| Jordan Hicks |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio
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| High School:
Lakota West
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| Height / Weight:
6-2 / 235
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| Position:
LB
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| Experience:
Jr.-2L
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Fourth-year linebacker who has appeared in 28 career games ... has 11 career starts ... missed seven games in 2012 due to a hip injury and ruled out for the remainder of the season on Nov. 19 ... has four career double-digit tackle games ... named to the 2012 Lombardi Award watch list ... appeared in 13 games with eight starts in 2011 while recording 65 tackles, four tackles for loss, one sack, one fumble recovery, four pass breakups and one pressure ... missed the 2011 spring season with an injury ... named honorable mention Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2010 ... prep All-American, two-time first-team all-state, all-county and all-district selection at linebacker ... three-year starter who was named to PARADE's All-America High School Football Team ... also named PARADE's top linebacker in the nation ... earned first-team All-USA honors by USA Today ... awarded the high school Butkus Award, given to the nation's top high school linebacker ... played in the 2010 Under Armour All-America game ... a member of Rivals' top 100 and ESPNU's top 150 national prospects ... ranked as the best outside linebacker and fourth-best overall prospect by ESPNU and ranked the best linebacker and 16th-best overall prospect by Rivals ... named to the 2011 Academic All-Big 12 first team ... a four-time member of UT's Athletics Director's Honor Roll.
JUNIOR (2012)
Started the first three games at weakside linebacker ... missed the next 10 contests with a hip injury ... ruled out for the remainder of the season on Nov. 19 ... posted eight tackles, including one for a loss, one QB pressure and a PBU vs. Wyoming ... also nearly blocked a Cowboys punt ... posted a career-best 12 tackles, including a career-high tying two tackles for loss, vs. New Mexico ... notched three tackles against Ole Miss before leaving the game with a hip injury ... shared the team's Dr. Nasser Al-Rashid Strength & Conditioning Award with Desmond Jackson and Mason Walters.
SOPHOMORE (2011)
Appeared in all 13 games with eight starts ... first team Academic All-Big 12 selection ... ranked sixth on the team in tackles (65) ... posted eight tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and one PBU while helping the defense hold California to seven rushing yards and 195 yards of total offense in the 2011 Holiday Bowl ... in his first career start, charted five tackles (three solo) and two PBUs in the season-opener against Rice...registered 11 tackles, one PBU and one QB-pressure against BYU ... notched 10 tackles and one fumble recovery at Missouri ... tied for second on the team with six tackles versus Oklahoma State ... helped the defense hold Kansas State to 121 yards of total offense with his five tackles ... recorded three tackles against UCLA, Iowa State and Texas Tech ... helped lead the defense to a shutout performance against Kansas, allowing only 46 yards of total offense and negative two rushing yards ... tallied four tackles and one tackle for loss against the Jayhawks ... posted five tackles with one for a loss at Baylor.
FRESHMAN (2010)
Appeared in all 12 games, including eight games at linebacker and 12 on special teams ... named honorable mention Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year by the league's coaches ... posted 23 tackles (nine solo), one sack, one TFL and one pressure ... had six tackles (four solo) on special teams ... logged one tackle at Rice ... registered two tackles vs. Wyoming ... recorded one tackle at Texas Tech ... tallied one tackle against No. 8 Oklahoma ... totaled a season-high 11 tackles (four solo) and one pressure at No. 5/4 Nebraska ... logged one tackle against Iowa State ... notched one tackle versus No. 25/24 Baylor ... registered one tackle at Kansas State ... tallied two tackles (one solo) against Florida Atlantic ... posted two tackles, one sack and one TFL against No. 17/18 Texas A&M.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Larry Cox at Lakota West H.S. ... a prep All-American, two-time first-team all-state, all-county and all-district selection at linebacker ... three-year starter who was named to PARADE's All-America High School Football Team ... also named PARADE's top linebacker in the nation ... earned first-team All-USA honors by USA Today ... an EA SPORTS All-American first-team selection ... Gatorade's Ohio high school football Player of the Year ... awarded the high school Butkus Award, given to the nation's top high school linebacker ... played in the 2010 Under Armour All-America game ... a member of Rivals' top 100 and ESPNU's top 150 national prospects ... ranked as the best outside linebacker and fourth-best overall prospect by ESPNU and ranked the best linebacker and 16th-best overall prospect by Rivals ... posted 216 tackles, 8.5 sacks, 36 TFL, three forced fumbles, four INTs, 10 PBU and a TD over his final three seasons ... helped Lakota West post a 21-11 record over that time span ... selected as the All-Ohio Defensive co-Player of the Year and a Division I first-team all-state selection by the Associated Press as a senior ... Ohio High magazine's 2009 Defensive Player of the Year and first-team selection ... Greater Miami Conference co-athlete of the year and all-conference first-team selection ... selected to The Cincinnati Enquirer Division I All-Star first team ... Journal News Butler County Defensive Player of the Year and all-county first-team selection ... recorded 95 tackles (65 solo), three sacks, 13 TFL, two INTs, two PBU and a TD ... also punted 18 times for a 40.6 average and rushed for 77 yards and two TDs ... served as captain for a Lakota West team that went 9-2 and earned a share of the Greater Miami Conference championship ... recorded 18 tackles in a 28-17 victory over Sycamore ... All-Ohio Division I first-team all-state selection by the Associated Press as a junior ... selected to The Cincinnati Enquirer Division I All-Star first team ... Greater Miami Conference All-Conference first-team selection ... Ohio High magazine first-team selection ... recorded 70 tackles (52 solo), four sacks, 16 TFL, two INTs, six PBU and two forced fumbles ... a Greater Miami Conference All-Conference second-team selection as a sophomore ... honorable mention selection to The Cincinnati Enquirer All-Star team ... recorded 51 tackles, 1.5 sacks, seven TFL, two PBU and a forced fumble ... also lettered in basketball ... served as team captain as a senior and was a second-team all-conference selection as a junior ... holds district record for most varsity basketball games played in a career with 87 games ... set district record for steals in a career with 170 ... an honorable mention all-state and first-team all-conference selection as a senior ... also an honorable mention Division I selection by The Cincinnati Enquirer as a junior ... averaged 12 points and six rebounds per game ... tabbed honorable mention all-district and first-team all-conference as a sophomore ... averaged 14 points and five rebounds per game ... averaged 10 points and three rebounds a game as a freshman.
PERSONAL
Born in Colorado Spring, Colo. ... a four-time member of UT's Athletics Director's Honor Roll ... also lived in Indiana (ages 1-6) and South Carolina (ages 6-11) before moving to Ohio ... a four-time academic all-conference performer.
THE HICKS FILE
During pregame, I like to: Listen to music
Favorite channel: ESPN
Favorite show: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
I can't believe I watch: The Bachelorette
Favorite movie: Book of Eli
Favorite actor: Will Smith
Favorite superhero: Superman
Favorite CD: 'Thank Me Later' by Drake
Favorite video game: Madden '10
Favorite cartoon character: SpongeBob SquarePants
Pets: Dog (Zoie)
I came to Texas because: The trust I had in the coaching staff
2010
| Opponent |
TT(Solo) |
TFL |
Sacks |
INT |
PBU |
CF |
FR |
QBH |
| Rice |
1(0) |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Wyoming |
2(0) |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Texas Tech |
1(1) |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| UCLA |
0(0) |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oklahoma |
1(0) |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nebraska |
11(4) |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Iowa State |
1(0) |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Baylor |
1(1) |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kansas State |
1(0) |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oklahoma State |
0(0) |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Florida Atlantic |
2(1) |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Texas A&M |
2(2) |
1.0-6 |
1.0-6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2011
| Opponent |
TT(Solo) |
TFL |
Sacks |
INT |
PBU |
CF |
FR |
QBH |
| Rice |
5(4) |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| BYU |
11(5) |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| UCLA |
5(3) |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Iowa State |
3(2) |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oklahoma |
1(0) |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oklahoma State |
6(3) |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kansas |
2(0) |
1.0-1 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Texas Tech |
3(2) |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Missouri |
10(3) |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Kansas State |
5(1) |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Texas A&M |
1(0) |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Baylor |
5(3) |
1.0-1 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cal |
8(5) |
2.0-7 |
1.0-5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2012
| Opponent |
Solo |
TFL |
Sacks |
INT |
PBU |
CF |
FR |
QBH |
| Wyoming |
8(6) |
1.0-3 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| New Mexico |
12(4) |
2.0-1 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ole Miss |
3(2) |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oklahoma State |
DNP - Injury |
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| West Virginia |
DNP - Injury |
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| Oklahoma |
DNP - Injury |
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| Baylor |
DNP - Injury |
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| Kansas |
DNP - Injury |
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| Texas Tech |
DNP - Injury |
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| Iowa State |
DNP - Injury |
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| TCU |
DNP - Injury |
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| Kansas State |
DNP - Injury |
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| Oregon State |
DNP - Injury |
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DEFENSE
| Year |
G/GS |
TT(Solo) |
Sacks |
TFL |
QBP |
INT |
PBU |
FF |
FR |
High |
| 2010 |
12/0 |
23(9) |
1.0-6 |
1.0-6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11/NU |
| 2011 |
13/8 |
65(31) |
1.0-5 |
4.0-9 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
11/BYU |
| 2012 |
3/3 |
23(12) |
0.0-0 |
3.0-4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
12/NM |
| Total |
28/11 |
111(52) |
2.0-11 |
8.0-19 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
12/NM |
SPECIAL TEAMS
| Year |
G/GS |
TT(Solo) |
FF |
FR |
PBLK |
KBLK |
| 2010 |
13/8 |
6(4) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2011 |
12/0 |
3(3) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2012 |
3/3 |
0(0) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
28/11 |
9(7) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 12 vs. New Mexico (Jr.)
Sacks: 1, two times, vs. Texas A&M (Fr.) and vs. California (So.)
TFL: 2, two times, vs. California (So.) and New Mexico (Jr.)
PBU: 2 vs. Rice (So.)
