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Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Sometimes it just felt like opposing offenses were willingly giving Hicks the ball. The Numbers 50 tackles 6 passes defended 5 interceptions 4 fumble recoveries 2 forced fumbles People make mistakes and since teams are made up of groups of people, they make mistakes as well. The Cincinnati Bearcats forced opposing teams to make many mistakes last season. In fact, no team in the American Athletic Conference created more turnovers than the Bearcats in 2019 (26). Clearly there were more than a few UC defenders proficient in capitalizing on the mistakes of opponents. Among this roster filled with opportunistic turnover creators, Ja’von Hicks stood out above the rest. For a someone playing defense, he had the ball in his hands quite frequently. The safety logged an AAC-high five interceptions and if that wasn’t enough, he also recovered a league-best four fumbles while forcing a pair as well. It’s rather impressive that Hicks outpaced everyone on the Bearcats, let alone the
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