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2024 Football Roster

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39 Dontez Hicks

39 Dontez Hicks

  • Position:
    S
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    187
  • Letters:
    1
  • Class:
    Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Detroit, Mich.
  • High School:
    Central

Summary

Biography

Career Note:  Appeared in 12 games in first two seasons with the Green and Gold ... link to career statistics.

2024:  Dressed for 10 games, seeing action in nine contests ... played as a back-up safety in eight contests ... had four kickoff returns for 82 yards at Tiffin to earn WSU's Special Teams Player of the Week award ... returned three kickoffs for 53 yards vs. Findlay ... lone punt return of the season went for 24 yards against UF ... recovered a pooch kickoff at the Oiler 22-yard line setting up a WSU touchdown ... also had an assisted tackle on kickoff coverage versus Findlay ... totaled 55 yards on three kickoff returns against Indianapolis ... did not travel to Truman State due to an injury ... dressed but did not play at Michigan Tech ... made a solo tackle vs. Ferris State and Saginaw Valley ... finished the year with 340 kickoff return yards on 21 attempts ... played on kickoff return in nine games, on kickoff coverage in eight contests, and on punt return the last six games.  GLIAC Regular-Season Rankings (All Games):  Ranked eighth in kickoff return average (16.2 yards per return / 21-340) ... switched to No. 39 ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2023:  Appeared in three consecutive games, after not dressing for the first six contests ... did not dress for the final two games to maintain freshman eligibility ... made collegiate debut vs. Davenport seeing action on kickoff return, punt coverage and punt return ... played on punt return at Saginaw Valley State ... saw action as a back-up cornerback at Northern Michigan, as well as on kickoff coverage, punt coverage and punt return ... notched an assisted tackle in the Superior Dome, while playing cornerback ... wore No. 21 ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

High School:  A 2023 graduate of Detroit Central High School ... rushed for 1,350 yards and 10 touchdowns on 159 carries for coach Jimmie Macon ... recorded 1,038 receiving yards on 36 receptions with seven touchdowns ... made 96 tackles from safety position, including 10 sacks with four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery ... had a combined 19 kickoff and punt returns for 708 yards and four touchdowns ... selected to the 2022 MHSFCA Division 7 All-State First Team ... named to the All-Detroit First Team and MHSFCA All-Region First Team ... participated in the 2023 MHSFCA East West All-Star game ... also ran track for the Trailblazers ... competed in five events at the 2023 MHSAA Division 3 regional track meet (100m dash, 200m dash, 4x100m relay, 4x200m relay and 4x400m relay) ... ran an 11.99 to finish eighth in the 100m dash ... ran the leadoff leg on the second-place 4x200m relay ... also competed in track in 2022 ... attended River Rouge and Martin Luther King High Schools.

Personal:  Full name -- Dontez B. Hicks ... born on August 12, 2005, in Detroit ... son of Carl Hicks and Nikita Dandridge ... has a younger brother, Tyvon, and a younger sister, Aniyah ... is majoring in Exploratory Fine Arts.

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2023Freshman

    CB
    5'10" 162 lbs
    21
  • 39

    2024Redshirt Freshman

    S
    5'8" 187 lbs
    39