Chicago Bears · S RoomS
#22 Elijah Hicks
Status Physically Unable to Perform — ShinExp 4 yrs NFLAge 29Ht / Wt 5'11" · 200 lbCollege California
Depth-chart placement
Current role
FS2Placement
BackupRoom
SafetyExperience
YR 5Last change
Updated 2026-07-29S room context
View full depth chart →Elijah Hicks holds the FS · Backup spot in Chicago Bears’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Elijah Hicks played 19 games in 2025 with a 6% snap share.
Background & career
Elijah Hicks is a safety from Long Beach, California, who played college football at California. The Bears selected him in the seventh round (254th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft. Entering his fifth season with Chicago in 2026, Hicks has appeared in 61 regular season games with 15 starts and two playoff games. Over his four completed seasons, he has tallied 52 solo tackles and 16 solo special teams tackles among his defensive contributions. In 2025, he played in all 17 regular season games and made his postseason debut, appearing in both playoff contests.
California2017 – 2021Bears2022 — present