C.J. Hicks
DE · #1 · 
South Florida · GR · 6'3" · 240 · Dayton, OH
Transferred from OSU · Projected DE starter
5 2025 tackles
0 · 1 2025 sacks · TFL
0 2025 INT + PD
43 Career games (1 starts)
Career
| Season | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Sacks | TFL | INT | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Ohio State | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Ohio State | 15 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Percentile vs DEs
Tackles per game 1.3 42
Havoc plays 1 22
INT + pass breakups 0 0
Forced fumbles 0 0
The situation
South Florida 2025 defense ›Explosive rate allowed 6.9% 50
Line yards per carry allowed 2.2 50
Sack rate 2.0% 50
2025 Game log
with Ohio State| Wk | Opponent | Tkl | Sacks | TFL | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W2 | Grambling State Tigers | 1 | 1 |
Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.
Recruiting
2022 class · 247 compositeFive-star high school recruit
The 2022 board
#6 Cade Klubnik QB · Austin Westlake CLEM
#7 C.J. Hicks LB · Archbishop Alter OSU
C.J. Hicks LB · Archbishop Alter OSU#8 Eli Brickhandler QB · AHOP Christian Leadership Academy
#8 Harold Perkins Jr. LB · Cy Park LSU
LBs in the class
#1 C.J. Hicks Archbishop Alter OSU
C.J. Hicks Archbishop Alter OSU#2 Harold Perkins Jr. Cy Park LSU
#4 Jalon Walker Salisbury UGA
#5 Shemar James Faith Academy FLA
2025 · 22th pctile of DEs Recruit · 100th pctile of class
The pedigree says there is more in there.