Sam Hicks

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2024 - Senior (at ACU)

Had best season for a running back to date in ACU's Division I era
Named All-America as all-purpose player by 3 media outlets (Associated Press - 2nd Team, FCS Stats Perform - 2nd Team, FCS Football Central - 2nd Team)
All-UAC First Team at running back and return specialist
Played in all 14 games with 10 starts (including the season's final 9 games)
Ran for 100+ yards in 6 games
Needed just 12 carries to gain 203 rushing yards in win at Utah Tech on Sept. 28 (fewest carries among the 22 games all-time where an ACU player has rushed for 200+ yards)
Two-time UAC Offensive Player fo the Week (weeks 5 and 12)
Caught game-winning TD pass in final minute to push ACU past Tarleton State for the UAC Championship - the program's first in the Division I era
Finished as the following in ACU's single-season record book:
- Carries - 211, 6th
- Rushing Yards - 1,333, 3rd
- Rushing TD - 14, T-5th
- Total TD - 17, T-7th
- Points Scored - 102, T-10th
- All-Purpose Yards - 2,216, 3rd

2022- 2023 (at Central Michigan)

As a junior running back, saw action in all 12 games
Listed as a backup running back and backup kickoff returner on the depth chart
Rushed for 47 yards and one touchdown on 11 carries with a long 16 yards, caught four passes for 12 yards, returned 13 kickoffs for 241 yards (18.5 yards per return) with a long 26 yards
Ranked No. 7 on the team in all-purpose yardage (300 yards, 25.0 per game)
Returned two kickoffs for 34 yards in season finale vs. Toledo (11/24)
Returned five kickoffs for 99 yards with a long of 24 at Ohio (11/15)
Caught one pass for five yards, rushed one time for -1 yard at Western Michigan (11/7)
Rushed two times for 15 yards and scored on a 16-yard touchdown run, the first of his career, returned two kickoffs for 33 yards vs. Northern Illinois (10/31)
Rushed three times for 19 yards at Ball State (10/21)
Rushed two times for eight yards, returned two kickoffs for 43 yards vs. Akron (10/14)
Rushed two times for nine yards, caught a career-high three passes for seven yards in season opener at Michigan State (9/1).

2022 (at Central Michigan)

As a sophomore wide receiver, saw action in all 12 games with one start as a wide receiver and on special teams
Saw action in 144 plays on the year
Listed as a backup wide receiver on the depth chart
On year, returned seven kicks for 197 yards with a long of 50 yards, rushed one time for four yards,
and caught one pass for eight yards
averaged 28.1 yards per kickoff return
Returned three kickoffs for 79 yards with a career long of 50 yards in season finale at Eastern Michigan (11/25)
Returned one kickoff for 23 yards vs. Buffalo (11/9)
Had first career run for four yards and returned one kickoff for 19 yards at Northern Illinois (11/2)
Returned one kickoff for 35 yards vs. Bowling Green (10/22)
Caught first career pass for eight yards and returned a kickoff for 41 yards in first career start vs. Bucknell (9/17)
Saw first career game action in season opener at Oklahoma State (9/1).

2021 (at Saddleback Junior College)

2020 (at Southwestern Oklahoma State)

High School

A 2019 graduate of Ft. Worth Nolan Catholic High School
Rushed for 178 yards on 31 carries (5.7 average), caught 24 passes for 261 yards (10.9 average) in 10 games
Totaled 439 all-purpose yards as a senior.