Julian Hicks Class: Sophomore Hometown: College Park, Ga. High School: Riverwood Height / Weight: 5-9 / 190 Position: SS

Furman: Made the switch from cornerback to strong safety in the spring...solid work in spring practice moved him into the backup role behind returning veteran starter Andrew Thacker...physical player with good tackling ability...recorded a team best squat of 585 pounds in spring testing. 2006 -- Lettered as a true freshman, seeing action in eight games and contributing primarily on special teams...recorded a pair of tackles against The Citadel (23-17 win)...credited with a fumble recovery against Coastal Carolina.

High School: 2006 graduate of Riverwood (3A) High School...football coach was Harris Rainbow...saw action as a running back and defensive back in his career...started every game, racked up over 3,000 all-purpose yards, and totaled over 400 tackles in his prep tenure...became the first player in the last 20 years of Riverwood football to garner first team all-state accolades when he was named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-State squad in 2005...served as a team captain his senior year and earned all-area, all-county, North Fulton Super 11, and All-North Fulton honors in 2005...also starred in track and basketball...keying Riverwood to a region championship in 2005...member of school record 4x100 meter relay team.

Personal: Full name is Julian Lamar Hicks...son of Garry and Cassandra Echols...born November 24, 1987, in Paterson, New Jersey...has a brother, Jarrett, and a sister, Destiny...undeclared major.