- Name
- C.J. Hicks
- Nationality
United States- Position
- ST, OLB
- Height
- 6'3"
- Weight
- 225
- Hometown
- Dayton, OH
- High School
- Archbishop Alter
- Current Team
- Ohio State
- Seasons
- 2022, 2023
Defensive Stats
| Season | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Asst | TFL | TFL Yds | Sacks | Sack Yds | FF | FR | Int | Int Yds | PBU | Blk | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ohio State | 12 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | - | 12 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Weight: 230 (2023), 225 (2022)
2022: He earned his first Varsity O letter in 2022, playing in 12 games as a true freshman … he recorded six tackles on special teams with four of those solo stops.
2022 Media Guide: C.J. is part of Ohio State’s 2022 recruiting class … he enrolled in classes at Ohio State in January 2022 along with 13 other members of his class … a five-star prospect according to 247Sports and the No. 1-ranked player in Ohio for the Class of 2022 … semifinalist for the Maxwell Club’s National High School Defensive Player of the Year award … was the nation’s No. 2-ranked linebacker … a High School Butkus Award Finalist.
High School: Recorded 84 tackles, 18 tackles for loss and two interceptions, one of which he returned 99 yards for a touchdown, as a senior in the fall of 2021 … named Ohio’s Division III Defensive Player of the Year … chosen as the Division III Southwest District Defensive Player of the Year in 2020 and 2021 … started at linebacker, running back, kick returner and punt returner … amassed 1,442 all-purpose yards (667 rushing, 397 receiving) and nine touchdowns on the offensive side of the ball.
Personal: Is the son of Tiffane Hardin.