Player Story
Hayes Hicken story
Hayes Hicken built his college career from 2014 through 2020 as a placekicker from Salt Lake City, UT wearing No. 19, spending time with UNLV and Utah. The clearest part of Hayes Hicken's career was his field-position work: 131 punts, 5,708 punting yards, and 21 punts inside the 20 across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with UNLV. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. His career also includes 14 rushing yards and 7 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UNLV and Utah.
The arc is straightforward: Hayes Hicken moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.