2019: Kendrick Hicks recorded 17 tackles in 11 games as the Bulldogs won 10 games for the first time in school history…Notched a season-high five tackles versus Limestone…Posted four tackles at Tusculum the previous week…Collected a pass break-up versus Fayetteville State…Shared a sack in the UVA Wise contest…
2018: Hicks posted 35 tackles in 12 games as Wingate advanced to the second round of the NCAA playoffs…Added 1.5 tackles for loss to his statistics ledger…Recorded seven tackles each in back-to-back victories over Fayetteville State and Carson-Newman…Notched five tackles at Limestone…Posted a QB hurry and shared a QB sack in the NCAA playoff triumph at West Georgia…
2017: Hicks collected 26 tackles in 10 games as the Bulldogs won the South Atlantic Conference championship…Posted six tackles with a QB hurry against Carson-Newman…Equaled his Carson-Newman total with six stops against Limestone…Recorded four tackles each versus Tusculum and West Florida (NCAA playoffs)…Earned a tackle for loss against Newberry…
Personal: Kendrick Hicks was a three-year starter for head coach
Bubba Pittman at Rock Hill High School. He won the team’s defensive Player of the Year award three years in a row. In 2016, Hicks was the team’s Coaches Award recipient. He was selected first team All-State defense by
USA TODAY. Hicks was tabbed to play in the N.C./S.C. Shrine Bowl. His teammates chose him to serve as S.C. Shrine Bowl team captain. He won the Tommy Boger Rock Hill High Pride Award. Hicks had the highest GPA on the team. Kendrick is the son of
Ken Hicks Sr. and
Vivian Hicks.
Full name is Kendrick Hicks
Born on September 18, 1998
Born in Rock Hill, South Carolina
Son of Kendrick and Vivian Hicks
Majoring in Biology
Favorite Athlete is Kobe Bryant
Favorite sports team is Los Angeles Chargers
Favorite movie is S.W.A.T.
Favorite TV show is Dragon Ball Z
Favorite musical artist is Kendrick Lamar
Favorite food is pulled pork
Most memorable sports moment is scoring a 70-yard touchdown on an interception in 10th grade
Favorite sport to play other than football is basketball
Person I admire the most is my dad
Something people don’t know about me is I have been out of the country
Nickname: K
Favorite Quote: "The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but rising every time we fall." -Nelson Mandela
CAREER STATISTICS
- Tackles (career-high): 152 (12, 4.10.21 at Newberry)
- Tackles for loss (career-high): 11.5 (2.0, 10.30.21 vs Lenoir-Rhyne)
- Sacks (career-high): 1.5 (0.5, 3 times, most recent: 3.13.21 at Barton)
- Forced fumbles (recoveries): 0 (0)
- Interceptions (yards): 0
- QB hurries (career-high): 3 (1, 3 times, most recent: 4.2.21 vs Lenoir-Rhyne)
- Pass break-ups (career-high): 1 (9.14.19 at Fayetteville State)
- Updated 11.15.21
