Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Rutgers
Josh Hicks
RB • 5'10" • 210 lbs • Palmetto, FL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Josh Hicks leans balanced backfield option traits and 57.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
19
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
17
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
32
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Player Story
Josh Hicks built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a running back from Palmetto, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Josh Hicks' career was his backfield work: 1,351 rushing...
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- Committed To
- Rutgers
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Josh Hicks, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Rutgers. Josh Hicks leans balanced backfield option traits and 57.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,440
- Rushing yards
- 1,351
- Receiving yards
- 89
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Josh Hicks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,440
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · Rutgers
- Top game
- North Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Palmetto · Rutgers
- High school pipeline
- Palmetto · 15 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 148 scrimmage yards · RB 382nd (top 64%) · Big Ten 121st (top 47%) · National 1,184th (top 49%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Rutgers | 7 | 202 | 202 | 0 | 1 | 50.7 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Rutgers | 7 | 238 | 238 | 0 | 1 | 50.7 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Rutgers | 12 | 699 | 674 | 25 | 5 | 68.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rutgers | 9 | 153 | 157 | -4 | 0 | 25.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rutgers | 9 | 148 | 80 | 68 | 1 | 29.2 |
Related Context
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Josh Hicks played RB for Rutgers. Across 4 tracked seasons, Josh Hicks recorded 1,351 rushing yards, 89 receiving yards, and 6 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Rutgers.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Rutgers paired 699 primary output with 51.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 57.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Morgan State
Win with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Rutgers
Games
9
Scrimmage Yards / G
16.4
Efficiency
57.1
Usage
4.7
Consistency
24.9
Best Game by takeover score
Morgan State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington: 0. Eastern Michigan: 5. Morgan State: 62. Nebraska: 0. Ohio State: 26. Illinois: 25. Michigan: 28. Maryland: 0. Michigan State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 26. Morgan State: 6 by 93.1. Ohio State: 3 by 54.9. Illinois: 5 by 52.1. Michigan: 1 by 100. Michigan State: 2 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins29 · Games = 3 · +18.8 vs Losses
Losses10.2 · Games = 6 · -18.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Morgan State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Michigan State | L 7-40 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Maryland | W 31-24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Michigan | L 14-35 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 28 | 28 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Illinois | W 35-24 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Ohio State | L 0-56 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 8.7 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Nebraska | L 17-27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Morgan State | W 65-0 | 4 | 45 | 11.30 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10.3 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 13-16 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Washington | L 14-30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Player Story
Josh Hicks story
Josh Hicks built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a running back from Palmetto, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Josh Hicks' career was his backfield work: 1,351 rushing yards, 257 carries, 7 rushing touchdowns, and 89 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 89 receiving yards, 6 tackles, and 377 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Josh Hicks' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Rutgers
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Rutgers | 440 | 56.1 | 18.5 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Rutgers | 440 | 56.1 | 18.5 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Rutgers | 699 | 51.8 | 20 | 259 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rutgers | 153 | 30.2 | 9 | -546 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rutgers | 148 | 57.1 | 4.7 | -5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ North Carolina
Week 1 · W 40-21 · Postseason
Win with 202 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
98.1 takeover
202 scrimmage yards and 37.3 usage.
#2
vs Norfolk State
Week 1 · W 63-13
118
Scrimmage Yards
84.7 takeover
Win with 118 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
118 scrimmage yards and 30 usage.
#3
vs Kansas
Week 4 · W 27-14
113
Scrimmage Yards
77.7 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
113 scrimmage yards and 28.4 usage.
#4
vs Morgan State
Week 3 · W 65-0
62
Scrimmage Yards
72.9 takeover
Win with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
62 scrimmage yards and 9 usage.
#5
vs Indiana
Week 12 · W 45-23 · Conference game
114
Scrimmage Yards
71.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
114 scrimmage yards and 35.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · Rutgers
699 primary output · 51.8 efficiency · 20 usage
68.6
#2
2014 Postseason · Rutgers
50.7
440 primary · 56.1 efficiency · 18.5 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Rutgers
50.7
440 primary · 56.1 efficiency · 18.5 usage
Milestones
4
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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