Ronnie Hickman popularly known as “Ronnie Rocket Hickman” or “Rocket” was born on October 11, 2001, in Manhattan, NY, USA. He Became a member of the Cleveland Browns 12th May 2023. He entered the team as an undrafted free agent after paying for Ohio. His status is defective back in the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League. His net worth in 2019 was 3.38 million which is now increased to 5.63 in 2023. The increase in net worth clearly shows that he is moving forward successfully in his career.
Ronnie Hickman Jr. in the DePaul Catholic High School
Ronnie Hickman was brought up in South Orange, New Jersey. He was a student of the Depaul Catholic High School in Wayne. Ronnie is now 22 years old and a 6 foot 1 inch high famous football player. He is the son of Hanifah Crawley and Ronnie Hickman Senior and has a sister. Like Ronnie, there is no such history of sport about his parents. Her mother and father served as the President of the Packers and as the commissioner.
Hickman started showing interest in football from an early age and entered the football world from the Maplewood- South Orange Packers Youth Football Organization. he holds the position of safety and wide receiver in his High School. Depaul High School managed to win the State Non-Public Group 3 Title in 2017 because of Hickman, who played as a junior. Ronnie also got selected for the All-American Bowl 2019.
Ronnie Hickman Jr. at the Ohio State
After successfully completing his High school, Hickman moved to the Ohio State University. Ronnie played Football for Ohio State for four years from 2019 to 2022 and got his graduation degree in 2022 in human development and the family sciences.
Hickman was redshirted in 2019 and unable to appear in the first game in 2020 due to a serious injury. But after his recovery, he appeared and played on special teams for a total of 5 games. In 2021, He played 13 games in the Ohio State Buckeyes Football and 13 games in 2022 and achieved 53 tackles and an inception there.
When Hickman was a kid, his idols were the former Cowboys Running Back Marion Barber III. With time, he gets very much inspired by famous safeties such as Minkah Fitzpatrick of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Jamal Adams of the Seattle.
His contribution makes a huge impact on the team. In an interview, Ronnie said he likes to be in the Buckeyes because everyone in the team and surroundings is very compassionate and humble. The trainers, athletes, and coaches are really helpful and they support him in academics as well.
They altogether push him to become the best version of himself and he sees it as a wonderful opportunity to continue with the team. The reason behind his nickname Rocket is that he raised and flew like a rocket in football when he was at Ohio State.
He was placed 3rd on the list of the top players of the state and also under 150 by 247 Sports as a senior player. Hickman Jr. also played for Building Blocks Lacrosse at the Club level.
Ronnie Hickman’s entry in the NFL Draft
As mentioned above, he entered the NFL draft in 2023. His position was decided on the initial 53-man roster on August 29, 2023, by the Browns.
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