Dere Hicks Wants Best Season As Senior Premium Story

Dere Hicks (Illinois SID)
Dere Hicks (Illinois SID)
By Jack Lyman
InsideIllini.com staff
Date: Aug 30, 2009

Fighting Illini cornerback Vontae Davis was selected in the first round of the NFL draft last spring, and his athleticism will be missed this fall. But it was Dere Hicks who won the award as the Illini's best defensive back for the 2008 season. Hicks played injured last year and again in the spring, but two surgeries have helped him get back into the starting lineup.

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