Takari Hickle holds the LDE · Starter spot in Oregon State Beavers’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Takari Hickle is a 6'3", 278-pound left defensive end for Oregon State, entering his redshirt senior season. A three-star recruit from Tenino High School in Washington, Hickle redshirted in 2022. He appeared in eight games during 2024, tallying six tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and two sacks. In 2025, Hickle played all 12 games with nine starts, recording 38 total tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, and five quarterback hurries. He posted season highs of eight tackles against App State and contributed a 9-yard sack against Oregon.

Oregon State2022 — present