Player Dossier

2019-2022

Ohio State

Ronnie Hickman

S • 6'1" • 207 lbs • Wayne, NJ, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Ronnie Hickman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.9

Efficiency

27

Consistency

12.1

Season Value

13.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Ohio State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Ohio State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Ronnie Hickman, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Ohio State. Ronnie Hickman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Ohio State paired 0 primary output with 10.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 27 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Penn 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

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2022 Regular Season · Ohio State

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

27

Usage

4.9

Consistency

12.1

Best Game by takeover score

Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 0. Arkansas State: 0. Toledo: 1. Wisconsin: 0. Rutgers: 0. Michigan State: 0. Penn State: 3. Northwestern: 0. Indiana: 3. Maryland: 0. Michigan: 1.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 4 by 16.7. Arkansas State: 3 by 12.5. Toledo: 2 by 18.3. Wisconsin: 3 by 12.5. Rutgers: 6 by 25. Michigan State: 5 by 20.8. Penn State: 6 by 55. Northwestern: 10 by 41.7. Indiana: 2 by 38.3. Maryland: 7 by 29.2. Michigan: 3 by 27.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=10
First Half0.2 · n=6 · -1.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1.5 · n=5 · +1.3 vs First Half
All Games0.8 · n=11

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Penn State

Best efficiency game

55 vs Penn State

Result
Sat 11/26vs MichiganL 23-45320.5001
Sat 11/19@ MarylandW 43-3073000
Sat 11/12vs IndianaW 56-1421102
Sat 11/5@ Northwestern10+ tacklesW 21-7106000
Sat 10/29@ Penn StateW 44-3162003
Sat 10/8@ Michigan StateW 49-2052000
Sat 10/1vs RutgersW 49-1064000
Sat 9/24vs WisconsinW 52-2130000
Sat 9/17vs ToledoW 77-21210010
Sat 9/10vs Arkansas StateW 45-1231000
Sat 9/3vs Notre DameW 21-1042000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Ohio State

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20192020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonOhio State0
2020 Regular SeasonOhio State010.41.80
2021 PostseasonOhio State433.87.24
2021 Regular SeasonOhio State433.87.20
2022 Regular SeasonOhio State8.5274.94.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Nebraska

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.

#2

Penn State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 53 takeover score.

#3

Indiana

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 47.8 takeover score.

#4

Tulsa

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.8 takeover score.

#5

Michigan

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 28.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Ohio State

0 primary output · 10.4 efficiency · 1.8 usage

37.4

#2

2021 Postseason · Ohio State

13.2

4 primary · 33.8 efficiency · 7.2 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Ohio State

13.2

4 primary · 33.8 efficiency · 7.2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

6

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.9485

DePaul Catholic · Wayne, NJ

Committed To
Ohio State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

154

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 26 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Ronnie Hickman quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
154