Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 28-3vs Buffalo | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 0 | 54 | Season-high 90 yds |
| Total | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 0 | 54 |
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Chris Hickman
Sophomore tight end for Nebraska. 2021: 3 catches, 90 receiving yards.
6′5″ · 215 lb · Omaha, NE
Nebraska 2021 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
TE recruit
No. 438 nationally · Signed with Nebraska
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 tight end for Nebraska. 2021: 3 catches, 90 receiving yards.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Nebraska in 2019.
Chris Hickman
Third year in the Nebraska receiving corps, same address the whole way. The receipt: 90 rec yds, 3 receptions against Buffalo — Week 2, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Nebraska, 96 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2019
- Signed with Nebraska3-star out of Burke
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Nebraska
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coach2019–2021
Nebraska
Played his entire career under Scott Frost.
2021 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Scott Frost — 11-21 over that span.
2019Nebraska5-7HC: Scott Frost · Run-heavy
2020Nebraska3-5HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning
2021Nebraska3-9HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (100th percentile). Strength: long catch (88th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 REC/g, 90.0 YDS/g, 30.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology