Christian Hicks

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Christian Hicks
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    227
  • Hometown:
    Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • Position:
    LB
  • Year:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Regan
  • Previous College:
    Mars Hill
  • gp
    11
  • tk
    62.0
  • sac
    0.5
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0
Bio

2023: Carson-Newman’s second-leading tackler in 2023, Hicks closed the year with 62 stops and five tackles for loss.  He had a career-best 11 tackles against Lenoir-Rhyne (Sep. 23) and finished five games with at least seven tackles. 

2022: Did not appear in any games, redshirted.

PRIOR TO CARSON-NEWMAN: Appeared in four games as a reserve linebacker at Mars Hill.  

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 32 22
Assists 30 21
Tackles 62.0 43.0
Tackles per game 5.6 5.4
Sacks 0.5 0.0
Sack yards 2 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 5.0 2.5
Tackle for loss yards 8 4
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 1 - - - - 0
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 1 - - - - 0
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 1 - - - - 0
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 1 4 5.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 5 3 8.0 0.5 2 1.5 3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 4 0 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 5 6 11.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 6 2 8.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 2 5 7.0 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 1 7 8.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 3 1 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 4 2 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 23 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2022-23 - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 12 - - - - - - - -
Total 23 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2022-23 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - -
2024-25 12 - - - - - - -
Total 23 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2022-23 - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 12 - - - - - - - 0
Total 23 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2022-23 - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 12 - - - - - - - -
Total 23 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 1 13 13.0 0 13 - - - - -
Total 1 13 13.0 0 13 - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2022-23 - - - - - 0 -
2023-24 11 - - - - 0 .0
2024-25 12 - - - 13 13 1.1
Total 23 - - - 13 13 .6
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2022-23 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2022-23 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 32 30 62.0 5.6 0.5 2 5.0 8 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2024-25 12 34 46 80.0 6.7 2.5 16 12.0 35 1 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 23 66 76 142.0 6.2 3.0 18 17.0 43 1 0 0 0 0 8 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 6 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 5 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 6 - - - - 0 .0
Month
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 11 32 30 62.0 5.6 0.5 2 5.0 8 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Conference 8 22 21 43.0 5.4 0.0 0 2.5 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 13 24 37.0 6.2 - - 3.0 4 - - - - - 2 -
Away 5 19 6 25.0 5.0 0.5 2 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 12 14 26.0 5.2 0.0 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Losses 6 20 16 36.0 6.0 0.5 2 3.0 5 - - - - - 1 -
Month
August 1 1 4 5.0 5.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - 1 -
September 4 20 11 31.0 7.8 0.5 2 3.0 6 - - - - - 1 -
October 4 4 12 16.0 4.0 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
November 2 7 3 10.0 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
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  • Article
  • April 06, 2024
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  • April 06, 2024
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  • Article
  • November 11, 2023
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  • November 11, 2023
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  • Article
  • October 28, 2023
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  • October 28, 2023
Talon Talk with Christian Hicks
  • Article
  • October 03, 2023
Talon Talk with Christian Hicks

Talon Talk from the Eagle Sports Network features a walk and talk with a student-athlete at Carson-Newman. On this edition, we feature linebacker Christian Hicks.

  • October 03, 2023
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  • Article
  • September 23, 2023
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JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — Carson-Newman’s offense started hot, scoring on its first possession but couldn’t keep up with No. 15 Lenoir-Rhyne on the scoreboard for the rest of the game.

  • September 23, 2023
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  • September 16, 2023
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GAFFNEY, S.C. — After being shut out of the endzone in the first three quarters, Carson-Newman’s offense got on track in the fourth, but it was already too late. The Eagles surrendered 579 yards of offense to fall 45-14 to Limestone at Saints Field in the South Atlantic Conference opener for both teams.

  • September 16, 2023
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  • September 12, 2023
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  • September 12, 2023
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  • August 29, 2023
Carson-Newman Football Virginia Lynchburg Pre-Game Press Release Transcripts
  • August 29, 2023
Carson-Newman Football Position Previews: The Linebackers
  • Article
  • August 22, 2023
Carson-Newman Football Position Previews: The Linebackers

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – This is the seventh part in an eight-part series chronicling Carson-Newman football's positions for the 2023 season. This feature breaks down the Eagle linebackers with assistance from defensive quality control coach and recent linebacking grad Caleb Goins.

  • August 22, 2023