Elijah Hicks

PRO CAREER: Enters his fifth season withthe Bears in 2026...Has played in 61 career regular season games with 15 starts along with two postseason games...Has recorded 91 tackles (52 solo), three passes defensed, one forced fumble and three fumble recoveries...Has 31 career special teams tackles (16 solo)...Originally entered the NFL as a seventh-round selection (254th overall) of the Bears in the 2022 NFL Draft.

2025 SEASON (BEARS): Appeared in all 17 regular season games this season...Had seven tackles on defense (four solo), and 12 special teams tackles (five solo)...Made his postseason debut playing in both Bears  playoff games, posting two tackles and one forced fumble on special teams.

2024 SEASON (BEARS): Played in 12 games with seven starts at safety...Recorded 33 tackles (20 solo), two passes defense and two fumble recoveries...Has added six special teams tackles (four solo).

2023 SEASON (BEARS): Played in all 17 games (six starts), registering 30 tackles (18 solo) with one pass defensed and five special teams tackles (two solo).

2022 SEASON (BEARS): Played in 15 games with two starts...Finished season with 21 tackles (10 solo), one forced fumble and one fumble recovery...Also added seven special teams tackles (five solo), one forced fumble and one fumble recovery...Also added seven special teams tackles (five solo)...Made NFL debut, contributing on special teams, in Week 3 against Houston...Made first career start against the Packers in Week 13...Logged 10 tackles (six solo) against Minnesota in Week 18, with one forced fumble.

TRANSACTIONS:

05/06/2022: Signed/draft choice of Bears (four-year contract through 2025)
03/12/2026: Re-signed with Bears

COLLEGE: Played in all 54 games with 46 starts over five seasons and finished career with 213 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, five interceptions that he returned for 66 yards and one touchdown, 14 pass breakups and six forced fumbles...Contributed a career-high 72 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 15 tackle for loss yards, eight sack yards, three interceptions and four forced fumbles while playing in 12 games and also starting a career-high-tying 12 contests as a 2021 senior...Had career bests of 2.0 sacks and five pass breakups while making a career-high-tying 12 starts and playing in a career-high-tying 13 contests as a 2019 junior...2021 Third-Team All-American (Pro Football Focus)...First-Team All-Pac-12 (Associated Press, Pac-12 Coaches, Pro Football Focus)... Semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy also known as the Academic Heisman, the Jason Witten College Man of the Year Award and the Wuerffel Trophy...Named Cal's Most Valuable Defensive Player and also earned the team's Andy Smith Award for the most snaps with a combined 964 on defense and special teams...Selected to the 2020 AFCA All-State Good Works Team for his community service work with the non-profit Intercept Poverty Foundation he founded and the food pantry at the UC Berkeley Basic Needs Center.

PERSONAL: Helped La Mirada High School (Calif.) win two state titles, one as a junior in 2015 and one as senior in 2016  ...Has two Suburban Football League crowns and a 23-5 overall record while he totaled 1,324 all-purpose yards and 15 total touchdowns...Earned Cal-Hi Sports first-team All-State and Whittier Daily News All-Area Player of the Year honors as a senior when he led 11-3 squad to the CIF Southern Section finals and an SFL title for the second consecutive campaign while making strong contributions on both sides of the ball and special teams...Finished senior campaign with 1,001 all-purpose yards and a total of 10 touchdowns, five receiving, three on punt returns (including a 96-yarder), one kick return and one interception return.