Cornerback Faion Hicks plays in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos. He stands 1.78 meters tall and weighs 87 kilograms. He graduated from Charles W. Flanagan High School, where he ran for 1,356 yards and 13 touchdowns while recording 75 tackles and seven interceptions on defense. As a senior, the South Florida Sun Sentinel named him to the second team All-Broward County.
He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison after high school and participated in collegiate football for the Wisconsin Badgers. He participated in 12 games as a redshirt freshman in 2018 and recorded 35 tackles, one interception, and three passes defensed. He made 32 tackles and one pass defense in 14 games played in 2019, starting 12 of them.
Following the 2020 season, he received unanimous All-Big Ten honorable mention, and in 2021, he started each of the position’s 11 games at cornerback. He earned unanimous honorable mention All-Big Ten selection for the second year in a row after posting 28 tackles and 10 passes defended. In the preseason Wuerffel Trophy watch list, he was chosen.
A collegiate football player who “best blends excellent community service with athletic and academic excellence” will receive this honor each year. He played cornerback in 44 games, starting 39 of them, and finished his college career with 108 total tackles. Denver Broncos selected Hicks in round seven of the 2022 NFL Draft. He was waived on August 30, 2022 and signed to the practice squad the following day.
How Tall Is Faion Hicks?
Faion Hicks is 1.78 meters tall.