Faion Hicks is a CB out of Wisconsin. The tier model reads him as a bust-risk — 3% elite, 3% starter.
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Feisty perimeter cornerback who might need to prove he can slide inside and play nickel back in the NFL.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He's naturally aggressive as a ball-challenger and will crash a heavy shoulder into a ball-carrier but lacks consistency as a wrap-up run finisher.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He struggles as a pattern-reader from off-man and gets turned around by average route-runners.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a balanced-CB.
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“…Feisty perimeter cornerback who might need to prove he can slide inside and play nickel back in the NFL. Hicks is a much more effective press-man corner with his ability to match the release, phase the route and make plays on the football when he's in position. He struggles as a pattern-reader from off-man and gets turned around by average route-runners. He's naturally aggressive as a ball-challenger and will crash a…”
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