Usage / Role
38%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2018Kent State
Dalton Hicks
LB • 5'11" • 229 lbs • Delphos, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dalton Hicks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
32
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
66
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Player Story
Dalton Hicks built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a linebacker from Delphos, OH wearing No. 32, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Dalton Hicks' career was his defensive production: 67...
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Dalton Hicks, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Kent State. Dalton Hicks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 67
- TFL
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Dalton Hicks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 67
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Bowling Green
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Jefferson · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- Jefferson · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 32 · Junior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 57 tackles · LB 246th (top 21%) · Mid-American 47th (top 9%) · National 483rd (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 6 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kent State | 10 | 57 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 43.5 |
Related Context
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Dalton Hicks played LB for Kent State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Dalton Hicks recorded 67 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Kent State paired 2 primary output with 24.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
24.5
Usage
4.8
Consistency
10
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 0. Howard: 0. Penn State: 0.5. Ole Miss: 0. Ball State: 0. Ohio: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Akron: 0. Bowling Green: 1. Toledo: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois: 2 by 8.3. Howard: 3 by 12.5. Penn State: 12 by 55. Ole Miss: 2 by 8.3. Ball State: 1 by 4.2. Ohio: 2 by 8.3. Miami (OH): 5 by 20.8. Akron: 3 by 12.5. Bowling Green: 14 by 60. Toledo: 13 by 55
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 8 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
60 vs Bowling Green
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 11/15 | vs Toledo10+ tackles | L 34-56 | 13 | 7 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/31 | @ Bowling Green10+ tackles | W 35-28 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Akron | L 23-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Miami (OH) | L 6-31 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Ohio | L 26-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Ball State | L 24-52 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Ole Miss | L 17-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Penn State10+ tackles | L 10-63 | 12 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Howard | W 54-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Illinois | L 24-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dalton Hicks story
Dalton Hicks built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a linebacker from Delphos, OH wearing No. 32, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Dalton Hicks' career was his defensive production: 67 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 1 pass defended across 17 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Kent State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Dalton Hicks' production has multiple signals. With 17 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kent State.
The arc is straightforward: Dalton Hicks 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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Kent State
2016-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kent State | 2 | 24.5 | 4.8 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Bowling Green
Week 10 · W 35-28 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Toledo
Week 12 · L 34-56 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Penn State
Week 3 · L 10-63
0.5
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Miami (OH)
Week 7 · L 6-31 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
17.5 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 17.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Akron
Week 8 · L 23-24 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
10.6 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 10.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Kent State
2 primary output · 24.5 efficiency · 4.8 usage
43.5
#2
2017 Regular Season · Kent State
38.9
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Kent State
36.4
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
0
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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