Darian Hicks: CB · Michigan State · #2.
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Darian Hicks
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Second year in the Michigan State secondary. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Rutgers — Week 11, 2016.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 8 passes defended. 2 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.
The Detroit News Oct 27
Detroit Free Press Oct 24
Lansing State Journal Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Michigan State | 30 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2014 | Michigan State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Career | 30 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-13vs Furman | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-28@ No. 18 Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-30vs No. 11 Wisconsin | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 21-24@ Indiana | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-28@ Maryland | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-32vs No. 2 Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-31@ Illinois | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-0vs Rutgers | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 16-17vs No. 2 Ohio State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 12-45@ No. 8 Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
27%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
30tackles this season30 tackles · 1 for loss · 8 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under Mark Dantonio — 14-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Pass share
44.5%
369 pass / 461 run
Plays / game
69.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
402 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Michigan State, 30 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mark Dantonio.
