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A defensive end transfer from ECU, where he spent four seasons and saw action in 31 games with 16 career starts…logged 65 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and five sacks at ECU…named 2022 Preseason Third-Team All-Conference selection by Athlon Sports.

2023: Saw action in 12 games with one start...Finished season with 19 tackles (six solo), 2.5 TFL.

2022 (ECU): Saw action in nine games, making five starts…posted 24 tackles (12 solo), 5.5 tackles for loss and one sack…booked three tackles (one solo) against No. 13 NC State (9/3) ... registered two tackles (one solo) and recorded a sack (-5 yards) versus Old Dominion (9/10) ... tallied two tackles (both assisted) in a win over Campbell (9/17) ... recorded a season-best six tackles (one solo) and was credited with half of a TFL against Navy (9/24) ... logged one tackle (assisted) versus South Florida (10/1) ... notched two tackles (both solo), including a tackle for loss (-2 yards) at Tulane (10/8) ... logged two tackles (one solo), including a TFL (-3 yards) at Cincinnati (11/11)…posted two tackles for loss and four tackles vs. Houston (11/19).
 
2021 (ECU): Started 11 of 12 games during his third year in the program … logged 26 tackles (12 solo) … led the team with 8.0 TFLs (-21 yards), while sharing the lead in sacks with 4.0 (-13 yards) … credited with at least one tackle in 10 of 12 games, and multiple tackles seven times … tied career-high with seven stops (three solo) and registered a career-best two sacks (-10 yards) against Charleston Southern (9/25) … registered at least a half TFL in half of his games played (1.0/ASU, 0.5/SC, 1.0/MAR, 3.5/CSU, 1.0/MEM, 1.0/Navy) … additional sacks came at Memphis (1.0/-2 yards) and at Navy (1.0/-1 yard).
 
2020 (ECU): Appeared in eight of nine games during the pandemic-shortened season with two starts (UCF, Georgia State) … booked 14 tackles (five solo), all coming on rushing plays … posted a three-yard TFL in the first quarter against UCF … credited with at least one tackle in four games, with multiple tackles in three games … set new career-high in stops with seven in the season opener against UCF (9/26) … forced his first career fumble at Georgia State (10/3) in the fourth quarter.
 
2019 (ECU): Redshirt season… appeared in two contests (Gardner-Webb, SMU) as a reserve on the defensive live … credited with one tackle, a solo stop on a rushing attempt during first quarter action against SMU in Dallas.
 
MATOACA HS: A four-year letterman who enjoyed a standout prep career on both sides of the ball as a defensive end, linebacker and tight end for the Warriors at Matoaca … a three-time all-region performer (twice named to the first unit) and all-state selection while playing for coaches Jay Parker (2018) and Derrick Johnson … chosen to the 2018 All-DMV Preseason Team, which consists of the top players in Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia, by DMVStream.com … credited with 130 total tackles, 10.5 sacks, nine forced fumbles and seven recoveries in 10 contests as a junior in 2017 … named the Progress Index Football Athlete-of-the-Week (Oct. 31) after registering a season-high 13 stops, 2.0 sacks and a fumble recovery during the Warriors’ 28-21 win over Prince George … before a 5-5 mark as a sophomore in 2016, helped lead MHS to a 7-4 record and playoff appearance as a freshman during first varsity season … played at the high school junior varsity level as an eighth-grader before earning promotion a year later … a three-star prospect according to 247Sports.com, Rivals.com and ESPN …rated as the No. 19 overall recruit in the state of Virginia by Rivals.com … invited to play for the U.S. National Team in the International Federation of American Football U-19 World Championship in Mexico City, which went on to capture a bronze medal competing in a field that consisted of teams from Mexico, Canada, Sweden, Japan and Australia … also selected to compete for the South squad in the sixth annual Big River Rivalry, an all-star game that features teams from the north and south sides of the James River … chose ECU out of high school over Air Force, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Kent State, Marshall, Navy, Temple, Tulane and UCF, along with numerous other offers.
 
PERSONAL: Son of pastor Derwin Hickman, Sr. and co-pastor Franswalla Hickman … nickname is Manny … credits older brother Derwin Jr. for introducing him to football … also has a sister (Dymon) … uncle played collegiate basketball … a communication major who earned Honor Roll accolades for academic work during the 2020 spring semester.
 
HICKMAN CAREER HIGHS:
Tackles             7 (2X), last vs. Charleston Southern (9/25/21)
TFL                 3.5, vs. Charleston Southern (9/25/21)
Sacks               2, vs. Charleston Southern (9/25/21)

HICKMAN GAME-BY-GAME STATS:
2023: FAMU (2-1-1); Alabama (3-1-2); Rice (1-0-1); Navy (2-2-0); FAU (1-0-1); Memphis (2-2-0); Temple (2-0-2); UTSA (1-0-1); Charlotte (4-0-4); Syracuse (1-0-1).
2022 (ECU): NC State (1-2-3); Old Dominion (1-1-2); Campbell (0-2-2); Navy (1-5-6); South Florida (0-1-1); Tulane (2-0-2); Cincinnati (1-1-2); Houston (4-0-4); Coastal Carolina (2-0-2)