Elijah Hicks
Role Player
Height5'11"
Weight204 lb
BornOct 16, 1999
Age26
CollegeCaliforniaSee College Stats
ConferencePacific Twelve
Rookie yr2022
Draft2022 · Rd 7, Pick 254 · CHI
A defensive back who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4330 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 94% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
0
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+0
Avg surplus
peak +0
0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2022 | — | CHI | 5 | — | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 168 | 50.4% | 213 | 54.4% | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 158.3 | 21.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | — | CHI | 8 | — | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 487 | 53.5% | 235 | 53.0% | 19 | 12 | 0.6 | 124.8 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | — | CHI | 8 | — | 30 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 356 | 71.0% | 177 | 56.0% | 14 | 7 | 0.5 | 109.5 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | — | CHI | 13 | — | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 62 | 10.7% | 309 | 67.5% | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 72.1 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 34 | — | 94 | 48 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,073 | 46.4% | 934 | 57.7% | 45 | 28 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | — | |
Defense
Snap Counts
Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 39 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 39 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
41
Sustained
career value
×.6
43
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 41.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 39· confidence 91%
What builds the career mark of 41
On-field 30.1
Availability 10.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
2022bestavg 382025
Per-Snap Impact
Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+20
Rotational
SIS
Disruption/1000.373Snap share46.4%Def snaps1,073ReliableCV 0.39
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl2Solo2FF1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
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Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Cairo SantosK4yCole KmetTE4yJaylon JohnsonCB4yJaquan BriskerSAF4yJosh BlackwellCB4yBraxton JonesOT4yDominique RobinsonDE4yKyler GordonCB4yJaylon JonesDB4yDJ MooreWR3yTremaine EdmundsMLB3yMontez SweatDE3yT.J. EdwardsLB3yAndrew BillingsDT3yTravis HomerRB3yLarry BoromG3yJack SanbornLB3yDarnell WrightOT3yGervon Dexter Sr.DT3yTeven JenkinsG3yTyrique StevensonCB3yVelus Jones Jr.WR3yRoschon JohnsonRB3yDarrynton EvansRB3y
2022 Draft Class· this player went #254
#244Christian MatthewCB#245Andrew StueberOT#247Skylar ThompsonQB#249Rasheed WalkerOT#250Brittain BrownRB#251Isiah PachecoRB#252Jeffrey GunterDE#253Russ YeastSAF#255Trenton GillP#256Jesse LuketaLB#257Marquis HayesOL#258Samori ToureWR#259Nazeeh JohnsonCB#260Zander HorvathRB#261A.J. ArcuriOT#262Brock PurdyQB
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Movementderived from season history
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with CHI
- 2022draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 7, Pick 254
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 204 lb
Frame
Injury History
4 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CHI | 4 | W12Out· AnkleW13Out· AnkleW14Out· AnkleW17Out· Ankle / FootW18Questionable· Ankle / Foot |
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
39
peak 43
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2022
C2023
C2024
C2025
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
90%
Era Translator
INT translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual INT | INT/G | → 2025 INT | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4330 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #254 (Rd 7) · CHI · 2022 · +18.4 vs expected KV-H
39actual
20.6 expected · Δ+18.4
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