Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Texas A&M
DJ Hicks
DT • 6'3" • 295 lbs • Katy, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
DJ Hicks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Texas A&M
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Texas A&M
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: LSU
Player Story
DJ Hicks built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive tackle from Katy, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Texas A&M. The clearest part of DJ Hicks' career was his defensive production: 55...
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- Committed To
- Texas A&M
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
DJ Hicks, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Texas A&M. DJ Hicks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 55
- TFL
- 10
- Sacks
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
DJ Hicks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas A&M · DT
- Career Tackles
- 55
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Texas A&M
- Top game
- LSU
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Paetow · Texas A&M
- High school pipeline
- Paetow · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 26 tackles · DT 54th (top 24%) · SEC 198th (top 27%) · National 1,635th (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Texas A&M | 6 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 15.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 15.9 |
| 2024 Postseason | Texas A&M | 8 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 39.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 8 | 14 | 2.5 | 1.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 39.7 |
| 2025 Postseason | Texas A&M | 11 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 11 | 22 | 6.5 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 48.6 |
Related Context
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DJ Hicks played DT for Texas A&M. Across 3 tracked seasons, DJ Hicks recorded 55 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Texas A&M.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Texas A&M paired 10.5 primary output with 19.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19.4 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: LSU
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Texas A&M
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
19.4
Usage
5
Consistency
33.1
Best Game by takeover score
LSU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami: 0. Utah State: 1. Notre Dame: 2. Auburn: 2. Mississippi State: 0. Florida: 0. Arkansas: 2. LSU: 2.5. Missouri: 0.5. Samford: 0.5. Texas: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 4 by 16.7. Utah State: 0 by 10. Notre Dame: 4 by 36.7. Auburn: 2 by 28.3. Mississippi State: 3 by 12.5. Florida: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas: 3 by 32.5. LSU: 4 by 41.7. Missouri: 3 by 17.5. Samford: 1 by 9.2. Texas: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.2 · Games = 9 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
LSU
Best efficiency game
41.7 vs LSU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/20 | vs Miami | L 3-10 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Texas | L 17-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Samford | W 48-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Missouri | W 38-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ LSUSplash game | W 49-25 | 4 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ ArkansasSplash game | W 45-42 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Florida | W 34-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Mississippi State | W 31-9 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs AuburnSplash game | W 16-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Notre DameSplash game | W 41-40 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Utah State | W 44-22 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
DJ Hicks story
DJ Hicks built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive tackle from Katy, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Texas A&M. The clearest part of DJ Hicks' career was his defensive production: 55 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 25 career games in the available record. That gives DJ Hicks' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Texas A&M
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202320232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Texas A&M | 2 | 11.7 | 2.6 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 2 | 11.7 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Texas A&M | 6 | 16.4 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 6 | 16.4 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Texas A&M | 10.5 | 19.4 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 10.5 | 19.4 | 5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 32 LSU
Week 9 · W 49-25 · Conference game
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 5 Notre Dame
Week 3 · W 41-40 · Ranked opponent
2
Havoc Plays
69.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.7 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 29 Auburn
Week 5 · W 16-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 53 Arkansas
Week 8 · W 45-42 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs Missouri
Week 6 · W 41-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
58.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Texas A&M
10.5 primary output · 19.4 efficiency · 5 usage
48.6
#2
2025 Regular Season · Texas A&M
48.6
10.5 primary · 19.4 efficiency · 5 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Texas A&M
39.7
6 primary · 16.4 efficiency · 3.3 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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