Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2021California
Elijah Hicks
S • 5'11" • 200 lbs • Long Beach, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Elijah Hicks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
90
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
55
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
91
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · California
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- California
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Player Story
Elijah Hicks built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from Long Beach, CA wearing No. 3, spending time with California. The clearest part of Elijah Hicks' career was his defensive production: 206...
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- Committed To
- California
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 33
- Overall
- No. 254
- NFL Team
- Chicago Bears
Elijah Hicks, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · California. Elijah Hicks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 206
- TFL
- 14.5
- Sacks
- 3
- Passes defended
- 14
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Elijah Hicks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- California · S
- Career Tackles
- 206
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · California
- Top game
- Colorado
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · La Mirada · California
- High school pipeline
- La Mirada · 17 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 7 · Pick 33 · Chicago Bears
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 72 tackles · S 40th (top 8%) · Pac-12 15th (top 3%) · National 246th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | California | 11 | 38 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 25.4 |
| 2018 Postseason | California | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | California | 11 | 25 | 5 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 47.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | California | 11 | 42 | 2 | 2 | - | 5 | 0 | 40.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | California | 4 | 28 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 41.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | California | 12 | 72 | 5.5 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 54.8 |
Related Context
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Elijah Hicks played S for California. Across 5 tracked seasons, Elijah Hicks recorded 4 rushing yards, 206 tackles, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with California.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
California paired 11.5 primary output with 34.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 34.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · California
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
34.2
Usage
8.9
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nevada: 0. TCU: 0. Sacramento State: 0. Washington: 1. Washington State: 0.5. Oregon: 0. Colorado: 5.5. Oregon State: 2. Arizona: 2.5. Stanford: 0. UCLA: 0. USC: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nevada: 4 by 16.7. TCU: 8 by 33.3. Sacramento State: 4 by 16.7. Washington: 7 by 39.2. Washington State: 5 by 25.8. Oregon: 4 by 16.7. Colorado: 6 by 75. Oregon State: 8 by 53.3. Arizona: 4 by 41.7. Stanford: 6 by 25. UCLA: 9 by 37.5. USC: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 5 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 7 · -0.9 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
Colorado
Best efficiency game
75 vs Colorado
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/5 | vs USC | W 24-14 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/28 | @ UCLA | L 14-42 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/21 | @ Stanford | W 41-11 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ ArizonaSplash game | L 3-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Oregon StateSplash game | W 39-25 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs ColoradoSplash game | W 26-3 | 6 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Oregon | L 17-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Washington State | L 6-21 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/26 | @ Washington | L 24-31 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Sacramento State | W 42-30 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ TCU | L 32-34 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/5 | vs Nevada | L 17-22 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Elijah Hicks story
Elijah Hicks built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from Long Beach, CA wearing No. 3, spending time with California. The clearest part of Elijah Hicks' career was his defensive production: 206 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 49 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Elijah Hicks' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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California
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | California | 5 | 18.9 | 3.2 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | California | 8 | 18 | 6.1 | 3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | California | 8 | 18 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | California | 9 | 24.1 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | California | 3 | 36.7 | 7.7 | -6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | California | 11.5 | 34.2 | 8.9 | 8.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Colorado
Week 8 · W 26-3 · Conference game
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Utah
Week 9 · L 0-35 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#3
@ BYU
Week 2 · W 21-18
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Washington
Week 2 · W 20-19 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#5
vs North Carolina
Week 1 · W 24-17
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · California
11.5 primary output · 34.2 efficiency · 8.9 usage
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#2
2018 Postseason · California
47.4
8 primary · 18 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · California
47.4
8 primary · 18 efficiency · 6.1 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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