Dalton Hicks: LB · Kent State · #32.
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Dalton Hicks
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The three seasons at Kent State span two head coaches: Paul Haynes and Sean Lewis. On tape: 14 tackles against Bowling Green, Week 10, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
57 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kent State | 57 | 30 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2017 | Kent State | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2016 | Kent State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 67 | 33 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-31@ Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 54-14vs Howard | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-63@ No. 11 Penn State | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-38@ Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-52@ Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 26-27vs Ohio | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 6-31@ Miami (OH) | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-24vs Akron | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-28@ Bowling Green | 14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 34-56vs Toledo | 13 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 30 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
57tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups57 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 10.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
46.1%
420 pass / 491 run
Plays / game
75.9
12 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
491 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Kent State, 67 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Paul Haynes → Sean Lewis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
