SAN FRANCISCO (Nov. 7, 2022) - Washington State safety Jaden Hicks was named the Pac-12 Conference Freshman Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday.
In the 52-14 win at Stanford last Saturday, Hicks made six stops, recorded a quarterback hurry and recovered a fumble he returned 17 yards for a touchdown, WSU's first fumble return for a touchdown since Kainoa Wilson jumped on a fumble in the end zone in 2018. Hicks helped a Cougar defense recovered four fumbles, the most takeways since tallying five in last year's Apple Cup and the most fumble recoveries since recovering four against Northern Colorado in 2019.