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Elijah Hicks Chicago Bears · #22

Safety · 5' 11", 204 lbs · Long Beach, CA · Age 27

Elijah Hicks is a Safety for the Chicago Bears, drafted 254th overall, 2022. In 2026 he recorded 6 tackles.

SafetyDrafted 254th overall5-yr veteran
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Chicago Bears · #22 · Safety
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Season avg6 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg128 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
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No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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Scouting report

Elijah Hicks — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Safety · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Elijah Hicks is a Safety for the Chicago Bears, drafted 254th overall, 2022. In 2026 he recorded 6 tackles.
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Coverage
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Ball skills
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Run support
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Coverage
Average · defense
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Ball skills
Solid · defense
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Tackling
Solid · defense
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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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Blitz
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Elijah Hicks stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1102 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
42Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Elijah Hicks — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
6 TKL
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Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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Coverage
0 PD
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Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Elijah Hicks

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
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pd
0–1
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int
0–0
16
tackles
2–30
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ff
0–0
9
games
4–15
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
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Age curve
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Everything it reads
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5 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 27 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 12 / 17 / 3
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Elijah Hicks career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
202215280010
202317351000
202412402000
202517190000
2026 in progress · 3 games360000
Career641283010.0
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Chicago Bears built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
93off index
97def index
+56net
95%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (93), defense A+ (97) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 89, pass rush 99, coverage 95.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Elijah Hicks

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1999-10-16

The beginning

Elijah Hicks is a Safety for the Chicago Bears, in his 5th NFL season.

Chicago Bears

Turning pro

Drafted 254th overall, 2022 as a Safety.

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Elijah Hicks is a Chicago Bears safety, drafted 254th overall, 2022.

Chapter

Across 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has recorded 128 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 6 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

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Hicks's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 11"
Weight
204 lbs
Draft
254th overall, 2022
Born
Long Beach, CA
Age
27
Jersey
#22
Background

Elijah Hicks is from Long Beach, CA and is 27 years old. He was drafted 254th overall, 2022 and plays safety at 5' 11", 204 lbs.

Over 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has recorded 128 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Hicks is currently on the Chicago Bears roster.

The person

Elijah Hicks is a role and nickel defensive back who has recorded 128 tackles with 0 interceptions and 3 passes defensed across 5 seasons (2022–2026).

Coverage production0 career interceptions and 3 passes defensed.
Tackling128 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking1 forced fumbles.
Draft pedigree254th overall, 2022.
Durability64 career games played.
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FAQ

Elijah Hicks — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Elijah Hicks, answered.

What position does Elijah Hicks play?
Elijah Hicks is a Safety for the Chicago Bears.
When was Elijah Hicks drafted?
Elijah Hicks was drafted 254th overall, 2022.
How many seasons has Elijah Hicks played?
5 (2022–2026).
What are Elijah Hicks's career stats?
He has recorded 128 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Elijah Hicks career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
1
since 2024
Games missed
4
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2024 Wk18 · Ankle (Questionable)2024 Wk17 · Ankle (Out)2024 Wk15 · Ankle2024 Wk14 · Ankle (Out)2024 Wk13 · Ankle (Out)2024 Wk12 · Ankle (Out)

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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