South FloridaDECommitted

C.J. Hicks

Position coaches (South Florida, 2026): Lawrence Johnson, Keith Jones Jr., Chad Creamer

Dayton, OHGraduate6'3"240 lb#1

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Estimated NIL value

$295K

Model estimate. This is not a reported contract.

Transfer Vulnerability Score

2 / 100

4th

Low risk. Percentile vs all active college players we track.

HS recruit

Class

Graduate

Seasons left (incl. 2026)

Final season

Portal entry

January 05, 2026

C.J. Hicks is a 6'3", 240-lb Graduate DE from Dayton, OH. C.J. Hicks entered the transfer portal from Ohio State on January 5, 2026 and committed to South Florida. TransferPortl estimates C.J. Hicks's NIL market value at $295K, a model estimate rather than a reported contract. C.J. Hicks has a TransferPortl Transfer Vulnerability Score of 2 out of 100, a relative risk score for entering the transfer portal.

Updated Nov 9, 2026

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Transfer Details

Ohio StateTO

South Florida

Advanced Statistics

2026 · 35 tkl

Havoc Plays

13.5

94th

Ball Plays

91st

Solo Tackle Rate

54.3%

77th

Percentiles rank this season against every 2026 FBS and FCS DL with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.

TVS History

Current TVS

Highest TVS

Nov 9, 2026

Each step is a saved weekly score; dots mark where the score changed. Hover to read any saved score. Model signals include recruiting profile, production and usage, team transfer rate, coaching changes, position, and prior transfer history. TVS is a relative risk score. It is not a literal probability.

Before past portal windows

Window	Team	TVS	Outcome
2026	Ohio State	53 Very high	Entered portal
2025	Ohio State	19 Moderate	Did not enter
2024	Ohio State	10 Low	Did not enter

Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.

Market Value History

Current market value

$295,226

Highest market value

$436,202

Aug 30, 2025

Each step is a saved TransferPortl estimate; dots mark where the estimate changed. Hover to read any saved estimate. Team logos mark recorded team changes. Historical points use point-in-time cumulative statistics and do not use later-season production.

Transfer History

Original School

Ohio State

January 05, 2026

Ohio State → South Florida

Committed

Recruitment

Class of 2022

Committed to Ohio State May 2020

Season Statistics