Faion Hicks

American football player (born 1997)

American football player
Faion Hicks
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Hicks with Wisconsin in 2019
No. 30 – New Orleans Saints
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1998-09-02) September 2, 1998 (age 25)
Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school:Charles W. Flanagan
(Pembroke Pines, Florida)
College:Wisconsin (2017–2021)
NFL draft:2022 / Round: 7 / Pick: 232
Career history
  • Denver Broncos (2022–2023)*
  • New Orleans Saints (2023–present)*
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Faion Hicks (born September 2, 1997)[1][2] is an American football cornerback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin and was drafted by the Broncos in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft.[3]

College career

Being ranked as a three star recruit coming out of high school by 247Sports and Rivals.com, Hicks received 10 offers including Appalachian State, Iowa State and Wisconsin, committing to the Badgers in late 2016 and starting his college career in 2017.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10 in
(1.78 m)
192 lb
(87 kg)
30+58 in
(0.78 m)
9+58 in
(0.24 m)
4.49 s 1.49 s 2.60 s 4.21 s 6.90 s 37.5 in
(0.95 m)
10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)
13 reps
All values from Pro Day[4][5]

Denver Broncos

Hicks was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round, 232nd overall, of the 2022 NFL Draft.[3] He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023.[8]

On August 29, 2023, Hicks was waived by the Broncos.[9]

New Orleans Saints

On September 13, 2023, Hicks was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad.[10] Following the end of the 2023 regular season, the Saints signed him to a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Faion Hicks". denverbroncos.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Faion Hicks (@Faion_Hicks)". twitter.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  3. ^ a b DiLalla, Aric. "Broncos select CB Faion Hicks with 232nd-overall pick". DenverBroncos.com.
  4. ^ "Broncos select Faion Hicks with No. 232 pick in 2022 draft". NFL.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022 NFL Draft Scout Faion Hicks College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  6. ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 30, 2022). "Broncos make series of roster moves to reach 53-player limit". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  7. ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 31, 2022). "Josh Johnson, Kendall Hinton among 13 players signed to Broncos' practice squad". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  8. ^ Swanson, Ben (January 9, 2023). "Broncos sign nine players to future contracts". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  9. ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 29, 2023). "Broncos make series of transactions to reduce active roster to league-mandated limit". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  10. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 13, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  11. ^ "New Orleans Saints sign 11 to reserve/future contracts". NewOrleansSaints.com. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

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