Usage Score
4
Player Dossier
2013-2016Michigan State
Darian Hicks
CB • 5'11" • Solon, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Darian Hicks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.5 disruption score.
Efficiency
23.5
Consistency
31.8
Season Value
23.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
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.
Darian Hicks, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · Michigan State. Darian Hicks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.5 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 2 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
23.5
Usage
4
Consistency
31.8
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 3. Notre Dame: 0. Wisconsin: 4. Indiana: 1. Maryland: 0. Michigan: 1. Illinois: 2. Rutgers: 0. Ohio State: 0. Penn State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 2 by 38.3. Notre Dame: 3 by 12.5. Wisconsin: 6 by 65. Indiana: 3 by 22.5. Maryland: 3 by 12.5. Michigan: 3 by 22.5. Illinois: 2 by 28.3. Rutgers: 4 by 16.7. Ohio State: 3 by 12.5. Penn State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0 · Games = 2 · -1.1 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 7 · +1.1 vs Wins
First Half1.6 · Games = 5 · +1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · Games = 5 · -1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wisconsin
Best efficiency game
65 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Penn State | L 12-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Ohio State | L 16-17 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Rutgers | W 49-0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Illinois | L 27-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Michigan | L 23-32 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Maryland | L 17-28 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/2 | @ Indiana | L 21-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs WisconsinSplash game | L 6-30 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Notre Dame | W 36-28 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Unknown | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Michigan State
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Progression
2013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 2 | 20 | — | 2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | -2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 11 | 23.5 | 4 | 11 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Maryland
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
Wisconsin
4
Primary metric
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 59.9 takeover score.
#4
Unknown
3
Primary metric
Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.
#5
Illinois
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 26.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2014 Regular Season · Michigan State
2 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
42.2
#2
2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
23.7
11 primary · 23.5 efficiency · 4 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Michigan State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2013 · Rating 0.8656
Solon · Solon, OH
- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
30
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 12 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.