Elijah Hicks

Elijah Hicks is an American professional football football position)|safety] for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He played college football for the California [Golden Bears football|California Golden Bears] and was selected by the Bears in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL draft.

College career

Hicks was ranked as a threestar recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of high school. He committed to California on January 10, 2017, over offers from Michigan, Notre Dame [Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame], UCLA [Bruins football|UCLA], and USC. He earned First-team All-Pac-12 honors for the 2021 season.

Professional career

Hicks was selected by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round with the 254th overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft. As a rookie, he appeared in 15 games and started two in the 2022 season. He finished with 28 total tackles, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.