Player Dossier

2018-2019

Liberty

Frankie Hickson

RB • 5'8" • 190 lbs • Lynchburg, VA, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Frankie Hickson leans workhorse runner traits and 54.3 efficiency.

Usage / Role

89%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

67

Solid production for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

51

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Liberty

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Snapshot

Career Teams
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Unique Seasons
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Program Path
Liberty
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

Player Story

Frankie Hickson built his college career from 2018 through 2019 as a running back from Lynchburg, VA wearing No. 23, spending time with Liberty. The clearest part of Frankie Hickson's career was his backfield work:...

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Frankie Hickson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Liberty. Frankie Hickson leans workhorse runner traits and 54.3 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,226
Rushing yards
2,073
Receiving yards
153
Touchdowns
24

Quick Answers

Frankie Hickson quick answers

Latest team and position
Liberty · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,226
Tracked sample
2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 28 games
Best season
2019 Postseason · Liberty
Top game
New Mexico State
Latest roster
No. 23 · Senior
2019 Scrimmage yards rank
1,137 scrimmage yards · RB 49th (top 8%) · FBS Independents 3rd (top 3%) · National 74th (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonLiberty121,0891,032571175.7
2019 PostseasonLiberty131201200077
2019 Regular SeasonLiberty131,017921961377

Related Context

Frankie Hickson played RB for Liberty. Across 2 tracked seasons, Frankie Hickson recorded 2,073 rushing yards, 153 receiving yards, and 24 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Liberty.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Liberty paired 1,137 primary output with 54.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 54.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2019 Postseason · Liberty

Games

13

Scrimmage Yards / G

87.5

Efficiency

54.3

Usage

28.8

Consistency

71.1

Best Game by takeover score

New Mexico State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Georgia Southern: 120. Syracuse: 37. Louisiana: 141. Buffalo: 25. Hampton: 6. New Mexico: 87. New Mexico State: 72. Maine: 119. Rutgers: 68. Massachusetts: 99. BYU: 79. Virginia: 88. New Mexico State: 196

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Southern: 22 by 56.8. Syracuse: 12 by 29.3. Louisiana: 19 by 77.1. Buffalo: 12 by 21.7. Hampton: 5 by 12.5. New Mexico: 18 by 46.6. New Mexico State: 15 by 50. Maine: 11 by 95.1. Rutgers: 10 by 60.4. Massachusetts: 14 by 73.7. BYU: 16 by 51.4. Virginia: 15 by 61.1. New Mexico State: 29 by 70.4

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins90.5 · Games = 8 · +7.9 vs Losses
Losses82.6 · Games = 5 · -7.9 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

New Mexico State

Best efficiency game

95.1 vs Maine

Result
Sat 12/21@ Georgia Southern100 rush yardsW 23-16221205.5005.5
Sat 11/30vs New Mexico State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 49-28291966.8046.8
Sat 11/23@ VirginiaL 27-5515885.9015.9
Sun 11/10@ BYUL 24-3116794.9004.9
Sat 11/2@ Massachusetts2+ TDW 63-2114997.1037.1
Sat 10/26@ RutgersL 34-448415.1012276.8
Sat 10/19vs MaineW 59-4499810.90022110.8
Sun 10/6@ New Mexico StateW 20-1315724.8004.8
Sat 9/28vs New MexicoW 17-1013554.2005324.8
Sat 9/21vs HamptonW 62-27561.2011.2
Sat 9/14vs BuffaloW 35-1712252.1012.1
Sat 9/7@ Louisiana100 rush yardsL 14-35181337.401187.4
Sat 8/31vs SyracuseL 0-2411292.600183.1

Player Story

Frankie Hickson story

Frankie Hickson built his college career from 2018 through 2019 as a running back from Lynchburg, VA wearing No. 23, spending time with Liberty. The clearest part of Frankie Hickson's career was his backfield work: 2,073 rushing yards, 416 carries, 23 rushing touchdowns, and 153 receiving yards across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Liberty. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 153 receiving yards and 76 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Liberty.

The arc is straightforward: Frankie Hickson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Liberty

    2018-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonLiberty1,08947.931.5
2019 PostseasonLiberty1,13754.328.848
2019 Regular SeasonLiberty1,13754.328.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs New Mexico State

Week 14 · W 49-28 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

196

Scrimmage Yards

90.1 takeover

196 scrimmage yards and 47.5 usage.

#2

@ New Mexico State

Week 6 · L 41-49 · Conference game

168

Scrimmage Yards

88.8 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

168 scrimmage yards and 36.5 usage.

#3

@ Louisiana

Week 2 · L 14-35

141

Scrimmage Yards

83 takeover

Loss with 141 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

141 scrimmage yards and 38 usage.

#4

vs Idaho State

Week 8 · W 48-41

144

Scrimmage Yards

79.9 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

144 scrimmage yards and 31.5 usage.

#5

@ Massachusetts

Week 10 · L 59-62 · Conference game

133

Scrimmage Yards

76.8 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

133 scrimmage yards and 40.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Liberty

1,137 primary output · 54.3 efficiency · 28.8 usage

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#2

2019 Regular Season · Liberty

77

1,137 primary · 54.3 efficiency · 28.8 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Liberty

75.7

1,089 primary · 47.9 efficiency · 31.5 usage

Milestones

8

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

6

2+ TD games