University of Missouri Athletics

Fluid athlete who plays well in space who opens his first spring camp looking to battle his way up the depth chart ... Enters drills listed at No. 3 on the depth at the strongside position after redshirting a year ago ... Has excelled in the strength and conditioning program, putting on nearly 20 pounds since getting to campus last fall.

2012 SEASON

Redshirt season ... Showed plenty of athletic ability during practice over the course of the year.

HIGH SCHOOL

ESPN listed him as the nation's No. 42 prospect at outside linebacker, and as the No. 70 overall player at any position in the state of Texas for 2012 ... Ranked by Rivals as the No. 46 prospect nationally at safety ... Was a two-time All-District First-Team selection, and as a senior also added First-Team DFW-All Area, in addition to serving as a team captain ... Notched 146 tackles as a senior, including 6 sacks, while grabbing a pair of interceptions ... That followed a productive junior season which included 120 tackles, 4 sacks and 1 interception ... Three-sport standout for Everman High School, lettering for four years in basketball and three years in track & field in addition to his football achievements ... Earned 2nd-Team All-District honors in basketball as a junior ... High school coach - Dale Keeling ...

PERSONAL

Mother - Tangereki Hicks ... Enjoys swimming, movies and video games in his off time ... Plans to major in Business Management in MU's esteemed business school ... Chose Mizzou over Baylor, Arizona and Houston, among others ... Listed the family atmosphere at Mizzou as one of the major reasons for picking MU, and has said that he's been a Mizzou Football fan ever since going to a Tiger game when he was only six years old.