Hakeem Nicks
Nicks with the Indianapolis Colts in 2014
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 14, 1988 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Charlotte (NC) Independence | ||||||||||
| College: | North Carolina | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 29 | ||||||||||
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| Receptions: | 356 |
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| Receiving yards: | 5,081 |
| Receiving average: | 14.3 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 31 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Hakeem Amir Nicks (born January 14, 1988) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at North Carolina, and was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Nicks has also played for the Indianapolis Colts.
Hakeem Nicks was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended Independence High School (Charlotte, North Carolina). Playing football there, he was rated as one of the Top 10 Players in North Carolina by SuperPrep and Rivals.com. He was also named the Charlotte Observer Offensive Player of the Year and was also selected to the North Carolina Associated Press All-State team. He never lost a game in high school, and completed his senior year with MVP honors at the 4-AA state championship game. In the game, he posted eight catches for 205 yards and two touchdowns (one for 11 and another for 80 yards). He posted 93 catches for 1,819 yards and 20 touchdowns in his senior year.
Nicks is the son of Rob Nicks, Jr. and Lisa Mason. He has two brothers, Anwar and Aleef, and a daughter named Harmony.
During his freshman season, Nicks started all 11 games in which he played, missing one game due to an ankle sprain. Nicks led the team and set UNC single-season records for receptions and receiving yards by a freshman. Ranked third in the ACC in receiving yards per game and eighth in receptions per game.
Nicks improved dramatically in his sophomore season, setting a single-season school record with 74 catches for 958 receiving yards along with five touchdowns. His single-season receiving yards were the third most in school history. Nicks finished second in the ACC with 79.8 receiving yards per game and third with 6.17 catches per game. Has made at least one catch in 22 of 23 games played and caught at least two passes in each game his sophomore season.
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