2026: Returning defensive tackle ... in 37 career games (four starts), has registered 56 tackles, 11.0 TFL, 5.5 sacks, two PBU and one QB hurry … posted 17 games with 2+ tackle, including a career-best four against Notre Dame (2025), LSU (2025) and Miami (2025) … carded 1.0+ TFL in seven contests, including a career-high 2.0 versus Notre Dame (2025) … logged a career-best 1.0 sack four times against Missouri (2024), Auburn (2025), Arkansas (2025), LSU (2025) … secured one PBU in contests with Texas (2024) and Southern California (2024) … tallied one QB pressure versus Utah State (2025) … has played 948 career snaps.
2025: Saw action in all 13 games, making two starts against Mississippi State and Texas … compiled 26 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 3.0 sacks, and one QB pressure … registered 2+ tackle in seven games, including a year-best four stops against Notre Dame, LSU, and Miami … secured 1.0+ TFL four times, including a season-high 2.0 at Notre Dame … carded 1.0 sack in contests with Auburn, Arkansas, and LSU … lone QB hurry occurred against Utah State … on the field for 422 snaps.
2024: Saw action in all 13 games, making one start against Southern California in the Las Vegas Bowl … registered 17 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks and two PBU … registered 2+ tackle in six games, including a year-best three stops against McNeese, LSU and Southern California … secured a year-best 1.0 TFL versus Missouri and New Mexico State … carded a season-high 1.0 sack in a contest with Missouri … secured one PBU against Texas and Southern California … on the field for 348 snaps.
2023: Played in 11-of-13 games, missing the Alabama and LSU contests … lone start came against Oklahoma State in the Texas Bowl … recorded 13 tackles, 2.0 TFL and 1.0 sack … registered 2+ tackle in four games, including a year-best three stops against Louisiana-Monroe, Tennessee, and Mississippi State … tallied a year-best 1.0 TFL in a contest with Louisiana-Monroe … secured 0.5 sack against Tennessee and Mississippi State … on the field for 178 snaps.
PRIOR TO TEXAS A&M: Lettered two years at Morton Ranch under head coach Ron Counter, one season at Allen under head coach Chad Morris and one season at Paetow under head coach David Hicks Sr. … consensus five-star prospect by Rivals.com, 247Sports.com and ESPN.com … charted as the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 2 prospect from the state of Texas according to Rivals.com, ESPN.com and 247Sports.com, respectively … listed as the No. 1, No. 1 and No. 2 defensive tackle nationally according to Rivals.com, 247Sports.com and ESPN.com, respectively … also listed at No. 8 on ESPN.com’s top 300 list … finished with 202 tackles, 57.0 TFL, 18.0 sacks, eight QB hurries, seven caused fumbles and two fumble recoveries during career … named a 6A first team all-state selection by the Texas Sportswriters Association and the UIL District 5-6A Defensive MVP … participated in the 2023 Under Armour All-American Game and Polynesian Bowl … also lettered in track & field, and was ranked in top 10 in discus and shot put with personal bests of 202 feet 2 inches and 63 feet 0 inches, respectively ... placed third in discus at the UIL state championship meet as a senior.
PERSONAL: Born August 10, 2004 … son of David Hicks Sr. and Charlah Woodard ... majoring in sport management.