2022 Football Roster
Roster
Hicks, Rob

Jersey Number 1
Rob Hicks
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- Previous School:
- Louisville
- High School:
- Central HS
Bio
Awards and Honors
2021: Played in nine games for the Skyhawks while starting one contest at linebacker…Helped team to OVC Championship and second round berth in NCAA Division I playoffs…Compiled 38 total tackles, including 13 solos and 25 assists…Notched 1.0 tackles for loss…Posted half TFLs against Southeast Missouri (Nov. 20) and No. 8 Montana State (Dec. 4)…Tallied a season-high 10 tackles against Austin Peay (Oct. 30)…Posted seven tackles against both Western Kentucky (Sept. 2) and Southeast Missouri (Nov. 20)…Tallied quarterback hurries against Southeast Missouri (Oct. 23) and Austin Peay (Oct. 30).
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks from Louisville where he spent three seasons…Played in 26 career games while compiling 40 total tackles and 4.0 tackles for loss…Compiled 11 total tackles, including seven solos and four assists in five games in 2020…Tallied a season-high four tackles against Notre Dame (Oct. 17)…Played in all 13 games as a sophomore, tallying five total tackles…Recorded a tackle for loss against Notre Dame…Played in nine games with one start as a true freshman in 2018…Finished in debut season with 24 tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss…Made first start against Western Kentucky, leading the team with 11 tackles and registering his first sack…Prepped at Miami Central High School where he played for head coach Roland Smith…Led team to a state title as a senior…Ranked as a four-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN…Ranked as the No. 4 inside linebacker on ESPN’s Top 300…Played in the Under Armour All-America game…Named one of the top 10 seniors in the 2017 ESPN Top 63.
PERSONAL: Born on May 24, 2000…Son of Kerissa Bradwell…Graduated with a degree in criminal justice from Louisville and is currently pursuing a Master's degree at UT Martin.
- Yearly Honors
- All-OVC first team (2022)
- The Bluebloods All-Conference first team (2022)
- Phil Steele All-Conference first team (2022)
- Weekly Honors
- OVC Defensive Player of the Week (11/6/22)
- Preseason Honors
- Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC third team (2022)
2021: Played in nine games for the Skyhawks while starting one contest at linebacker…Helped team to OVC Championship and second round berth in NCAA Division I playoffs…Compiled 38 total tackles, including 13 solos and 25 assists…Notched 1.0 tackles for loss…Posted half TFLs against Southeast Missouri (Nov. 20) and No. 8 Montana State (Dec. 4)…Tallied a season-high 10 tackles against Austin Peay (Oct. 30)…Posted seven tackles against both Western Kentucky (Sept. 2) and Southeast Missouri (Nov. 20)…Tallied quarterback hurries against Southeast Missouri (Oct. 23) and Austin Peay (Oct. 30).
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks from Louisville where he spent three seasons…Played in 26 career games while compiling 40 total tackles and 4.0 tackles for loss…Compiled 11 total tackles, including seven solos and four assists in five games in 2020…Tallied a season-high four tackles against Notre Dame (Oct. 17)…Played in all 13 games as a sophomore, tallying five total tackles…Recorded a tackle for loss against Notre Dame…Played in nine games with one start as a true freshman in 2018…Finished in debut season with 24 tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss…Made first start against Western Kentucky, leading the team with 11 tackles and registering his first sack…Prepped at Miami Central High School where he played for head coach Roland Smith…Led team to a state title as a senior…Ranked as a four-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN…Ranked as the No. 4 inside linebacker on ESPN’s Top 300…Played in the Under Armour All-America game…Named one of the top 10 seniors in the 2017 ESPN Top 63.
PERSONAL: Born on May 24, 2000…Son of Kerissa Bradwell…Graduated with a degree in criminal justice from Louisville and is currently pursuing a Master's degree at UT Martin.
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