Jaylin Hicks

#55 · DL · Minnesota6′3″ · 270 lb · Harlem, NY · Iona Prep

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Jaylin Hicks is a defensive lineman at Minnesota who has played in 1 of Minnesota's 8 games this season, most recently Sep 3.

Minnesota is 5-3.

Second year in the Minnesota defensive front. A game that shows it: 1 tackle against Eastern Illinois — Week 1, 2026.

1 tackle · 0 sacks

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Minnesota	1	1
2025	Minnesota	3	1
Career		4	2

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 59-7vs Eastern Illinois	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 1 tackle

Signature game

Week 1 · 2026

W 59-7

vs Eastern Illinois

1 tackle · 1 solo tackle

Dominant 52-point win at home against Eastern Illinois.

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under P.J. Fleck, all balanced, slow tempo offenses — 13-8 over that span.

2025Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced, slow tempo

2026Minnesota5-3HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced, slow tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 0. Show the ratings

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

0Building sample?

2 metrics · season cumulative

Too few games for a verdict yet; the rows below are the season so far.

Box-score production

Sacks#1116 / 2515 · 28th pct

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Tackles for loss#2000 / 2515 · 10th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

P.J. Fleck

Pass share

54.3%

269 pass / 226 run

Plays / game

61.9

8 games

Team sack rate

3.5%

289 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

1 tackle in 1 game

Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Jaylin Hicks

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

1 tackle in 1 game

Three seasons at Minnesota

2024