Football
#26

Kent Hicks Season 2005

PositionFS
Weight206 lbs
Height6-2
ClassRedshirt Freshman
HometownCulpeper, Va.
High SchoolCulpeper

26 - Kent HicksPosition: Free Safety
Class: r-Freshman
Height: 6' 2"

Weight: 206 lbs.

High School: Culpeper
Hometown: Culpeper, Va.

 
photoA late addition to the 2004 roster who brings size and excellent potential to the Tech secondary ... Was redshirted last year while working at rover during the fall and free safety in the spring ... Still has work to do in order to earn playing time at safety ... Possesses the ability to succeed once he adjusts to the Tech system ...

2004: Was redshirted while working with the scout team ... Started at the rover position ... Moved to free safety in the spring ... Posted a 480-pound back squat, a 280-pound power clean and a 36-inch vertical jump ...

High School: A three-year letterwinner and starter at Culpeper High School for Coach Randy Bove ... Saw time at safety, wide receiver, quarterback, tailback, punter and kick returner in his three years ... Recorded 109 tackles, two interceptions, 291 yards rushing, three rushing TDs, 26 receptions, 505 yards receiving and six receiving touchdowns as a senior ... Also had a 37.7-yard punting average in '03 ... Posted over 100 tackles in each of his three years ... Finished with 18 career interceptions - including 10 as a junior - and an average of over 20 yards per punt return ... Was an all-conference and all-region selection each of his three years ... Was named all-state as a senior by the Associated Press and the High School Football Coaches Association ... Earned defensive MVP honors for the West squad at the VHSCA All-Star game ... Was his conference's defensive player of the year ... An All-America and Mid-Atlantic all-region selection by SuperPrep who was rated as the fifth-best player in the state of Virginia and the 19th-best defensive back in the nation ... Was a PrepStar All-American ... Team went beyond the regional finals in two of his three years ... Lettered two years in basketball ...

Personal: Kent Noel Hicks was born 12/12/1985 in Boston, VA ... Son of William and Clara Morton ... Enrolled in university studies.

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