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2026 Season
21TKL
1.0SACKS
2.0TFL
1PD
1 solo, 2 assists in 2025 scouted game vs Texas. Prior to DC Jim Knowles's departure for the same position at Penn State, Hicks began exploring the hybrid Jack role. "It's funny, when we hired Matt Patricia, the first person I thought of was C. J," linebacker coach James Laurinaitis said. With J. T. Tuimoloau and Jack Sawyer going to the NFL, the Buckeyes recognized the need for talented pass rushers. While seniors Caden Curry and Kenyatta Jackson can help fill the void, Hicks can at least add depth coming off the edge. But Hicks is listed at 6-foot-3 and 233 pounds on Ohio State's 2024 roster, making him roughly three inches shorter and 30 pounds lighter than Tuimoloau or Sawyer. Is he a LB? We know he's the 247sports.com Spring Game Co-MVP. Hicks spent his entire early collegiate career with the Ohio State Buckeyes. During the 2023 and 2024 seasons in Columbus, he was a direct college locker room teammate of Bills rookie cornerback Jordan Hancock.
| Season | Team | GP | TklTackles | SacksSacks | TFLTackles for Loss | PDPasses Defended |
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C.J. Hicks is a 2027 NFL Draft Linebacker prospect out of South Florida Bulls. This profile tracks his college production season by season, his consensus stock across Fanspeak community big boards, and how he stacks up against the rest of the draft class. Use it to scout his game, compare him to other prospects, and project where he lands in the 2027 NFL Draft.
On Fanspeak, C.J. Hicks's draft stock is driven by the community — every mock draft and big board run in the On The Clock simulator feeds the consensus rank and average draft position (ADP) you see here. The higher he climbs the board, the earlier mockers are taking him. The skill profile breaks his game into position-specific traits, while the production trend shows how his college numbers moved year over year.
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| 2026 | South Florida | — | 21 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1 | — |
| 2025 | Ohio State | — | 6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | Ohio State | — | 22 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | — |
| 2023 | Ohio State | — | 8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | Ohio State | — | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 63 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 2 | — |
