
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Missouri: 0. Unknown: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.
Split Comparison
All Games0.5 · n=2
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
20 vs Unknown
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Illinois
2007-2008
Opening stop
Season Progression
20072008
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Illinois | 2 | 20 | — | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Illinois | 1 | 10 | — | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Ohio State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
Missouri
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2007 Regular Season · Illinois
2 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
73.3
#2
2008 Regular Season · Illinois
53.3
1 primary · 10 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2006 · Rating 0.7667
Valley Forge Military Academy (HS) · Wayne, PA
- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2006
Career Facts
1
Career teams
2
Seasons tracked
0
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 4 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.