Ja'von Hicks: S · Cincinnati · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ja'von Hicks
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Fifth year in the Cincinnati secondary. First career honor, 2022: All-AAC. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against South Florida — Week 6, 2022.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
60 tackles. 5 passes defended. 3 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 24
Front Office Sports Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 60 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 56 | 31 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 13 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 50 | 33 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 189 | 101 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 11 | 10 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-31@ No. 19 Arkansas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-10vs Kennesaw State | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-17vs Miami (OH) | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-24vs Indiana | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-21@ Tulsa | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-24vs South Florida | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 29-27@ SMU | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-25@ UCF | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-10vs Navy | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-25vs East Carolina | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-3@ Temple | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-27vs No. 19 Tulane | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 7-24vs Louisville | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 60 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
60tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL60 tackles · 1 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
5 seasons under Luke Fickell — 53-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
50.2%
416 pass / 413 run
Plays / game
63.8
13 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
451 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #99 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Cincinnati, 189 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 51 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Luke Fickell.
