Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2020Hawai'i
Kalen Hicks
DB • 6'3" • 215 lbs • Las Vegas, NV, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kalen Hicks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
76
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Hawai'i
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Player Story
Kalen Hicks built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive back from Las Vegas, NV wearing No. 3, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Kalen Hicks' career was his defensive production: 134...
Read the storyKalen Hicks, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Hawai'i. Kalen Hicks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 134
- TFL
- 7
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Kalen Hicks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Hawai'i · DB
- Career Tackles
- 134
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Hawai'i
- Top game
- Nevada
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 6 | 19 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 21.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | Hawai'i | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 58.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 13 | 69 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 58.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 7 | 42 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 42.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Kalen Hicks played DB for Hawai'i. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kalen Hicks recorded 134 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Hawai'i.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Hawai'i paired 9 primary output with 30 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 33.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Hawai'i
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
33.6
Usage
6.6
Consistency
14.3
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 1. Oregon State: 1. Washington: 0. Central Arkansas: 0. Nevada: 4. Boise State: 0. Air Force: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona: 9 by 47.5. Oregon State: 10 by 51.7. Washington: 8 by 33.3. Central Arkansas: 2 by 8.3. Nevada: 7 by 69.2. Boise State: 2 by 8.3. Air Force: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 4 · +1.5 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -1.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nevada
Best efficiency game
69.2 vs Nevada
Player Story
Kalen Hicks story
Kalen Hicks built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive back from Las Vegas, NV wearing No. 3, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Kalen Hicks' career was his defensive production: 134 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 27 career games in the available record. That gives Kalen Hicks' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Hawai'i
2016-2020
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Season Value Progression
201620172018201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0.5 | 9.2 | 3.5 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 2.5 | 17.4 | 3.4 | 2 |
| 2018 Postseason | Hawai'i | 9 | 30 | 6.2 | 6.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 9 | 30 | 6.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 6 | 33.6 | 6.6 | -3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | — | — | -6 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Nevada
Week 5 · W 54-3 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#2
vs UNLV
Week 12 · W 35-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#3
vs San José State
Week 7 · W 37-26 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#4
@ San José State
Week 5 · W 44-41 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Navy
Week 1 · W 59-41
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Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Hawai'i
9 primary output · 30 efficiency · 6.2 usage
58.3
#2
2018 Regular Season · Hawai'i
58.3
9 primary · 30 efficiency · 6.2 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Hawai'i
42.3
6 primary · 33.6 efficiency · 6.6 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
4
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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