Nick Hicks

Position:
Punter/Quarterback
Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Marietta, Ga.
High School:
Kell

2012: Appeared in all 11 games ... Averaged 38.8 yards on 54 punts totaling 2,093 yards ... Led the CAA with 23 punts inside the 20-yard line ... Punted the ball eight times, averaging 43.1 yards a punt against Virginia ... Tied his career long with a 65-yard effort against the Cavaliers ... Had two punts for an average of 39.0 yards in win at VMI ... Averaged 36.0 yards on four punts in victory over Garder-Webb ...

2011: Played in 10 games as a punter, averaging 38.0 yards on 29 punts for 1,103 yards ... Punted four times for 171 yards for a season-high average of 42.8 yards in a victory at Duke ... Had five punts for 206 yards, including a season-long 54-yarder, against Maine ... Kicked off once for 57 yards to go with three punts for 114 yards in a win against VMI ... Put eight punts inside the 20-yard line ...

2010: Played in nine games as Richmond's starting punter and also threw 44 passes as a back-up quarterback ... Punted a team-high 49 times with a 39.0 average ... Of his 49 punts, 20 landed inside the 20 and 12 were fair-caught ... Richmond ranked second in CAA Football in net punting (36.5) ... Hicks' average of 39.0 yards per punt ranked sixth in the league ... His 65-yard punt at New Hampshire was the third-longest in the league among starting punters ...

2009: Saw action in three games late in the season as a back-up punter ... Rugby-style punter ... Averaged a team-best 39.0 yards on his six boots ... Two of his kicks were fair-caught and three were downed inside the 20 ... Punted four times in the Appalachian State game (41.5 yard avg.), including his career-long of 45 yards ...

2008: Redshirted ...

High School: Graduated from Kell as the school's all-time leading passer ... Owns the school records in nearly every passing category ... Threw for 1,865 yards as senior with 14 TDs and rushed for 365 yards and four TDs ... Was 4-1 as a starting QB his junior season on his way to Kell's Offensive MVP honors ... His senior season ended with a First Team All-County selection and a spot in the Cobb County Senior Bowl ... On the baseball field, Hicks played the middle infield and was a First Team All-County selection after batting .350 with 15 stolen bases as a junior ... Named to the National Honor Roll every semester in high school ...

Personal: Son of Kelly and Bruce Hicks ... His uncle was a swimmer at Michigan State and his cousin played football at The Citadel.