C.J. Hicks
South Florida Bulls
77
Solid

C.J. Hicks

South Florida BullsSolid
DEDefenseSolidTRANSFER · Ohio State
Projected Starter

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C.J. Hicks is the projected starter at DE for South Florida Bulls.

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The Story

A Five-Star Talent

A 5-star recruit out of Archbishop Alter, ranked #7 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 6 tackles, 1 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 77 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit5★ · #7 NatlTeam Share0%
Dayton, OH
Jersey
#1
Class
GR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
243 lbs
Transfer
Ohio State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—610

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★★5-star
Composite
0.9948
National Rank
#7
High School
Archbishop Alter
Hometown
Dayton, OH

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 46th-percentile production at transfer origin (×1.00 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 77.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 46% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 13% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×1.00)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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Team Role

6 tkl · 1 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement0%

Depth at DE · South Florida Bulls

  1. 1177C.J. HicksStarter
  2. 2473Michael Williams II
  3. 39056Terrell Jones
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.