The University of Akron Athletics
2019 Akron Football Roster
Hicks, Julian

Jersey Number 17
Julian Hicks
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cleveland, Ohio
- High School:
- Mayfield | Central Michigan
Bio
Will wear jersey #0 this fall after wearing #17 last season.
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2019): Played in 11 games with nine starts at receiver ... had 32 receptions for 212 yards and two touchdowns ... at Miami, led the Zips with five receptions for 40 yards ... against Eastern Michigan, led the Zips with seven receptions for 41 yards and a touchdown ... at Bowling Green, had an 11-yard reception ... at Northern Illinois, led the Zips with three receptions for 22 yards ... against Buffalo, led the Zips with a career-high 51 yards on nine receptions ... against Kent State, had four receptions for 28 yards and a one-yard rush ... at UMass, had two receptions for 12 yards and a touchdown ... made his first reception as a Zip at Central Michigan ... earned a scholarship for 2020.
College: Spent two seasons at Central Michigan. As a Redshirt Freshman (2018): Played in 10 games with six starts ... had 28 receptions for 313 yards and a team-high four touchdowns ... averaged 11.2 yards per catch ... had a season-high seven receptions for a season-high 63 yards and a touchdown against Northern Illinois ... had five catches for 41 yards and a touchdown at Michigan State ... made three catches for 57 yards against Western Michigan. As a Freshman (2017): Redshirted.
High School: Four-year letterwinner for coach Ross Bandiera at Mayfield HS ... All-State Honorable Mention and All-Conference selection ... Conference Offensive Player of the Year ... as a senior, amassed 1,100 all-purposed yards, 700 receiving yards, 30 receptions, and 16 touchdowns ... participated in the East-West Ohio All-Star Game ... also a two-year letterwinner in basketball and three-year letterwinner in track.
Personal: Born September 29, 1999 ... mother is Monique Donaldson ... has two brothers– David and Jaiden– and two sisters– Melanie and Jaia ... organizational supervision major.
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2019): Played in 11 games with nine starts at receiver ... had 32 receptions for 212 yards and two touchdowns ... at Miami, led the Zips with five receptions for 40 yards ... against Eastern Michigan, led the Zips with seven receptions for 41 yards and a touchdown ... at Bowling Green, had an 11-yard reception ... at Northern Illinois, led the Zips with three receptions for 22 yards ... against Buffalo, led the Zips with a career-high 51 yards on nine receptions ... against Kent State, had four receptions for 28 yards and a one-yard rush ... at UMass, had two receptions for 12 yards and a touchdown ... made his first reception as a Zip at Central Michigan ... earned a scholarship for 2020.
College: Spent two seasons at Central Michigan. As a Redshirt Freshman (2018): Played in 10 games with six starts ... had 28 receptions for 313 yards and a team-high four touchdowns ... averaged 11.2 yards per catch ... had a season-high seven receptions for a season-high 63 yards and a touchdown against Northern Illinois ... had five catches for 41 yards and a touchdown at Michigan State ... made three catches for 57 yards against Western Michigan. As a Freshman (2017): Redshirted.
High School: Four-year letterwinner for coach Ross Bandiera at Mayfield HS ... All-State Honorable Mention and All-Conference selection ... Conference Offensive Player of the Year ... as a senior, amassed 1,100 all-purposed yards, 700 receiving yards, 30 receptions, and 16 touchdowns ... participated in the East-West Ohio All-Star Game ... also a two-year letterwinner in basketball and three-year letterwinner in track.
Personal: Born September 29, 1999 ... mother is Monique Donaldson ... has two brothers– David and Jaiden– and two sisters– Melanie and Jaia ... organizational supervision major.
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