Dan Hicks

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-5
Weight:
265
Hometown:
Lansdale, Pa.
High School:
North Penn HS
Previous School:
West Chester

AS A JUNIOR AT WEST CHESTER (2024): Played in eight games, including seven starts … Logged 22 tackles (11 solo), including 3-1/2 tackles for loss … Also produced a pair of sacks, five quarterback hurries and one interception … Tallied three or more tackles six times, including a season-best four stops against Bentley, Bloomsburg and Shippensburg … Registered a pair of sacks against Shippensburg … Recorded lone interception of campaign against Shepherd.

AS A SOPHOMORE AT WEST CHESTER (2023): Played in nine games, including five starts … Tallied 29 tackles (14 solo), including 3-1/2 tackles for loss (all sacks) … Also forced a pair of fumbles and tallied one quarterback hurry … Turned in a season-high seven tackles against Clarion, including 2-1/2 sacks.

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT WEST CHESTER (2022): Played in nine games … Turned in 10 tackles (3 solo), including 1-1/2 tackles for loss … Also logged an assist on a sack and posted one quarterback hurry … Amassed multiple tackles three times, including four stops (2 solo) at Bloomsburg.

AS A FRESHMAN AT WEST CHESTER (2021): Redshirted … Did not see game action.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at North Penn High School for coach Dick Beck … Captained the Knights during junior and senior campaigns … Led North Penn to a 4-1 clip amid COVID-shortened senior season … Knights rattled off eight wins in 2019 en route to an appearance in the second round of the state playoffs.

PERSONAL: The son of Kassandra and Andre Hicks … Has four sisters – Trinity, Lyric, Yarra and Shamai … Also has two predecessor siblings, Tyler and Jazmine … A communications major at Mercer.