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Austin Hicks
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    220
  • Hometown:
    Birmingham, Ala.
  • Position:
    WR
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    Gardendale HS
  • Previous School:
    Gardendale HS
  • gp
    11
  • yds
    209
  • yds/g
    19.0
  • td
    2
Bio

2015 (Freshman): Hicks played in 11 games. He caught 10 passes for 118 yards, averaging 11.8 yards per catch. Had a career-long of 20 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL: A wide receiver who played multiple roles for Gardendale High School, Austin Hicks was a runner-up as The North Jefferson News 2014 Player of the Year, and was also named to the Class 6A All-State second-team as an all-around athlete by the Alabama Sports Writers Association. A team captain as a senior, he was selected as the team's Offensive Most Valuable Player and was selected first-team All-Metro while recording the most career receiving yards in school history. As a senior for coach Matt Plunkett's squad, Hicks had 49 receptions for 717 yards and nine touchdowns, and added four rushing scores to account for 13 touchdowns in 2014. A finalist for the Mr. Gardendale Award, he finished his three-year career with 110 catches in 32 games, for 1,416 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns. He managed 1,747 all-purpose yards and accounted for 23 career touchdowns, with 16 catches and seven on the ground.

PERSONAL: The son of Walter and Audrey Hicks…born December 23, 1996…full name is Austin Hicks.

ACADEMIC: Majoring in sports administration…named to the Spring 2016 AD’s Honor Roll

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Receptions 13 11
Yards 209 177
Yards per game 19.0 22.1
Yards per catch 16.1 16.1
Touchdowns 2 2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 1 10
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 1 -10 -10.0 0 0 - -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 2 32 16.0 19 0 - -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 2 29 14.5 23 1 - -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 2 18 9.0 13 0 - -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 1 13 13.0 13 0 - -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 2 10 5.0 6 0 - -
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 1 33 33.0 33 0 - -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 2 32 16.0 27 0 - -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 1 42 42.0 42 1 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 - - - - - 0
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 1 - 32 - - 32
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 1 - 29 - - 29
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 1 - - - - 0
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 1 - 18 - - 18
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 1 - 13 - - 13
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 1 - 10 - - 10
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 1 - 33 - - 33
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 1 - 32 - - 32
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 1 -10 - - - -10
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 1 - - - - 0
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 1 - 42 - - 42
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 11 0 0 - 0 0.0 - 0 0 0 0.0
2019-20 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 28 0 0 - 0 0.0 - 0 0 0 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 1 -10 -0.9 -10.0 0 0 - -
2019-20 6 - - - - - - - -
Total 28 1 -10 -0.4 -10.0 0 0 - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2015-16 11 10 0.9 118 10.7 11.8 0 20
2016-17 11 13 1.2 209 19.0 16.1 2 42
2019-20 6 20 3.3 249 41.5 12.4 3 69
Total 28 43 1.5 576 20.6 13.4 5 69
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 6 - - - - - - - 0
Total 28 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 6 - - - - - - - -
Total 28 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2015-16 11 - 118 - - 118 10.7
2016-17 11 -10 209 - - 199 18.1
2019-20 6 - 249 - - 249 41.5
Total 28 -10 576 - - 566 20.2
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2015-16 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 12 1.1 0 2 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 18 3.0 - 3 - - - - - - - 0
Total 30 1.1 0 5 - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2015-16 11 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 6 2 0 2.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - 1 0 - - - -
Total 28 2 0 2.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - 1 0 - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 11 0 0 - 0 0.0 - 0 0 0 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 0 0 - 0 0.0 - 0 0 0 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 6 0 0 - 0 0.0 - 0 0 0 0.0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 0 0 - 0 0.0 - 0 0 0 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 11 1 -10 -0.9 -10.0 0 0 - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 1 -10 -1.7 -10.0 0 0 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 1 -10 -1.7 -10.0 0 0 - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 1 -10 -3.3 -10.0 0 0 - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 11 13 1.2 209 19.0 16.1 2 42
Conference 8 11 1.4 177 22.1 16.1 2 42
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 7 1.4 152 30.4 21.7 1 42
Away 6 6 1.0 57 9.5 9.5 1 23
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 6 1.2 116 23.2 19.3 2 42
Losses 6 7 1.2 93 15.5 13.3 0 33
Month
September 4 6 1.5 79 19.8 13.2 1 23
October 4 6 1.5 88 22.0 14.7 0 33
November 3 1 0.3 42 14.0 42.0 1 42
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 11 -10 209 - - 199 18.1
Conference 8 - 177 - - 177 22.1
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - 152 - - 152 30.4
Away 6 -10 57 - - 47 7.8
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 5 - 116 - - 116 23.2
Losses 6 -10 93 - - 83 13.8
Month
September 4 - 79 - - 79 19.8
October 4 - 88 - - 88 22.0
November 3 -10 42 - - 32 10.7
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 12 1.1 0 2 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 12 1.5 - 2 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 6 1.2 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 1.0 0 1 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 12 2.4 - 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 6 1.5 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
November 6 2.0 0 1 - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 11 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
Tech football wraps up with third-place finish, blasts Murray in finale
  • Article
  • November 19, 2016
Tech football wraps up with third-place finish, blasts Murray in finale

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – When the Ohio Valley Conference released its preseason football poll back in July, the Tennessee Tech football team was picked seventh by the league's coaches and SIDs, eighth by the league's beat writers. When the season finally came to a close, the Golden Eagles proved them wrong.

  • November 19, 2016
Tech football hits the road to take on Mercer Saturday
  • Article
  • September 15, 2016
Tech football hits the road to take on Mercer Saturday

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – After a fantastic effort last Saturday to give the Tennessee Tech football team its first win of the season, the Golden Eagles can’t rest on their laurels long as they head to Macon, Ga., on Saturday to take on the Mercer Bears. Kickoff for the game is scheduled for a 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT start from Five Star Stadium.

  • September 15, 2016
Offense soars as Tech trounces Austin Peay 41-7 to open OVC play
  • Article
  • September 10, 2016
Offense soars as Tech trounces Austin Peay 41-7 to open OVC play

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – 493 yards of offense. One thing was sure as Tennessee Tech opened its Ohio Valley Conference slate with a dominating win over Austin Peay -- the Golden Eagles came out to play. The victory marked the first in the career of head coach Marcus Satterfield and also put the Golden Eagles in an early lead in both the conference and the Sergeant York Trophy race.

  • September 10, 2016
Photos
Austin Hicks action photo 1
Wofford vs. Tennessee Tech

9/1/2016 6:00 PM CDT

Austin Hicks action photo 2
Eastern Ky. vs. Tennessee Tech

10/1/2016 6:00 PM CDT