Justin Bickham: CB · Iowa State · #7.
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Justin Bickham
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. The three seasons span two programs and three head coaches: David Bailiff, Mike Bloomgren and Matt Campbell. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Northern Iowa — Week 1, 2019.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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.
FOX61 Oct 28
The Des Moines Register Oct 23
Arizona Daily Star Oct 22
Wide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Iowa State | 25 | 20 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Rice | 30 | 24 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 10 | -- |
| 2017 | Rice | 27 | 22 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Career | 82 | 66 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 18 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 29-26vs Northern Iowa | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-18vs No. 19 Iowa | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 72-20vs UL Monroe | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-23@ Baylor | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 49-24vs TCU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-14@ West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-24@ Texas Tech | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-34vs Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 9-33vs No. 14 Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 20 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
25tackles this season25 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
54.6%
482 pass / 400 run
Plays / game
67.8
13 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
516 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Rice and Iowa State, 82 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 30 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: David Bailiff, Mike Bloomgren and Matt Campbell.
