University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2024 Football Roster
Roster
Amauri Pesek-Hickson
- Position:
- Running Back
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
- High School:
- Blue Valley North HS
2024: Appeared in 11 games … Recorded 465 rushing yards on 97 carries for a 4.8 yards/carry average while posting 159 receiving yards on 20 receptions … Finished the season with five total touchdowns including four rushing and one receiving.
2023: Played in 8 games... Rushed 96 times for 441 yards and 5 touchdowns... Recorded 1 tackle.
2022: Played in 5 games.. Rushed 4 times for 34 yards.
2020 (AT KANSAS): Earned playing time in the last four games of the season for KU, with one starting assignment against TCU … Carried the ball 40 times for a net gain of 145 yards for an average of 3.6 yards per carry and an average of 36.2 yards per game … His long rush of the season was good for 30 yards ... Had a pair of receptions on the season for a total of 10 yards.
HIGH SCHOOL: Rated a three-star athlete by 247Sports.com, Rivals.com, and ESPN.com … Played for head coach Andy Sims at Blue Valley North HS … Versatile offensive player, rushing for 923 yards with eight touchdowns, while catching 14 touchdowns for 812 yards.
PERSONAL: Son of Alison Hickson and Shermaine Hickson … majoring in sport management.
