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Bearcats Safety Ja'Von Hicks Returning to Cincinnati for Another Year

The news is a big lift for a secondary with plenty of NFL Draft prospects.

Russ Heltman

Bearcats Safety Ja'Von Hicks Returning to Cincinnati for Another Year
Bearcats Safety Ja'Von Hicks Returning to Cincinnati for Another Year /

CINCINNATI — UC's secondary is losing its two best players to the NFL Draft, but one veteran from that unit decided to stick around. Senior safety Ja'Von Hicks is returning to UC for the 2022 season.

The decision is a big boon for Luke Fickell's secondary that's losing two All-Americans in Coby Bryant and Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner.

Hicks is coming off a campaign where he started all 13 games and posted 48 tackles (28 solo) with two TFL, two interceptions, and two fumble recoveries.

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Russ Heltman is a contributor for AllBearcats and AllBengals. He is the morning host and producer for 89.3 WMKV in Cincinnati, OH. Russ can be found on Twitter: @RussHeltman11 or you can reach him by email at Heltmandm@yahoo.com.

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