- Philadelphia's third-round selection (84th overall) in the 2015 NFL Draft, Hicks played four seasons with the Eagles before signing a four-year contract with the Cardinals as a free agent on 3/15/19.
- Played 59 games (56 starts) for the Eagles (2015-18) and Cardinals (2019), totaling 411 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, 10 INTs (one returned for a TD), 25 passes defensed, three forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries.
- Recorded 10 INTs in his first five NFL seasons. Dating back to his rookie season in 2015, his 10 INTs lead all active NFL linebackers.
- Enjoyed a breakout 2019 campaign with a career-high 150 tackles (third in the NFL), 1.5 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, three INTs, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery, according to league stats.
- Posted nine performances with 10+ tackles, tied with Bobby Wagner for the NFL's most, and became the first Cardinals defender since at least 1999 to record 10+ tackles in each of the first four games of a season in 2019, according to league stats.
Entered the NFL as a third-round (84th overall) selection of the Eagles in the 2015 NFL Draft. Played four seasons in Philadelphia before signing a four-year contract with the Cardinals on 3/15/19 as an unrestricted free agent.
2019:Started all 16 games for the second time in his career and totaled a career-high 158 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, three INTs, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery ... ranked third in the NFL in tackles and tied for the league lead with a franchise-record nine games with 10+ tackles, according to league stats ... played all 1,132 of the Cardinals defensive snaps, which led all NFL defenders ... led Arizona with a career-high 16 tackles, two tackles for loss and two QB hits in his Cardinals debut vs. Det (9/8) ... matched a team high with 12 tackles and had a pass defensed @ Bal (9/15) ... registered a team-high 11 tackles, including a three-yard tackle for loss on Christian McCaffrey vs. Car (9/22) ... had a team-high 12 tackles, one tackle for loss, a half-sack, a QB pressure and two forced fumbles vs. Sea (9/29); paired with Terrell Suggs to bring down Russell Wilson for an eight-yard sack ... had a team-high nine tackles vs. Atl (10/13) ... tallied eight tackles, a pass defensed and his eighth-career INT @ NYG (10/20); returned a Daniel Jones INT 14 yards to the Giants 32-yard line in the first quarter, setting up a Chase Edmonds 20-yard TD run three plays later ... registered 10 tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass defensed @ NO (10/27) ... posted 11 tackles including a tackle for loss on Thursday Night Football vs. SF (10/31) ... posted 10 tackles, including one tackle for loss, and intercepted a Jameis Winston pass that was deflected by Budda Baker late in the third quarter @ TB (11/10) ... totaled 10 tackles, including two tackles for loss, sacked Jimmy Garoppolo for a nine-yard loss on third-and-nine and returned a third-quarter INT 48 yards to the 49ers 47-yard line, which set up a Cardinals scoring drive @ SF (11/17) ... recorded a team-high 10 tackles vs. Cle (12/15) ... posted six tackles, including two tackles for loss, and recovered a fumble at the Cardinals 36-yard line, which led to an Arizona scoring drive on the following possession @ Sea (12/22) ... matched a team high with 13 tackles and added a QB hit in the season finale @ LAR (12/29), marking his NFL-high ninth game with at least 10 tackles, according to league stats.
2018: Started 12 games and appeared in both postseason contests (one start) … recorded 89 tackles, a career-high 3.0 sacks, six QB hits, five tackles for loss, five passes defensed and a fumble recovery in the regular season … had a team-high seven tackles, a career-high 1.5 sacks, a tackle for loss, two QB hits and a pass defensed vs. Atl (9/6) … had a team-high nine tackles and recovered a Mike Evans fumble to end a scoring threat @ TB (9/16) … recorded a team-high eight tackles (all solo) and tied his single-game career high with two passes defensed vs. Ind (9/23) … led the team in tackles (10) and added one pass defensed @ NYG (10/17) … posted a season-high 13 tackles, tied his career high with 1.5 sacks, adding two QB hits and a tackle for loss vs. Jax (10/28) at Wembley Stadium in London; marked the seventh time in the first eight games that he led the team in tackles … inactive for Weeks 12-15 with a calf injury … started in his postseason debut and had four tackles, a tackle for loss and a QB hit in the Wild Card victory @ Chi (1/6/19) … totaled nine tackles in the Divisional matchup @ NO (1/13/19).
2017: Started the first seven games and had 28 tackles and a fumble recovery before an Achilles injury ended his season … posted seven tackles and recovered a fumble forced by Fletcher Cox in the season opener @ Was (9/10); marked his 12th-career takeaway … led the team with a season-high nine tackles @ LAC (10/1) … suffered an Achilles injury on Monday Night Football vs. Was (10/23) ... placed on injured reserve on 10/31.
2016: Started all 16 games in his second NFL season and registered career highs in tackles (95), INTs (five) and passes defensed (11) … led all NFL LBs and tied for fifth in the NFL with five INTs; league's only non-DB with at least five INTs, the most by a non-DB for the Eagles since 1974 (Bill Bergey, five) ... joined Rams Alex Ogletree (11) as the NFL's only ILBs with at least 11 passes defensed … with six total takeaways in 2016 (five INT, one FR), became the first NFL LB to record 11+ takeaways in their first 24 career games since Hall of Famer Jack Ham (1971-72) … had his first takeaway of the season @ Chi (9/19) when he jumped on a loose ball following a sack of QB Jay Cutler in the third quarter … finished with a season-high 12 tackles, a sack, a career-high three tackles for loss, two QB hits and two passes defensed vs. Min (10/23) … posted 10 tackles, his first INT of the season and a tackle for loss @ Dal (10/30); with the game tied at 10 late in the second quarter, intercepted a Dak Prescott pass at the Eagles goal line that resulted in a touchback and Philly took a 13-10 halftime lead on the ensuing possession … had seven tackles, an INT and two passes defensed @ NYG (11/6); with Eagles trailing 28-23 with under two minutes remaining, intercepted an Manning pass at the Giants 37-yard line that gave Philly possession and a chance to win the game … recorded five tackles and his first-career multi-INT performance with two INTs off Mark Sanchez in the regular season finale vs. Dal (1/1/17); became the first Eagles LB with multiple INTs in a game since William Thomas (2) on 9/22/96 @ Atl.
2015: Appeared in eight games (five starts) during his rookie campaign, collecting 54 tackles, a sack, two INTs (one returned for a TD), three passes defensed, a career-high three fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and a special teams tackle … saw his first-career action on defense, totaling seven tackles and dropping QB Tony Romo for a sack-fumble in the third quarter vs. Dal (9/20) ... made his first-career start and totaled 14 tackles while adding his first-career INT and recovered his first-career fumble @ NYJ (9/27) … saw action and totaled six tackles and a fumble recovery @ Was (10/4); marked second-consecutive game with a fumble recovery … made second-career start the following week vs. NO (10/11) and finished with four tackles, a fumble recovery and a pass defensed; marked his third-consecutive game with a fumble recovery as he became the first NFL rookie to accomplish that feat since Jack Del Rio in 1985 … recorded a team-high 10 tackles and a tackle for loss vs. NYG (10/19) … returned a INT of Cowboys Matt Cassell 67 yards for his first career TD @ Dal (11/8); marked the first INT return TD for an Eagles rookie since Bill Bradley (56 yards) on 10/19/69 at Dallas; suffered a torn pectoral muscle later in the game and was place on injured reserve on 11/9.
A five-year LB who appeared in 45 career games (28 starts), recording 299 tackles (148 solo), 24 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, two INTs, seven passes defensed and a fumble recovery … as a senior in 2014, started all 13 games at weakside linebacker and was named a second-team All-American selection by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) ... second team All-Big 12 selection by the Associated Press and the coaches ... first-team Academic All-Big 12 choice ... led the team with a career-high 147 tackles, which tied for seventh on the UT all-time single-season list and was the most since Winfred Tubbs tallied 157 in 1992 ... tied for second on the team in tackles for loss (13) and fourth in INTs (2) ... named a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award (top defensive player in the nation) ... as a junior in 2013, started the first four games at weakside linebacker before his season ended due to an Achilles injury ... led the team with 41 tackles at the time of the injury ... started the first three games at weakside LB in 2012, but missed the remainder of the season and earned a medical redshirt … appeared in all 13 games with eight starts as a sophomore in 2011 … first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection … appeared in all 12 games as a freshman in 2010 … 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.
Attended Lakota West (Cincinnati, OH) High School where he was a prep All-American, two-time first-team All-State, all-county and all-district selection at linebacker … named the Butkus Award winner as the nation's top LB and Gatorade's Ohio High School Player of the Year as a senior in 2009 … also named a USA Today, EA Sports and PARADE first-team All-American selection that year … posted 216 tackles, 8.5 sacks, 36 TFL, three forced fumbles, four INTs, 10 PBU and a TD over his final three seasons … also lettered in basketball and set district records for most varsity basketball games played (87) and total steals (170) … born in Colorado Springs, CO and also lived in Indiana (ages 1-6) and South Carolina (ages 6-11) before moving to Ohio … four-time academic all-conference performer in high school and seven-time member of Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (fall 2010; spring 2011; spring 2012; spring 2013; fall 2013; spring 2014; fall 2014) at Texas ... named to the 2015 NFF Hampshire Honor Society (players from all divisions who maintained a 3.2-plus cumulative GPA throughout their career) … graduated in December, 2013 with a degree in Sport Management ... along with former teammates Chris Maragos and Trey Burton, launched TopTier Wealth Management in 2018, a financial management firm that aides professional athletes with their financial planning … has two sons, Ayven and Lukah, with his wife, Ivana.
