Kalib Hicks
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
54
Depth

Kalib Hicks

Western Kentucky HilltoppersRebuilding
RBOffenseDepthTRANSFER · Oklahoma State
Depth

Is Kalib Hicks starting?

Kalib Hicks is No. 4 on the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers depth chart at RB.

Redshirt junior · #9 · 5'11", 220 lbs

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Depth at RB · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

  1. 1377Ajay AllenStarter
  2. 22259Le'Kamren Meadows
  3. 32554Jaden McGill
  4. 4954Kalib HicksYou

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Denton Ryan, ranked #544 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 128 rushing yards, 0 rush TD. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 54 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #544 NatlTeam Share7%
Denton, TX
Jersey
#9
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
5'11"
Weight
220 lbs
Transfer
Oklahoma State

Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
—1280

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8839
National Rank
#544
High School
Denton Ryan
Hometown
Denton, TX

Why this rating?

On a 71-rated offense; 37th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.87 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 54. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team offense (SP+)
71
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 37% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 27% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.87)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role; −16 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 8WMOSTYDS 1
CAR
3
YDS
1
AVG
0.3
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 34-13

Sep 26WMERCYDS 17
CAR
5
YDS
17
AVG
3.4
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 52-7

Sep 12LUGAYDS 5
CAR
2
YDS
5
AVG
2.5
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
-3
AVG
-3.0
TD
0

Final L 70-20

Kalib Hicks's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

128 rush yds · 0 TD · 11% of carries
Usage / Involvement25%
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