Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Akron
Julian Hicks
WR • 6'2" • 197 lbs • Mayfield Heights, OH, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Julian Hicks reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
53
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Central Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Central Michigan • Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Player Story
Julian Hicks built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Mayfield Heights, OH wearing No. 1, spending time with Akron and Central Michigan. The clearest part of Julian Hicks' career was...
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- Committed To
- Central Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Julian Hicks, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Central Michigan. Julian Hicks reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 543
- Receptions
- 62
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
Julian Hicks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Akron · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 543
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Central Michigan
- Top game
- Baylor
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Mayfield · Central Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Mayfield · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2020 Receiving yards rank
- 18 receiving yards · WR 792nd (top 88%) · Mid-American 98th (top 75%) · National 1,388th (top 79%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 9 | 28 | 313 | 4 | 77.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Akron | 8 | 32 | 212 | 2 | 65.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Akron | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 42.7 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Akron to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 14.1 | Jan 4, 2021 |
Julian Hicks played WR for Central Michigan and Akron. Across 4 tracked seasons, Julian Hicks recorded 13 rushing yards, 543 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Central Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Central Michigan paired 313 primary output with 68.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 68.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Central Michigan, Akron.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 88.9th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2018 Regular Season · Central Michigan
Games
9
Receiving Yards / G
34.8
Efficiency
68.3
Usage
21.3
Consistency
70.4
Best Game by takeover score
Western Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Illinois: 63. Maine: 38. Michigan State: 41. Buffalo: 14. Ball State: -2. Western Michigan: 57. Akron: 40. Bowling Green: 40. Toledo: 22
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Illinois: 7 by 60. Maine: 2 by 100. Michigan State: 5 by 54.7. Buffalo: 2 by 46.7. Ball State: 1 by 0. Western Michigan: 3 by 100. Akron: 5 by 53.3. Bowling Green: 2 by 100. Toledo: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins38 · Games = 1 · +3.6 vs Losses
Losses34.4 · Games = 8 · -3.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Western Michigan
Best efficiency game
100 vs Toledo
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/23 | @ Toledo | L 13-51 | — | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Bowling Green | L 13-24 | — | 2 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 30 |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Akron | L 10-17 | — | 5 | 40 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Western Michigan | L 10-35 | — | 3 | 57 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 32 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Ball State | L 23-24 | — | 1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Buffalo | L 24-34 | — | 2 | 14 | 8.7 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Michigan State | L 20-31 | — | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 8.20 | 1 | 16 |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Maine | W 17-5 | — | 2 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 37 |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Northern Illinois | L 16-24 | — | 7 | 63 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
Player Story
Julian Hicks story
Julian Hicks built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Mayfield Heights, OH wearing No. 1, spending time with Akron and Central Michigan. The clearest part of Julian Hicks' career was his receiving role: 62 catches, 543 receiving yards, 6 touchdowns, and 13 rushing yards across 22 career games in the available record. His career also includes 13 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 17 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Julian Hicks' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Central Michigan
2017-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Akron
2019-2020
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 313 | 68.3 | 21.3 | 313 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Akron | 212 | 48.2 | 23.9 | -101 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Akron | 18 | 60 | 8.7 | -194 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Baylor
Week 1
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
53
Receiving Yards
94.2 takeover
53 receiving yards with a 88.3 efficiency score.
#2
vs Western Michigan
Week 8 · L 10-35 · Conference game
57
Receiving Yards
93.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
57 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Hawai'i
Week 2
26
Receiving Yards
93.4 takeover
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
26 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.
#4
@ Northern Illinois
Week 3 · L 16-24 · Conference game
63
Receiving Yards
86.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
63 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
#5
vs Maine
Week 4 · W 17-5
38
Receiving Yards
85.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
38 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Central Michigan
313 primary output · 68.3 efficiency · 21.3 usage
77.4
#2
2019 Regular Season · Akron
65.5
212 primary · 48.2 efficiency · 23.9 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Akron
42.7
18 primary · 60 efficiency · 8.7 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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