Usage Score
4
Player Dossier
2022-2025Ohio State
C.J. Hicks
LB • 6'3" • 243 lbs • Dayton, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
C.J. Hicks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15 disruption score.
Efficiency
15
Consistency
65.3
Season Value
29.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Ohio State
2223242425
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Akron
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.
C.J. Hicks, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Ohio State. C.J. Hicks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15 disruption score.
C.J. Hicks played LB for Ohio State. Across 4 tracked seasons, C.J. Hicks recorded 42 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Ohio State paired 0 primary output with 5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 15 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Grambling
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Ohio State
Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
15
Usage
4
Consistency
65.3
Best Game by takeover score
Grambling
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas: 0. Grambling: 1. Ohio: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas: 3 by 12.5. Grambling: 2 by 18.3. Ohio: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 1 · +0.5 vs First Half
Game Log
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3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Grambling
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs Grambling
Career Arc
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- 1
Ohio State
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio State | 1 | 7.2 | 2.3 | 1 |
| 2024 Postseason | Ohio State | 6 | 15.2 | 3.5 | 5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio State | 6 | 15.2 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ohio State | 2 | 15 | 4 | -4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Akron
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.9 takeover score.
#2
Purdue
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.8 takeover score.
#3
Michigan State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.2 takeover score.
#4
Grambling
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.4 takeover score.
#5
Ohio
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Ohio State
0 primary output · 5 efficiency · 1 usage
35.3
#2
2024 Postseason · Ohio State
33
6 primary · 15.2 efficiency · 3.5 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Ohio State
33
6 primary · 15.2 efficiency · 3.5 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
5★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.9948
Archbishop Alter · Dayton, OH
- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
42
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 24 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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