DJ Hicks

DT · #5 · Texas A&M · SR · 6'3" · 293 · Katy, TX

Projected DT starter

26 2025 tackles

3 · 5 2025 sacks · TFL

0 2025 INT + PD

37 Career games (4 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2025	Texas A&M	13	2	26	3	5	0	0	0
2024	Texas A&M	13	1	17	1.5	2	0	0	0
2023	Texas A&M	11	1	13	1	1	0	0	0

2025 Percentile vs DTs

Tackles per game 2.0 66

Havoc plays 11 85

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 0 0

The situation

Texas A&M 2025 defense ›

Explosive rate allowed 13.0% 17

Line yards per carry allowed 1.7 94

Sack rate 10.4% 99

2025 Game log

Wk	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W3	@ ND	2		2
W5	AUB	1	1	1
W8	@ ARK	2	1	1
W9	@ LSU	3	1	1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Five-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#5

Dante Moore QB · Martin Luther King UCLA

#6 Caleb Downs S · Mill Creek ALA

#7

DJ Hicks DL · Katy Paetow TXAM

#8

Jackson Arnold QB · Denton Guyer OKLA

#9 Kadyn Proctor OT · Southeast Polk ALA

DLs in the class

#1

DJ Hicks Katy Paetow TXAM

#2

James Smith Carver Montgomery ALA

#3 Peter Woods Thompson CLEM

#4

Jordan Hall Westside UGA

#5

Kelby Collins Gardendale FLA

2025 · 85th pctile of DTs

Recruit · 100th pctile of class