Player Dossier

2016-2019

Colorado State

Jamal Hicks

S • 6'1" • 200 lbs • Gardena, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jamal Hicks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48.2 disruption score.

Usage / Role

88%

Featured defensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a safety

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Reliability

72

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

87

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Colorado State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Colorado State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

Player Story

Jamal Hicks built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a safety from Gardena, CA wearing No. 7, spending time with Colorado State. The clearest part of Jamal Hicks' career was his defensive production: 269...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2016 · Rating 0.8308

Narbonne · Harbor City, CA

Committed To
Colorado State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Jamal Hicks, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Colorado State. Jamal Hicks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48.2 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
269
TFL
9.5
Sacks
2.5
QB hurries
2
Passes defended
9

Quick Answers

Jamal Hicks quick answers

Latest team and position
Colorado State · S
Career Tackles
269
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 39 games
Best season
2019 Regular Season · Colorado State
Top game
Fresno State
Recruit profile
3-star · Narbonne · Colorado State
High school pipeline
Narbonne · 44 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 7 · Senior
2019 Tackles rank
117 tackles · S 2nd (top 1%) · Mountain West 2nd (top 1%) · National 17th (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2016 PostseasonColorado State8511--045
2016 Regular SeasonColorado State82010-2045
2017 Regular SeasonColorado State734-0--020.8
2018 Regular SeasonColorado State12932013039.2
2019 Regular SeasonColorado State121175.51.514062.8

Related Context

Jamal Hicks played S for Colorado State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jamal Hicks recorded 269 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Colorado State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Colorado State paired 12 primary output with 48.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 48.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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2019 Regular Season · Colorado State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

48.2

Usage

9.7

Consistency

22.2

Best Game by takeover score

Fresno State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Colorado: 0. Western Illinois: 0. Arkansas: 0. Toledo: 1. Utah State: 0. San Diego State: 2.5. New Mexico: 0. Fresno State: 3. UNLV: 3. Air Force: 0.5. Wyoming: 2. Boise State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado: 13 by 50. Western Illinois: 3 by 12.5. Arkansas: 7 by 29.2. Toledo: 12 by 60. Utah State: 4 by 16.7. San Diego State: 15 by 75. New Mexico: 8 by 33.3. Fresno State: 10 by 71.7. UNLV: 11 by 75.8. Air Force: 11 by 50.8. Wyoming: 8 by 53.3. Boise State: 15 by 50

Split Comparison

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

Wins1.5 · Games = 4 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 8 · -0.8 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Fresno State

Best efficiency game

75.8 vs UNLV

Result
Fri 11/29vs Boise State10+ tacklesL 24-31158000
Sat 11/23@ WyomingSplash gameL 7-1785110
Sun 11/17vs Air Force10+ tacklesL 21-381130.5000
Sat 11/2vs UNLV10+ tackles · Splash gameW 37-17114002
Sat 10/26@ Fresno State10+ tackles · Splash gameW 41-311052.500.500
Sat 10/12@ New MexicoW 35-2185000
Sun 10/6vs San Diego State10+ tackles · Splash gameL 10-241581.5001
Sat 9/28@ Utah StateL 24-3442000
Sun 9/22vs Toledo10+ tacklesL 35-41123001
Sat 9/14@ ArkansasL 34-5575000
Sat 9/7vs Western IllinoisW 38-1330000
Sat 8/31@ Colorado10+ tacklesL 31-521311000

Player Story

Jamal Hicks story

Jamal Hicks built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a safety from Gardena, CA wearing No. 7, spending time with Colorado State. The clearest part of Jamal Hicks' career was his defensive production: 269 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 39 career games in the available record. That gives Jamal Hicks' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Colorado State

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20162016201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonColorado State621.86
2016 Regular SeasonColorado State621.860
2017 Regular SeasonColorado State223.14.6-4
2018 Regular SeasonColorado State636.37.14
2019 Regular SeasonColorado State1248.29.76

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Fresno State

Week 9 · W 41-31 · Conference game

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

90.6 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.6 takeover score.

#2

vs Illinois State

Week 4 · L 19-35

2

Havoc Plays

87.2 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.

#3

vs UNLV

Week 10 · W 37-17 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

86.9 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.

#4

vs San Diego State

Week 6 · L 10-24 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

86.1 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.

#5

vs Idaho

Week 1 · L 50-61 · Postseason

2

Havoc Plays

80.3 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · Colorado State

12 primary output · 48.2 efficiency · 9.7 usage

62.8

#2

2016 Postseason · Colorado State

45

6 primary · 21.8 efficiency · 6 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Colorado State

45

6 primary · 21.8 efficiency · 6 usage

Milestones

8

Impact games

8

Splash games

11

10+ tackle games