Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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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.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a corner
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Reliability
40
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Player Story
Darian Hicks built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a cornerback from Solon, OH wearing No. 2, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Darian Hicks' career was his defensive production: 30...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Darian Hicks, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Michigan State. Darian Hicks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 30
- TFL
- 1
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Darian Hicks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · CB
- Career Tackles
- 30
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Michigan State
- Top game
- Wisconsin
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Solon · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- Solon · 17 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 30 tackles · CB 108th (top 32%) · Big Ten 153rd (top 25%) · National 1,411th (top 25%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 10 | 30 | 1 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 46.1 |
Related Context
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Darian Hicks played CB for Michigan State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Darian Hicks recorded 30 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Michigan State.
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.
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2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
23.5
Usage
3.5
Consistency
31.8
Best Game by takeover score
Wisconsin
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Furman: 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 versus efficiency scatter chart. Furman: 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
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Wins1 · Games = 3 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 7 · +0.1 vs Wins
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 | @ IllinoisSplash game | 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 FurmanSplash game | W 28-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
Player Story
Darian Hicks story
Darian Hicks built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a cornerback from Solon, OH wearing No. 2, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Darian Hicks' career was his defensive production: 30 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 4 interceptions, and 8 passes defended across 12 career games in the available record. That gives Darian Hicks' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan State
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value 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 | 3.5 | 11 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Wisconsin
Week 4 · L 6-30 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
88.1 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Maryland
Week 12 · W 37-15 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs Jacksonville State
Week 1 · W 45-7
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs Furman
Week 1 · W 28-13
3
Havoc Plays
41.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 41.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Michigan
Week 9 · L 23-32 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
33.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 33.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Michigan State
2 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
46.1
#2
2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
46.1
11 primary · 23.5 efficiency · 3.5 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Michigan State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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