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#22 Elijah Hicks

50

Safety · Chicago Bears

20
Role Score
Practice Squad / Camp Body
Projected Role
Unknown
Current Status
CHICHI
Last Season → Now

Player profile

Age
26 yr
−0.1 yr vs NFL S50th percentile
Height
5'11"
−1.2" vs NFL S12th percentile
Weight
200 lb
−3.0 lb vs NFL S31st percentile
NFL Experience
4 years
Birth Date
Oct 16, 1999
College
California
Draft
2022
Draft Pick
R7 · #254

Availability & contract

Expected Games
15/17
Total Contract
$2.6M
This Year
$1.4M
−$136K vs NFL S43rd percentile
Per Game
$83K

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against
50
Roster Value+0.8 vs NFL S54th percentile
20
Role−27.3 vs NFL S0th percentile
54
Experience+12.6 vs NFL S56th percentile
96
Prime+5.9 vs NFL S61st percentile
91
Durability+24.8 vs NFL S82nd percentile
88
Continuity+54.6 vs NFL S84th percentile
5
Draft Pedigree−23.3 vs NFL S39th percentile
38
Contract Fit−18.3 vs NFL S7th percentile

Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

We do not yet have what it takes to answer this for the next game.

No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where Elijah Hicks fits · Safeties

CHI safeties, last season vs this season — Elijah Hicks is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Assistant Defensive Backs / Safeties: Matt Giordano
#38Skyler Thomas26455/170050830—23.06'1"207
#32Xavier Woods513014/17970829020—31.25'11"202
Marlen SewellFree agent19303/170050900—24.56'0"205
#22Elijah Hicks502015/17548891965$1.4M26.95'11"200
Last season · 2025Assistant Defensive Backs / Safeties: Matt Giordano
Dominique HamptonUnknown26351/170—69632—26.26'3"220
Elijah Hicks502015/17548891965$1.4M26.95'11"200
Gervarrius OwensOn waivers19202/171014965$1.0M26.96'0"200
Kevin ByardUnknown——17/17——————33.15'11"212
Jonathan OwensUnknown——15/17——————31.25'11"204
Jaquan BriskerUnknown——13/17——————27.46'1"202

Contract notes

Short excerpts from public reporting. These notes are reported context, separate from the structured contract figures above.

Transactions

Every tracked move involving this player, from the canonical transaction tracker.

#22Elijah Hicks

Roster Value50
CHIActive/PUPCHIOffseason roster

Chicago Bears activate DB Elijah Hicks from the active/PUP list

Aug 25, 2026
Official

#22Elijah Hicks

Roster Value50
CHIOffseason rosterCHIActive/PUP

Chicago Bears place DB Elijah Hicks on the active/PUP list

Jul 28, 2026
Official

#22Elijah Hicks

Roster Value50
UnknownCHIOffseason roster

Chicago Bears re-sign S Elijah Hicks

Mar 23, 2026
Official

#22Elijah Hicks

Roster Value50
UnknownCHIOffseason roster

Chicago Bears sign Elijah Hicks

Mar 11, 2026
Official