Kansas State Wildcats · DL RoomDL
#88 De'Arieun Hicks
Class RS SO/TRFrom Gardner-Webb (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'3" · 283 lbHometown Richmond, IN · RIchmond
Depth-chart placement
Current role
DT2Placement
BackupRoom
Defensive TackleExperience
3-SOLast change
Updated 2026-07-29DL room context
View full depth chart →De'Arieun Hicks holds the DT · Backup spot in Kansas State Wildcats’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Gardner-Webb→Kansas State Wildcats
Background & career
De'Arieun Hicks is a redshirt sophomore member of the Kansas State roster. He is from Richmond, IN and attended RIchmond. He joined the program as a transfer from Gardner-Webb.
Gardner-Webbthrough 2025
Kansas State2026 — presentPrevious schoolGardner-WebbOriginRichmond, IN · RIchmond