Hokie Club2024 at South Florida: Played in one game due to injury.
2023 at South Florida: Saw action in 12 games with one start...Finished season with 19 tackles (six solo), 2.5 TFL.
2022 at East Carolina: Saw action in nine games, making five starts…posted 24 tackles (12 solo), 5.5 tackles for loss and one sack…booked three tackles (one solo) against No. 13 NC State (9/3) ... registered two tackles (one solo) and recorded a sack (-5 yards) versus Old Dominion (9/10) ... tallied two tackles (both assisted) in a win over Campbell (9/17) ... recorded a season-best six tackles (one solo) and was credited with half of a TFL against Navy (9/24) ... logged one tackle (assisted) versus South Florida (10/1) ... notched two tackles (both solo), including a tackle for loss (-2 yards) at Tulane (10/8) ... logged two tackles (one solo), including a TFL (-3 yards) at Cincinnati (11/11)…posted two tackles for loss and four tackles vs. Houston (11/19).
2021 at East Carolina: Started 11 of 12 games during his third year in the program … logged 26 tackles (12 solo) … led the team with 8.0 TFLs (-21 yards), while sharing the lead in sacks with 4.0 (-13 yards) … credited with at least one tackle in 10 of 12 games, and multiple tackles seven times … tied career-high with seven stops (three solo) and registered a career-best two sacks (-10 yards) against Charleston Southern (9/25) … registered at least a half TFL in half of his games played (1.0/ASU, 0.5/SC, 1.0/MAR, 3.5/CSU, 1.0/MEM, 1.0/Navy) … additional sacks came at Memphis (1.0/-2 yards) and at Navy (1.0/-1 yard).
2020 at East Carolina: Appeared in eight of nine games during the pandemic-shortened season with two starts (UCF, Georgia State) … booked 14 tackles (five solo), all coming on rushing plays … posted a three-yard TFL in the first quarter against UCF … credited with at least one tackle in four games, with multiple tackles in three games … set new career-high in stops with seven in the season opener against UCF (9/26) … forced his first career fumble at Georgia State (10/3) in the fourth quarter.
2019 at East Carolina: Redshirt season… appeared in two contests (Gardner-Webb, SMU) as a reserve on the defensive live … credited with one tackle, a solo stop on a rushing attempt during first quarter action against SMU in Dallas.
High School: A four-year letterman who enjoyed a standout prep career on both sides of the ball as a defensive end, linebacker and tight end for the Warriors at Matoaca … a three-time all-region performer (twice named to the first unit) and all-state selection while playing for coaches Jay Parker (2018) and Derrick Johnson … chosen to the 2018 All-DMV Preseason Team, which consists of the top players in Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia, by DMVStream.com … credited with 130 total tackles, 10.5 sacks, nine forced fumbles and seven recoveries in 10 contests as a junior in 2017 … named the Progress Index Football Athlete-of-the-Week (Oct. 31) after registering a season-high 13 stops, 2.0 sacks and a fumble recovery during the Warriors’ 28-21 win over Prince George … before a 5-5 mark as a sophomore in 2016, helped lead MHS to a 7-4 record and playoff appearance as a freshman during first varsity season … played at the high school junior varsity level as an eighth-grader before earning promotion a year later … a three-star prospect according to 247Sports.com, Rivals.com and ESPN …rated as the No. 19 overall recruit in the state of Virginia by Rivals.com … invited to play for the U.S. National Team in the International Federation of American Football U-19 World Championship in Mexico City, which went on to capture a bronze medal competing in a field that consisted of teams from Mexico, Canada, Sweden, Japan and Australia … also selected to compete for the South squad in the sixth annual Big River Rivalry, an all-star game that features teams from the north and south sides of the James River.
Personal: Son of pastor Derwin Hickman, Sr. and co-pastor Franswalla Hickman … nickname is Manny … credits older brother Derwin Jr. for introducing him to football … also has a sister (Dymon) … uncle played collegiate basketball … a communication major who earned Honor Roll accolades for academic work during the 2020 spring semester.