Kansas City Chiefs · SAF (DB) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Washington State (2024 Round 4, Pick 133)

Jaden Hicks

34.3
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #159 of 218 qualified DBs
Combined tackles
3115 solo · 16 ast
Sacks & QB hits
00 QB hits
Tackles for loss
10 forced fumbles
Coverage
1 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps
29942.7 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play
+0.036Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Jaden Hicks among the 218 qualified defensive backs: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

  1. Lake94.1
  2. Hooker92.2
  3. Williams91.1
  4. Robertson89.2
  5. Battle88.4
  6. Reed87.6
  7. Lassiter86.2
  8. Jones85.2
  9. Parrish84.6
  10. Hicks#15934.3
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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 218 qualified DBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed30% weight · Raw 0.68 → Shrunk 40.39
35thpercentile
Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.00 → Shrunk 0.26
14thpercentile
Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.07 → Shrunk 4.69
40thpercentile
Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 0.4% → Shrunk 0.7%
12thpercentile
Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 3.4% → Shrunk 3.5%
35thpercentile
Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 7.1% → Shrunk 6.8%
62thpercentile
Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.036 → Shrunk +0.029
57thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Jaden Hicks. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

WeekDateMatchupResultTacklesSoloSacksTFLQB hitsPDINTDef. snaps
Week 1Sep 14, 2026vs DENW 31-10420000051
Week 2Sep 20, 2026vs INDW 33-301050100065
Week 3Sep 27, 2026@ MIAW 24-10710001073
Week 4Oct 4, 2026@ LVW 30-27210000029
Week 6Oct 18, 2026vs LACW 22-6210000035
Week 7Oct 25, 2026@ SEAL 3-20440000028
Week 8Nov 1, 2026@ DENL 24-28210000018

College to the NFL: Washington State to Kansas City Chiefs

Verified identity bridge linking Jaden Hicks's college regular-season tackles at Washington State to official NFL game lines.

Washington State (College tackles)

682022
692023
133133rd pick
2024 Draft

KC (NFL tackles)

282024
422025
312026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 3 seasons.

SeasonClubGTacklesSoloAstSacksTFLQBHPDINTFFDef. snaps
2024KC1728226030530330
2025KC174229130.502400445
2026 (so far)KC7311516010100299

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