No. 22 – Chicago Bears | |||||||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Long Beach, California, U.S. | October 16, 1999||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | La Mirada (La Mirada, California) | ||||||||
College: | California (2017–2021) | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2022 / Round: 7 / Pick: 254 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Elijah Hicks (born October 16, 1999) is an American football safety for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at California and was drafted by the Bears in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft.[1]
Hicks was ranked as a three–star recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of high school.[2] He committed to California on January 10, 2017, over offers from Michigan, Notre Dame, UCLA, and USC.[3]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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5 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1.80 m) |
198 lb (90 kg) |
30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | |||||||||
All values from Pro Day[4][5] |
Hicks was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round with the 254th overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.[6]