- Hicks was selected by the Chiefs in the fourth round of this year’s NFL Draft.
- The 6-foot, 200-pound safety celebrated with his family after being drafted
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This is the moment Washington State’s Jaden Hicks found out he had been drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs while watching the 2024 NFL Draft.
In the fourth round of this year’s draft, reigning Super Bowl champions Kansas City announced they had taken Hicks with the 133rd overall pick.
The 6-foot-2 safety, who tallied 79 tackles, 2.5 sacks, two interceptions and a forced fumble in 12 starts for the Cougars last season, was surrounded by his family when he received the important phone call from the Chiefs.
A touching video shared by the team first shows Hicks taking the call while watching the draft, with his family sitting nearby in anticipation.
Then he hangs up the phone and simply says, “The Chiefs.”
Washington State’s Jaden Hicks receives his draft call from the Chiefs in emotional video
Hicks’ family jumped for joy to celebrate with him after hearing the good news.
The 6-foot-2 safety tallied 79 tackles, 2.5 sacks, two interceptions and a forced fumble in 12 starts for the Cougars last season.
His family was ecstatic after learning of his move to Kansas City, jumping out of their seats and hugging him to celebrate his draft selection among back-to-back Super Bowl winners.
Some experts ranked Hicks as the No. 1 safety in the class ahead of this week’s NFL Draft.
He was a durable player for Washington State, appearing in each of their 26 games over the past two seasons. That stretch included 23 consecutive starts to end his Pullman career.
The former Cougars safety was a three-star recruit out of Las Vegas before heading to Washington and ultimately being named to the All-Pac-12 honorable mention team.
At 211 pounds, Hicks is expected to bring plenty of aggression and intensity to Kansas City’s secondary.
The Chiefs are looking to become the first team in history to achieve an unprecedented ‘three-peat’ by winning a third consecutive Super Bowl next season.
