The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2013 Football Roster
Roster
Jordan Hicks
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 238
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- High School:
- Lakota West
A five-year linebacker who appeared in 45 career games … had 28 career starts and 12 double-digit tackle games ... after playing in every game as a freshman and sophomore was hampered by injuries in 2012 and ‘13 ... played in just four games in 2013 due to an Achilles injury ... missed 10 games in 2012 due to a hip injury and earned a medical redshirt ... played in every game in 2014 and went on to earn second team All-America honors from Walter Camp and the FWAA ... a 2014 second team All-Big 12 selection by The Associated Press and the coaches ... a semifinalist for the 2014 Chuck Bednarik Award ... a member of the watch list for the 2014 Butkus Award ... a 2014 first team Academic All-Big 12 choice ... played in the 2015 Senior Bowl, posting a game-high tying five tackles ... attended the 2015 NFL Combine ... named to the 2015 National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society (players from all divisions who maintained a 3.2-plus cumulative GPA throughout their career) ... a 2014 preseason second-team All-Big 12 selection by Phil Steele ... a member of the watch lists for the 2013 Nagurski Trophy and 2012 Lombardi Award … missed the 2011 spring season with an injury … named honorable mention Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2010 … prep All-American, two-time first-team all-state, all-county and all-district selection at linebacker … three-year starter who was named to PARADE’s All-America High School Football Team … also named PARADE’s top linebacker in the nation … earned first-team All-USA honors by USA Today … awarded the high school Butkus Award, given to the nation’s top high school linebacker … played in the 2010 Under Armour All-America game … a member of Rivals’ top 100 and ESPNU’s top 150 national prospects … ranked as the best outside linebacker and fourth-best overall prospect by ESPNU and ranked the best linebacker and 16th-best overall prospect by Rivals … named to the 2011 Academic All-Big 12 first team … a seven-time member of Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll, who graduated in Dec. 2013.
SENIOR (2014)
Started at weakside linebacker in all 13 games ... a second-team All-America selection by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and the Football Writers Associatoin of America (FWAA) ... a first team All-Big 12 selection by the Austin American Statesman and second team pick by The Associated Press and the coaches ... a first-team Academic All-Big 12 choice ... led the team with a career-high 147 tackles, which ranks tied for seventh on the UT all-time single-season list and the most since Winfred Tubbs tallied 157 in 1992 ... tied for second on the team in tackles for loss (13) and fourth in interceptions (2) ... named a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award (top defensive player in the nation) on Nov. 3 ... has eight double-digit tackle outputs ... led the team with eight tackles against UNT in his first game back from an Achilles injury ... shared the team’s defensive player of the game award with Hassan Ridgeway ... had 14 tackles, including two tackles for loss and a half sack, against BYU ... recorded a career-high 18 tackles, including two for a loss, one pass breakup and a QB pressure vs. UCLA ... recorded 15 tackles (one for a loss), an interception and a quarterback pressure against Kansas ... named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. the Jayhawks and shared the team’s defensive player of the game award with Malcom Brown and Duke Thomas ... had 12 tackles against Baylor ... served as a game captain for the Baylor game ... had a team-high 11 tackles against Oklahoma, including one for a loss and one on special teams ... tied a career high with 18 stops, including two for a loss and one sack, and one pass breakup against Iowa State ... made seven tackles against Kansas State ... recorded 10 stops against Texas Tech ... led the team with 15 tackles (11 solo), including one for a loss, against West Virginia ... recorded six tackles, including two for a loss (one sack), against Oklahoma State ... made four stops, including one sack, and two QB pressures against TCU ... tied for game high with nine tackles vs. Arkansas in the Texas Bowl.
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2013)
Started the first four games at weakside linebacker before his season ended due to injury ... led the team with 41 tackles at the time of his injury ... named to the Nagurski Trophy watch list ... a preseason first team All-Big 12 pick by Athlon and league media ... posted nine stops against New Mexico State ... had a season-high 16 tackles and one QB pressure vs. BYU ... tied Adrian Phillips with a team-high nine tackles against Ole Miss ... registered seven tackles, including a career-high three for a loss, vs. Kansas State before leaving the game with an Achilles injury which ended his season.
JUNIOR (2012)
Started the first three games at weakside linebacker ... missed the next 10 contests with a hip injury ... ruled out for the remainder of the season on Nov. 19 ... earned a medical redshirt ... named to the Lombardi Award watch list … tabbed preseason first-team All-Big 12 by Athlon magazine ... posted eight tackles, including one for a loss, one QB pressure and a PBU vs. Wyoming ... also nearly blocked a Cowboys punt ... posted a season-best 12 tackles, including a season-high tying two tackles for loss, vs. New Mexico ... notched three tackles against Ole Miss before leaving the game with a hip injury ... shared the team’s Dr. Nasser Al-Rashid Strength & Conditioning Award with Desmond Jackson and Mason Walters.
SOPHOMORE (2011)
Appeared in all 13 games with eight starts … first team Academic All-Big 12 selection … ranked sixth on the team in tackles (65) ... posted eight tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and one PBU while helping the defense hold California to 7 rushing yards and 195 yards of total offense in the 2011 Holiday Bowl ... in his first career start, posted five tackles (three solo) and two PBUs in the season-opener against Rice…registered 11 tackles, one PBU and one QB pressure against BYU … notched 10 tackles and one fumble recovery at Missouri … tied for second on the team with six tackles versus Oklahoma State … helped the defense hold Kansas State to 121 yards of total offense with his five tackles … recorded three tackles against UCLA, Iowa State and Texas Tech … helped lead the defense to a shutout performance against Kansas, allowing only 46 yards of total offense and minus-2 rushing yards … tallied four tackles and one tackle for loss against the Jayhawks … posted five tackles with one for a loss at Baylor.
FRESHMAN (2010)
Appeared in all 12 games, including eight games at linebacker and 12 on special teams … named honorable mention Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year by the league’s coaches … posted 23 tackles (nine solo), one sack, one TFL and one pressure … had six tackles (four solo) on special teams … logged one tackle at Rice … registered two tackles vs. Wyoming … recorded one tackle at Texas Tech … tallied one tackle against No. 8 Oklahoma … totaled a season-high 11 tackles (four solo) and one pressure at No. 5/4 Nebraska … logged one tackle against Iowa State … notched one tackle versus No. 25/24 Baylor … registered one tackle at Kansas State … tallied two tackles (one solo) against Florida Atlantic … posted two tackles, one sack and one TFL against No. 17/18 Texas A&M.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Larry Cox at Lakota West H.S. … a prep All-American, two-time first-team all-state, all-county and all-district selection at linebacker … three-year starter who was named to PARADE’s All-America High School Football Team … also named PARADE’s top linebacker in the nation … earned first-team All-USA honors by USA Today … an EA SPORTS All-American first-team selection … Gatorade’s Ohio high school football Player of the Year … awarded the high school Butkus Award, given to the nation’s top high school linebacker … played in the 2010 Under Armour All-America game … a member of Rivals’ top 100 and ESPNU’s top 150 national prospects … ranked as the best outside linebacker and fourth-best overall prospect by ESPNU and ranked the best linebacker and 16th-best overall prospect by Rivals … posted 216 tackles, 8.5 sacks, 36 TFL, three forced fumbles, four INTs, 10 PBU and a TD over his final three seasons … helped Lakota West post a 21-11 record over that time span … selected as the All-Ohio Defensive co-Player of the Year and a Division I first-team all-state selection by the Associated Press as a senior … Ohio High magazine’s 2009 Defensive Player of the Year and first-team selection … Greater Miami Conference co-athlete of the year and all-conference first-team selection … selected to The Cincinnati Enquirer Division I All-Star first team … Journal News Butler County Defensive Player of the Year and all-county first-team selection … recorded 95 tackles (65 solo), three sacks, 13 TFL, two INTs, two PBU and a TD … also punted 18 times for a 40.6 average and rushed for 77 yards and two TDs … served as captain for a Lakota West team that went 9-2 and earned a share of the Greater Miami Conference championship … recorded 18 tackles in a 28-17 victory over Sycamore … All-Ohio Division I first-team all-state selection by the Associated Press as a junior … selected to The Cincinnati Enquirer Division I All-Star first team … Greater Miami Conference All-Conference first-team selection … Ohio High magazine first-team selection … recorded 70 tackles (52 solo), four sacks, 16 TFL, two INTs, six PBU and two forced fumbles … a Greater Miami Conference All-Conference second-team selection as a sophomore … honorable mention selection to The Cincinnati Enquirer All-Star team … recorded 51 tackles, 1.5 sacks, seven TFL, two PBU and a forced fumble … also lettered in basketball … served as team captain as a senior and was a second-team all-conference selection as a junior … holds district record for most varsity basketball games played in a career with 87 games … set district record for steals in a career with 170 … an honorable mention all-state and first-team all-conference selection as a senior … also an honorable mention Division I selection by The Cincinnati Enquirer as a junior … averaged 12 points and six rebounds per game … tabbed honorable mention all-district and first-team all-conference as a sophomore … averaged 14 points and five rebounds per game … averaged 10 points and three rebounds a game as a freshman.
PERSONAL
Born in Colorado Spring, Colo. … also lived in Indiana (ages 1-6) and South Carolina (ages 6-11) before moving to Ohio … a four-time academic all-conference performer in high school ... seven-time member of Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (fall 2010; spring 2011; spring 2012; spring 2013; fall 2013; spring 2014; fall 2014) ... graduated in December, 2013 with a degree in sport management ... pursuing a master’s in advertising ... named to the 2015 NFF Hampshire Honor Society (players from all divisions who maintained a 3.2-plus cumulative GPA throughout their career).
HICKS' CAREER STATISTICS
2010
| Opponent | TT(Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF | FR | QBP |
| Rice | 1 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 2 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tech | 1 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UCLA | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 1 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 11 (4) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Iowa State | 1 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baylor | 1 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas State | 1 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma State | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida Atlantic | 2 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas A&M | 2 (2) | 1-6 | 1.0-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011
| Opponent | TT(Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF | FR | QBP |
| Rice | 5 (4) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BYU | 11 (5) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| UCLA | 5 (3) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa State | 3 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 1 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma State | 6 (3) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 2 (0) | 1-1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tech | 3 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Missouri | 10 (3) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas State | 5 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas A&M | 1 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baylor | 5 (3) | 1-1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal | 8 (5) | 2-7 | 1.0-5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012
| Opponent | Solo | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF | FR | QBP |
| Wyoming | 8 (6) | 1-3 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New Mexico | 12 (4) | 2-1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ole Miss | 3 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma State | DNP-Inj | |||||||
| West Virginia | DNP-Inj | |||||||
| Oklahoma | DNP-Inj | |||||||
| Baylor | DNP-Inj | |||||||
| Kansas | DNP-Inj | |||||||
| Texas Tech | DNP-Inj | |||||||
| Iowa State | DNP-Inj | |||||||
| TCU | DNP-Inj | |||||||
| Kansas State | DNP-Inj | |||||||
| Oregon State | DNP-Inj |
2013
| Opponent | Solo | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF | FR | QBP |
| New Mexico St. | 9 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BYU | 16 (9) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ole Miss | 9 (6) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas State | 7 (4) | 3-5 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa State | DNP-Inj | |||||||
| Oklahoma | DNP-Inj | |||||||
| TCU | DNP-Inj | |||||||
| Kansas | DNP-Inj | |||||||
| West Virginia | DNP-Inj | |||||||
| Oklahoma State | DNP-Inj | |||||||
| Texas Tech | DNP-Inj | |||||||
| Baylor | DNP-Inj | |||||||
| Oregon | DNP-Inj |
2014
| Opponent | Solo | TFL | Sacks | INT (Yds) | PBU | FF | FR | QBP |
| North Texas | 8 (5) | 1-1 | 0.0-0 | 1 (18) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BYU | 14 (8) | 2-3 | 0.5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UCLA | 18 (9) | 2-3 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kansas | 15 (9) | 1-3 | 0.0-0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Baylor | 12 (6) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 11 (6) | 1-11 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa State | 18 (7) | 2-8 | 1.0-7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas State | 7 (4) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tech | 10 (4) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 15 (11) | 1-1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma State | 6 (3) | 2-3 | 1.0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TCU | 4 (2) | 1-3 | 1.0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Arkansas | 9 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DEFENSE
| Year | G/GS | TT (Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | QBP | PBU | FF | FR | High |
| 2010 | 12/0 | 23 (9) | 1-6 | 1.0-6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11/NU |
| 2011 | 13/8 | 65 (31) | 4-9 | 1.0-5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11/BYU |
| 2012 | 3/3 | 23 (12) | 3-4 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12/NM |
| 2013 | 4/4 | 41 (21) | 3-5 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16/BYU |
| 2014 | 13/13 | 147 (75) | 13-36 | 3.5-12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18/2x |
| Career | 45/28 | 299 (148) | 24-60 | 5.5-23 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18/2x |
SPECIAL TEAMS
| Year | G | TT(Solo) | FF | FR | PBLK | KBLK |
| 2010 | 12 | 6 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 13 | 3 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 13 | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 45 | 12 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 18, two times, vs. UCLA (Sr.) & vs. Iowa State (Sr.)
Sacks: 1, four times, last vs. TCU (Sr.)
Tackles for loss: 3 vs. Kansas State (RJr.)
Pass breakups: 2 vs. Rice (So.)
Interceptions: 1, two times, vs. North Texas (Sr.) and at Kansas (Sr.)
