When the Eagles' third-round pick rolled around at No. 84 on Friday night, head coach Chip Kelly looked at his draft board and saw one name standing out from the pack.
So Kelly made the easy decision and selected the former Longhorn.
"He was our highest-rated guy by far," Kelly said after the pick. "We had him rated in the second round."
Kelly said he and the rest of the Eagles saw Hicks plenty during the pre-draft process. More than any other player, in fact.
"Whether it was exposure at the Senior Bowl to him, his Pro Day, individual workouts, Top 30 visits, all those other things - when we calculate all our exposures to a player, he was the player we saw the most," Kelly explained.