Class of 2027 · safety
Eltonino Hicks
6-2, 180 · The St. James · Springfield, VA
Committed to UConn since May 15
53offer strength · No. 1158
0.8600composite · 3-star
20offers · 5 power
His offers
20 offers · visited 1
South Carolinacold
offered Jan 20, 2024
UConnCommitted
offered Mar 10
Boston Collegecold
offered May 2, 2024
Virginia Techcold
official visit Jun 6, 2025
Syracusecold
offered Jul 24, 2023
West Virginiacold
offered May 2, 2024
Show all 20 offers
Templecold
offered May 2, 2024
James Madisoncold
offered Apr 22
Colorado Statecold
offered Feb 22
Toledocold
offered Apr 22
Coastal Carolinacold
offered Apr 22
UABcold
offered Jun 3, 2025
Old Dominioncold
offered Mar 4, 2025
Delawarecold
offered Mar 4, 2025
Libertycold
offered Mar 4, 2025
Marshallcold
offered May 28, 2025
Middle Tennesseecold
offered Mar 5
Norfolk Statecold
offered Apr 22
Bryantcold
offered Apr 22
Sacred Heartcold
offered Apr 22
Best programs first, by what each offer is worth in our grade: program strength times how rarely that program offers (how it is made). Warm means an offer, visit or camp in the last 60 days or an official visit in the last 120; cool, contact in the last 180; cold, older or a decommit. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staffs made.
Where he fits
best 3 of 20 offers
Best fits
Virginia TechNo. 1South CarolinaNo. 2SyracuseNo. 3Need (how thin the program is at his spot) x fit (whether it starts players his size) x room (who leaves after this season), and while he is uncommitted, STM odds. How it is made. Not advice, and never a dollar figure.
Where his size starts
337 of the 1,120 FBS starters at safety since 2022 were his size (6-1 to 6-3, 167 to 193 pounds): most in the Big Ten (51), ACC (49) and Mid-American (42). Programs that start it most: Georgia Tech (7), Miami (OH) (7) and Middle Tennessee (7). Of his offers, Toledo (7), Middle Tennessee (7), Virginia Tech (5) and Syracuse (5) have started it.
Who needs him
Of his 20 offers, Virginia Tech has the thinnest room at defensive back: 11 with 2+ years left of 22, 3 in their last year, 14 portal exits in 3 seasons, 4 commits this cycle.
Starter seasons 2022-2026: six or more games in one of the position's starting slots by volume (college snap counts are not public). How it is made. Room is 2+ years left plus 2027 commits at the spot against the 68 programs mapped (the power conferences and Notre Dame); exits are the 2024-2026 portal feeds. How it is made.
Boards that looked like his
1 of 10 drafted
Brandon FacysonNot drafted
match 65
Dedric BrinsonNot drafted
match 65
Austin Logan
Not drafted
match 63
Shattle Fenteng
Not drafted
match 62
Show all 10
David DowellNot drafted
match 61
Dylan Harding
Not drafted
match 61
Alijah ClarkNot drafted yet
match 60
Henry BlackNot drafted
match 59
Ezra RobinsonNot drafted
match 58
Past recruits whose offer boards looked most like his: same position, about the same size, offers from programs of the same strength, about as many. Past boards are offers at signing day; his is the board he holds today (Nov 2, 2026). Classes 2016 to 2026 are thin in our record today, so most matches come from 2010 to 2015. 9 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.
His board on any day
Jul 2023 to today
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Drag to any month: the offers, the timeline, the grade and the stars become what they were on the last day of it, on today's scale. How the grade is made.
Timeline
22 dated moves since Jul 24, 2023
Committed UConnMay 15Offered BryantApr 22Offered Coastal CarolinaApr 22Offered James MadisonApr 22Offered Norfolk StateApr 22Offered Sacred HeartApr 22Offered ToledoApr 22Offered UConnMar 10Show all 22 moves
Offered Middle TennesseeMar 5Offered Colorado StateFeb 22Official visit Virginia TechJun 6, 2025Offered UABJun 3, 2025Offered MarshallMay 28, 2025Offered DelawareMar 4, 2025Offered LibertyMar 4, 2025Offered Old DominionMar 4, 2025Offered Boston CollegeMay 2, 2024Offered TempleMay 2, 2024Offered Virginia TechMay 2, 2024Offered West VirginiaMay 2, 2024Offered South CarolinaJan 20, 2024Offered SyracuseJul 24, 2023Newest first, from recruit posts and the national recruiting data. An offer with no posted date sits in the offers list only.
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