{{Short description|American football player (born 1998)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Faion Hicks | image = Faion Hicks.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Hicks with the Wisconsin Badgers in 2019 | current_team = | number = | position = Cornerback | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|9|2}} | birth_place = Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 192 | high_school = Charles W. Flanagan {{nowrap|(Pembroke Pines)}} | college = Wisconsin (2017–2021) | draftyear = 2022 | draftround = 7 | draftpick = 232 | pastteams = * Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2022|2023}}) * New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2023}})* * Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2024}})* * Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2024}}) * Birmingham Stallions ({{UFL Year|2025}}) | status = | highlights = | statleague = NFL | statweek = | statseason = 2024 | statlabel1 = Total tackles | statvalue1 = 2 | statlabel2 = Sacks | statvalue2 = | statlabel3 = Forced fumbles | statvalue3 = | statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries | statvalue4 = | statlabel5 = Pass deflections | statvalue5 = | statlabel6 = Interceptions | statvalue6 = | statlabel7 = Defensive touchdowns | statvalue7 = | pfr = H/HickFa00 }} '''Faion Hicks''' (born September 2, 1997)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faion Hicks |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/team/players-roster/faion-hicks/#:~:text=Hicks%20was%20born%20on%20Sept.%202%2C%201998%2C%20in%20Miami. |access-date=April 8, 2023 |website=denverbroncos.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Faion Hicks (@Faion_Hicks) |url=https://twitter.com/Faion_Hicks |access-date=April 8, 2023 |website=twitter.com}}</ref> is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football at Wisconsin and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL draft.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=DiLalla |first=Aric |title=Broncos select CB Faion Hicks with 232nd-overall pick |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-select-cb-faion-hicks-with-232nd-overall-pick |website=DenverBroncos.com |access-date=May 3, 2022 |archive-date=May 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503184243/https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-select-cb-faion-hicks-with-232nd-overall-pick |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==College career== Being ranked as a three-star recruit coming out of high school by 247Sports and Rivals.com, Hicks received 10 offers including Appalachian State, Iowa State and Wisconsin, committing to the Badgers in late 2016 and starting his college career in 2017.
== Professional career == {{NFL predraft | height ft = 5 | height in = 10 | weight = 192 | dash = 4.49 | ten split = 1.49 | twenty split = 2.60 | shuttle = 4.21 | cone drill = 6.90 | vertical = 37.5 | broad ft = 10 | broad in = 3 | bench = 13 | arm span = 30 5/8 | hand span = 9 5/8 | note = All values from Pro Day<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broncos select Faion Hicks with No. 232 pick in 2022 draft |url=https://www.nfl.com/videos/broncos-select-faion-hicks-with-no-232-pick-in-2022-draft |access-date=April 8, 2023 |website=NFL.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 NFL Draft Scout Faion Hicks College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1022780&DraftYear=2022 |access-date=April 8, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}</ref> }}
===Denver Broncos=== Hicks was selected by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round, 232nd overall, of the 2022 NFL draft.<ref name=":0" /> He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DiLalla |first=Aric |date=August 30, 2022 |title=Broncos make series of roster moves to reach 53-player limit |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-make-series-of-roster-moves-to-reach-53-player-limit |access-date=March 10, 2023 |website=DenverBroncos.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=DiLalla |first=Aric |date=August 31, 2022 |title=Josh Johnson, Kendall Hinton among 13 players signed to Broncos' practice squad |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/josh-johnson-kendall-hinton-among-13-players-signed-to-broncos-practice-squad |access-date=September 28, 2023 |website=DenverBroncos.com}}</ref> He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Swanson |first=Ben |date=January 9, 2023 |title=Broncos sign nine players to future contracts |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-sign-nine-players-to-future-contracts |access-date=September 28, 2023 |website=DenverBroncos.com}}</ref>
On August 29, 2023, Hicks was waived by the Broncos.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DiLalla |first=Aric |date=August 29, 2023 |title=Broncos make series of transactions to reduce active roster to league-mandated limit |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-make-series-of-transactions-to-reduce-active-roster-to-league-mandated-l |access-date=September 28, 2023 |website=DenverBroncos.com}}</ref>
===New Orleans Saints=== On September 13, 2023, Hicks was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 13, 2023 |title=New Orleans Saints announce roster moves |url=https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/new-orleans-saints-roster-moves-announced-091323 |access-date=September 14, 2023 |website=NewOrleansSaints.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Following the end of the 2023 regular season, the Saints signed him to a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2024 |title=New Orleans Saints sign 11 to reserve/future contracts |url=https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/new-orleans-saints-sign-11-to-reserve-future-contracts |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=NewOrleansSaints.com}}</ref> He was waived on June 17.<ref name="o112">{{cite web | last=Sigler | first=John | title=Saints waive backup cornerback Faion Hicks after minicamp | website=Saints Wire|publisher=USA Today | date=2024-06-17 | url=https://saintswire.usatoday.com/2024/06/17/saints-cut-cornerback-faion-hicks-wisconsin-nfl-broncos-draft-picks/#:~:text=The%20New%20Orleans%20Saints%20waived,their%20offseason%2090-man%20roster. | access-date=2024-12-14}}</ref>
===Cleveland Browns=== On August 4, 2024, Hicks signed with the Cleveland Browns.<ref>{{cite web|title=Browns sign S Faion Hicks|url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-sign-s-faion-hicks|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=August 4, 2024}}</ref> He was waived on August 26.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 26, 2024 |title=Browns reduce roster to 74 players, return 5 to active roster |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-reduce-roster-to-78-players-return-5-to-active-roster |access-date=27 August 2024 |website=Cleveland Browns}}</ref>
===Seattle Seahawks=== On August 30, 2024, the Seattle Seahawks signed Hicks to their practice squad.<ref name="r931">{{cite web | last=Boyle | first=John | title=Seahawks Sign Outside Linebacker Tyus Bowser and Cornerback Faion Hicks To Practice Squad | website=Seahawks.com| date=2024-08-30 | url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-sign-outside-linebacker-tyus-bowser-and-cornerback-faion-hicks-to-practice-squad | access-date=2024-11-03}}</ref> He was released on November 26.<ref>{{cite web|title=Seahawks Claim S AJ Finley Off Waivers, And Other Roster Moves|url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-claim-s-aj-finley-off-waivers-and-other-roster-moves|author=Boyle, John|website=Seahawks.com|date=November 26, 2024}}</ref>
=== Birmingham Stallions === On March 15, 2025, Hicks signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heilman |first=Michael |date=2025-03-16 |title=Birmingham Stallions sign defensive back Faion Hicks |url=https://www.bgmsportstrax.com/2025/03/15/birmingham-stallions-sign-defensive-back-faion-hicks/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=BGMSportsTrax |language=en-US}}</ref> He was released on May 20.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Larsen |first1=James |title=Birmingham Stallions Make Plethora Of Week Nine Moves |url=https://pfnewsroom.com/news/birmingham-stallions-make-plethora-of-week-nine-moves/ |website=PFnewsroom |access-date=21 May 2025}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons}} * [https://www.theufl.com/teams/birmingham/faion-hicks?rosterId=32/ Birmingham Stallions bio] * [https://uwbadgers.com/sports/football/roster/faion-hicks/9648 Wisconsin Badgers bio]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hicks, Faion}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:American football cornerbacks Category:Wisconsin Badgers football players Category:Denver Broncos players Category:New Orleans Saints players Category:Players of American football from Broward County, Florida Category:Sportspeople from Pembroke Pines, Florida Category:Cleveland Browns players Category:Seattle Seahawks players Category:Birmingham Stallions (2022) players