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11 Dathan Hickey

11 Dathan Hickey

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    200
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Bristol, Conn.
  • High School:
    Bristol Central
  • Major:
    Masters Health Administration
  • Prev School:
    Yale

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Biography

2024 (Senior): Sat out the season with an injury...granted a redshirt.

Yale: Was a member of the program from 2018-23…appeared in 29 games throughout career…had five career interceptions…in 2023, started the first two games before being sidelined with an injury…finished with four tackles…in 2022, appeared in three games…had 11 tackles and an interception…posted a season-high six tackles and had a pick against Howard…in 2021, appeared in eight games…was credited with 31 total tackles, including 19 solo stops…forced fumbles and had an interception…had a season-best seven tackles against Brown and forced two fumbles…had five tackles and an interception against Princeton…against rival Harvard, had six tackles…intercepted a pass against Penn…in 2019, played in nine games and was credited with 25 total tackles, including 17 solos…had three interceptions and a fumble recovery…had three tackles and two interceptions against Cornell…had a season-high six tackles vs. Cornell…finished with five tackles and two PBUs and an interception against Brown…in 2018, appeared in seven contests and was credited with 28 tackles…had seven tackles against Brown and Penn…finished with four stops vs. Maine and Cornell.

High School: Played four positions - WR/RB/DB/QB during career…earned all-state recognition…was named Walter Camp All-Connecticut…was a two-time all-conference pick…named to the New Haven Register All-State Team…as a senior, had 1,402 rushing yards and 30 TDs…had 48 tackles and two interceptions in final campaign…team was the Division Champions…named a National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete…also played basketball and baseball.

Personal: Is the 2025-26 recipient of the David and Cynthia Yakubovic Memorial Scholarship.

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  • 11

    2024Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 200 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2025Senior

    DB
    6'1" 200 lbs
    11