Signed to Green Bay practice squad on Aug. 28, 2024…Appeared in 49 games with 40 starts in five seasons split between Central Michigan (2018), Akron (2019-20) and Albany (2022-23), finishing his career with 136 receptions for 1,708 yards (12.6 avg.) and 23 TDs and three carries for 13 yards (4.3 avg.)…Also returned one kickoff for 17 yards (17.0 avg.)…Started all 15 games in 2023 at Albany, earning second-team All-Coastal Athletic Association honors from the coaches and media and from Phil Steele's College Football after recording career highs with 50 catches for 820 yards (16.4 avg.) and 11 TDs…Posted a team-high 162 yards and two TDs on four catches (40.5 avg.) at New Hampshire (Oct. 14), including a 75-yard TD reception in the second quarter…Led the team with a career-high 188 yards and two TDs on seven catches (26.9 avg.) vs. Rhode Island (Oct. 21), recording a career-long reception of 85 yards for a TD in the second quarter…Posted six catches for 62 yards (10.3 avg.) and two TDs at Stony Brook (Nov. 11)…Registered a season-high three TDs and 71 yards on five catches (14.2 avg.) vs. Monmouth (Nov. 18)…Recorded five catches for 61 yards (12.2 avg.) in the second round of the FCS playoffs vs. Richmond (Dec. 2)…Finished the season with seven catches for 76 yards (10.9 avg.) in the semifinals of the FCS playoffs at top-seeded South Dakota State (Dec. 15)…Played in nine games with eight starts for the Great Danes in 2022, posting 24 catches for 345 yards (14.4 avg.) and six TDs…Made his debut for Albany in the season opener at Baylor (Sept. 3) and caught four passes for 53 yards (13.3 avg.) and a TD…Posted a season-high five catches for 63 yards (12.6 avg.) vs. New Hampshire (Sept. 10)…Ranked No. 2 on the team with a season-high 82 yards on three catches (27.3 avg.) at Fordham (Sept. 17), including a 25-yard TD reception in the third quarter…Posted four catches for 52 yards (13.0 avg.) and three TDs vs. Stony Brook (Oct. 29)…Caught a 1-yard, game-winning TD vs. Maine (Nov. 12) on the last play of the game with no time left on the clock…Appeared in four games with two starts in 2020 for Akron, posting two catches for 18 yards (9.0 avg.)…Caught a pass for 11 yards (11.0 avg.) at Kent State (Nov. 17)…Recorded a catch for 7 yards (7.0 avg.) vs. Miami (Ohio) (Nov. 28)…Played in 11 games with nine starts in his first season at Akron in 2019, posting 32 receptions for 212 yards (6.6 avg.) and two TDs…Also added a 1-yard run and a kickoff return for 17 yards…Caught two passes for 12 yards (6.0 avg.) and a TD at Massachusetts (Sept. 28)…Collected a season-high 51 yards on nine catches (5.7 avg.) vs. Buffalo (Oct. 19)…Posted back-to-back 40-yard performances vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 12) with 41 yards and a TD on seven catches (5.9 avg.) and at Miami (Ohio) (Nov. 20) with 40 yards on five catches (8.0 avg.)…Appeared in 10 games with six starts as a redshirt freshman for Central Michigan in 2018, catching 28 passes for 313 yards (11.2 avg.) and four TDs…Posted seven receptions for 63 yards (9.0 avg.) and his first career TD in his collegiate debut at Northern Illinois (Sept. 15)…Logged his first career rush for 12 yards (12.0 avg.) vs. Buffalo (Oct. 6) and had two catches for 14 yards (7.0 avg.), including a 9-yard TD reception in the fourth quarter…Posted a season-high 57 yards on three catches (19.0 avg.) vs. Western Michigan (Oct. 20)…Recorded 40 yards on five catches (8.0 avg.) at Akron (Oct. 27)…Caught two passes for 40 yards (20.0 avg.) and a TD vs. Bowling Green (Nov. 10)…Earned his degree in organizational supervision from Akron and a master's in community planning and development from Albany...Attended Mayfield (Ohio) High School, where he recorded 30 receptions for 700 yards (23.3 avg.) and 16 TDs while compiling 1,100 all-purpose yards as a senior…Earned all-state honorable mention and all-conference and conference offensive player of the year accolades…Participated in the East-West Ohio All-Star game following his senior season…Attended Lutheran East High School (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) for his first two years…Also participated in basketball for four years and track for three years…His uncle, Ron Donaldson, played basketball at West Virginia State and was inducted into the WVSU athletics hall of fame…Given name Julian Milan Hicks; born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
