High School: Played at Gwynn Park High School for coach Danny Hayes...played safety, cornerback, and wide receiver...earned All-State honors as a senior when he also was named All-Metro and all-league...named to pre-season All-American team...three-year standout who registered 200 career tackles, three interceptions, 25 pass breakups, 10 forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, and one touchdown...team posted three-year record of 23-4, won three county championships, three league titles, one regional title, and a state semifinal appearance...has been timed at 4.38 in the 40-yard dash...also competed in 100 and 200 meter dash events in track and field...comes from school that also produced recent Delaware defenders Rafiq and Jahiri Gunthorpe....honor roll student who earned an award for perfect attendance.

At Delaware: Athletic and talented third-year member of the squad....junior and a two-year letterwinner for the Hens...one of team’s most experienced players in the youthful but talented secondary with 22 career games and nine starts to his credit...has good coverage skills and will see action on kickoff teams...projected as team’s No. 2 free safety behind sophomore Charles Graves...can also play cornerback...has collected 36 career tackles to go with three pass breakups and two interceptions...third leading tackler in Blue-White Spring Game in April with seven tackles, including five solo stops...2006: Earned second letter as a backup safety and special teams performer...appeared in all 11 games with four starts and collected 12 tackles on the season, including seven solo stops...had one tackle for loss, intercepted a pass and returned it a season-long 33 yards vs. West Chester in the season opener, and broke up a pass...posted four tackles each vs. Albany and James Madison and three more vs. Northeastern...started four of the first five games of the season at free safety before giving way to Garrett Schultz and Charles Graves...had two tackles and broke up two passes in Blue-White spring game...team went 5-6 under head coach K. C. Keeler...2005: Saw action immediately as a backup defensive back as a true freshman...one of eight true freshmen to see game action for the Blue Hens and one of only two (joining DE Matt Marcorelle) to play in all 11 games...part-time starter who got the opening nod in mid-season games vs. Towson and Hofstra and in the final three games of the year vs. Massachusetts, William & Mary, and Villanova...posted 24 tackles, including 15 solo stops for the season and added a half tackle for loss, one interception, and two pass breakups...recorded a career and season-high seven tackles vs. William & Mary and added five vs. Hofstra and three each vs. Towson and Massachusetts...picked off an interception in first career start vs. Towson and returned it 16 yards...team went 6-5.

Personal: Aaron Eugene Hicks...born Oct. 20, 1987...son of Bobby and Tyonnie Hicks...sport management major at Delaware...enjoys playing video games in his spare time...has an older brother...father is a minister...three cousins have played college football, Antoine Elder (Morgan State), Freddie Johnson (Texas Southern), and Tyrone McBride (Georgia Southern)...visited Africa during the summer of 2005.