Justin Hickman
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El Paso, Texas, U.S.
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| Title | National scout | ||||||||
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| Born | July 20, 1985 El Paso, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | St. Mary's (Phoenix, Arizona) | ||||||||
| College | UCLA | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2007: undrafted | ||||||||
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Justin C. Hickman (born July 20, 1985) is an American professional football scout and former player who is an analyst and scouting manager for the Tampa Bay Vipers of the XFL. He played as a defensive end and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL)
Hickman played college football for the UCLA Bruins, earning consensus All-American honors as a defensive lineman in 2006. He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He has also played for the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League (AFL), the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts of the CFL, and the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL.
Hickman was born in El Paso, Texas. He attended Saint Mary's High School in Phoenix, Arizona,[1] from 1999 to 2003. His father, Donnie, played for the USC Trojans in the late 1970s before suiting up for four seasons with the B.C. Lions (1980–1983) of the CFL and two seasons in the USFL with the Pittsburgh Maulers (1984) and Los Angeles Express (1985). Hickman's father blocked for future Hall-of-Fame QB Steve Young in his last pro season in LA.
College career
Hickman attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he played for the UCLA Bruins football team from 2003 to 2006. Following his senior season in 2006, he was a first-team All-Pac-10 selection and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American defensive lineman.