University of Nevada Las Vegas

UNLV: A versatile booter who turned in a strong season after transferring in from former conference-mate Utah … Returns as starting punter as a senior and will also vie to kick off for the Rebels … Named Preseason Fourth Team All-MW by Phil Steele’s … Earned Mountain West Scholar-Athlete status and was one of a school-record 28 Academic All-Mountain West honorees last fall.

2018: Earned his first letter as a Rebel by playing in all 12 games … Punted 65 times for an average of 43.8 yards per attempt … That average ranked 24th in the nation, 11th in school history and was the highest for a Rebel since Kip Facer’s 45.2 effort in 2006 … Reached the 40-yard average mark in 10 of 12 games …. His 56.2-yard average on five attempts vs. UTEP ranked second in UNLV history for a single game, trailing only Hall of Famer Randall Cunningham’s 58.0 average vs. UNR in 1983 … Finished at 53.0 on five kicks in rainy conditions at Arkansas State and finished with a 52-yard average on three attempts at SJSU … Also kicked off four times.

UTAH: Spent two seasons with the Pac-12 Conference program in Salt Lake City … After walking on to the Utes and redshirting the 2015 season, played in 13 games in 2016 as a kickoff specialist … Handled 64 kickoffs, averaging 62.2 yards per kick (3,982 yards) … 30 touchbacks … Honorable Mention Pac-12 All-Academic.

HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time all-state kicker for Highland HS in Salt Lake City, earning first team honors as a junior … Two-time all-region … Team captain as a senior … Made 24 career field goals, which was tied for third in Utah high school history, and his 159 extra points ranked fifth … Nailed five field goals and 41 PATs as a senior in 2011 … Also had 20 receptions for 364 yards and three touchdowns, along with two interceptions … Made 11 field goals and 49 PATs in 2010 and also had 16 receptions for 271 yards and two touchdowns in helping Highland to the 4A State Championship … Earned all-state honors in soccer with 16 career shutouts in goal … NSCAA 2011 Boys High School Scholar All-West Team … Also played basketball and was a member of the honor roll.

PERSONAL: Thomas Hayes Hicken was born in Salt Lake City … The son of Paul and Kelly Hicken … Has one older brother, Beau, and a sister-in-law, Meg …Served a church mission in Tampico, Mexico … Majoring in management information systems.