Player Dossier

2013-2017

TCU

Kyle Hicks

RB • 5'10" • 210 lbs • Arlington, TX, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Kyle Hicks leans balanced backfield option traits and 52.9 efficiency.

Usage / Role

85%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

74

High-end production for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

61

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · TCU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
TCU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Baylor

Player Story

Kyle Hicks built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a running back from Arlington, TX wearing No. 21, spending time with TCU. The clearest part of Kyle Hicks' career was his backfield work: 2,101 rushing...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2013 · Rating 0.9199

Martin · Arlington, TX

Committed To
TCU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Kyle Hicks, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · TCU. Kyle Hicks leans balanced backfield option traits and 52.9 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
3,031
Rushing yards
2,101
Receiving yards
930
Touchdowns
23

Quick Answers

Kyle Hicks quick answers

Latest team and position
TCU · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
3,031
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 47 games
Best season
2016 Postseason · TCU
Top game
Baylor
Recruit profile
4-star · Martin · TCU
High school pipeline
Martin · 45 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 21 · Class 2017
2017 Scrimmage yards rank
928 scrimmage yards · RB 74th (top 13%) · Big 12 16th (top 9%) · National 138th (top 6%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2013 Regular SeasonTCU00000-
2014 PostseasonTCU11660037.3
2014 Regular SeasonTCU11272154118037.3
2015 PostseasonTCU1114122038.5
2015 Regular SeasonTCU11352250102438.5
2016 PostseasonTCU131098821081.2
2016 Regular SeasonTCU131,3509543961481.2
2017 PostseasonTCU12654025068.4
2017 Regular SeasonTCU12863597266568.4

Related Context

Kyle Hicks played RB for TCU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kyle Hicks recorded 2,101 rushing yards, 930 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with TCU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

TCU paired 1,459 primary output with 56.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 56.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Baylor

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2016 Postseason · TCU

Games

13

Scrimmage Yards / G

112.2

Efficiency

56.5

Usage

32.2

Consistency

76.4

Best Game by takeover score

Baylor

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 109. South Dakota State: 96. Arkansas: 141. Iowa State: 156. SMU: 142. Oklahoma: 142. Kansas: 110. West Virginia: 120. Texas Tech: 30. Baylor: 195. Oklahoma State: 67. Texas: 89. Kansas State: 62

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 20 by 59.4. South Dakota State: 19 by 45.6. Arkansas: 19 by 58.8. Iowa State: 15 by 93.3. SMU: 19 by 70.9. Oklahoma: 21 by 53.6. Kansas: 19 by 60.2. West Virginia: 18 by 70.7. Texas Tech: 5 by 48.4. Baylor: 28 by 75.2. Oklahoma State: 27 by 22.1. Texas: 21 by 40.3. Kansas State: 19 by 35.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins131.3 · Games = 6 · +35.5 vs Losses
Losses95.9 · Games = 7 · -35.5 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Baylor

Best efficiency game

93.3 vs Iowa State

Result
Fri 12/30vs GeorgiaL 23-3115885.9005215.5
Sat 12/3vs Kansas StateL 6-3017603.500223.3
Fri 11/25@ TexasW 31-916583.6005314.2
Sat 11/19vs Oklahoma StateL 6-3125471.9002202.5
Sat 11/5@ Baylor100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 62-22261927.405237.0
Sat 10/29vs Texas TechL 24-274153.8001156
Sat 10/22@ West Virginia100 rush yardsL 10-34151036.9003176.7
Sat 10/8@ Kansas100 rush yardsW 24-23181045.801165.8
Sat 10/1vs Oklahoma2+ TDL 46-5215614.1016816.8
Sat 9/24@ SMUW 33-314896.4005537.5
Sat 9/17vs Iowa State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 41-20121179.80133910.4
Sat 9/10vs Arkansas2+ TDL 38-4111494.5028927.4
Sun 9/4vs South Dakota State2+ TDW 59-4115593.9024375.1

Player Story

Kyle Hicks story

Kyle Hicks built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a running back from Arlington, TX wearing No. 21, spending time with TCU. The clearest part of Kyle Hicks' career was his backfield work: 2,101 rushing yards, 443 carries, 19 rushing touchdowns, and 930 receiving yards across 47 career games in the available record. His career also includes 930 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 80 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kyle Hicks' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    TCU

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201320142014201520152016201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonTCU0
2014 PostseasonTCU27842.77.9278
2014 Regular SeasonTCU27842.77.90
2015 PostseasonTCU36650.78.788
2015 Regular SeasonTCU36650.78.70
2016 PostseasonTCU1,45956.532.21,093
2016 Regular SeasonTCU1,45956.532.20
2017 PostseasonTCU92852.925.4-531
2017 Regular SeasonTCU92852.925.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Baylor

Week 10 · W 62-22 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

195

Scrimmage Yards

91.7 takeover

195 scrimmage yards and 36.4 usage.

#2

vs Iowa State

Week 3 · W 41-20 · Conference game

156

Scrimmage Yards

82 takeover

Win with 156 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

156 scrimmage yards and 25.4 usage.

#3

@ Iowa State

Week 9 · L 7-14 · Conference game

96

Scrimmage Yards

81.7 takeover

Loss with 96 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

96 scrimmage yards and 30.4 usage.

#4

@ Oklahoma

Week 11 · L 20-38 · Conference game

109

Scrimmage Yards

79.9 takeover

Loss with 109 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

109 scrimmage yards and 28.3 usage.

#5

@ Kansas State

Week 7 · W 26-6 · Conference game

108

Scrimmage Yards

79.4 takeover

Win with 108 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

108 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · TCU

1,459 primary output · 56.5 efficiency · 32.2 usage

81.2

#2

2016 Regular Season · TCU

81.2

1,459 primary · 56.5 efficiency · 32.2 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · TCU

68.4

928 primary · 52.9 efficiency · 25.4 usage

Milestones

4

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

6

2+ TD games