| Hakeem Nicks |
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• First-Team All-ACC by Rivals.com
• Second-Team All-ACC by The Associated Press
2007: Set a single-season school record with 74 catches for 958 yards and
five touchdowns • The 958 yards are the third most in school history •
Finished second in the ACC with 79.8 receiving yards per game and third with
6.17 catches per contest • Caught at least eight passes in four of the last
eight games • Has a catch in 22 of 23 games played and at least two grabs in
each game this year • Set Carolina's single-season reception record in the
final game of the season with six catches for 38 yards against Duke • Had
his fifth career 100-yard game with seven catches for a season-best 162
yards and a score at Georgia Tech • Scored on a 14-yard pass from T.J. Yates
• Made five catches for 56 yards at NC State • Caught eight passes for 88
yards and a 30-yard touchdown in the win over Maryland • Named one of the
team's offensive players of the week for his efforts • Had a career-best
nine catches for 87 yards at Wake Forest • Despite playing on an injured
ankle in the second half, matched a career-high with eight catches for 114
yards against South Carolina • Surpassed the 1,000-yard mark for his career
in the win over Miami • Posted team-highs of five catches and 76 yards vs.
the Canes • Sprung Brandon Tate on his 54-yard reverse with a key down-field
block • Registered a career-best eight catches for 94 yards at Virginia Tech
• Made a team-best three catches for 32 yards at USF • Had his third career
100-yard game against Virginia with 113 yards and two touchdowns on seven
catches • Had a 4-yard score late in the first half and added an impressive
53-yard catch-and-run TD in the third quarter • Had six catches for 77
yards, including a 37-yard score at East Carolina • Caught two passes for 21
yards in the win over James Madison.
2006 - Freshman Season
Started all 11 games that he played, missing one game (South Florida) with
an ankle sprain • Led the team and set Carolina single-season records for
receptions (39) and receiving yards (660) by a freshman • Ranked third in
the ACC in receiving yards per game (60.0) and eighth in receptions per game
(3.6) • Had seven receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown in Carolina's
45-44 victory at Duke • It was his second 100-yard receiving games of the
season • Hauled in an 83-yard touchdown catch, the fifth-longest pass play
in UNC history, in the first quarter against Duke • Caught four passes for
36 yards, including a long of 19, against Georgia Tech • Had his best game
as a Tar Heel with six catches for 171 yards and two touchdowns in the loss
at Notre Dame • Set a UNC single-game freshman record with 171 yards
receiving at Notre Dame • Hauled in a 72-yard touchdown pass from Joe Dailey
which ties for the 20th-longest pass play in school history • Had three
catches for a team-high 84 yards, including a career-best 44-yarder in the
fourth quarter to the WF 3-yard line • Led the team with three catches for
40 yards, including a long of 24, at Virginia • Did not play against USF due
to a high ankle sprain against Miami • Caught a 37-yard pass at the Clemson
2-yard line in the first half, which led to Carolina's only score of the day
• Suffered a high ankle sprain on that play and did not return • Had one
reception for 17 yards at Clemson • Made two catches for 60 yards against
Furman, including an incredible 40-yard reception at the Paladins 6-yard
line, which led to a field goal • Also had three kickoff returns for 50
yards, including a long of 19, against Furman • Led the team with five
receptions for 35 yards, including a long of 19, against Virginia Tech
• Also had a 28-yard kickoff return against the Hokies • Named ACC Rookie of
the Week after his performance against Rutgers • Had a sensational debut in
his first career game, starting against Rutgers and catching seven passes
for 63 yards and a touchdown • His seven catches tied the single-game school
record for a freshman • Caught his first touchdown on a two-yard pass from
Joe Dailey to cut the Rutgers lead to 21-16.
Independence High School
SuperPrep All-America • EA Sports First-Team All-America • Ranked the No. 8
player in North Carolina and the No. 22 wide receiver in the country by
SuperPrep • Named MVP of the 4-AA state championship game after leading
Independence (15-0) to a 38-19 win over New Bern • Had eight receptions for
205 yards and two touchdowns (11 and 80 yards) in Independence's
92nd-straight victory • Did not lose a game in his high school career •
Named to the North Carolina Associated Press All-State team • Named the
Charlotte Observer Offensive Player of the Year • Ranked the No. 4 player in
North Carolina and No. 31 wide receiver in the country by Rivals.com •
Considered the No. 9 player in North Carolina by The Charlotte Observer •
Member of North Carolina's Shrine Bowl team • Caught a 37-yard touchdown
pass in the Shrine Bowl • Had three catches for 42 yards in the Shrine Bowl
• Ranked first in the state of North Carolina with 93 receptions for 1,819
yards and 20 touchdowns, including 10 in the playoffs, as a senior • Had
three straight games with 10 or more catches • Coached by Tommy Knotts.
Personal
Son of Lisa Mason and Robert Nicks • Stepmother is Vernice Simpson • Born January 14, 1988 • Enrolled
in the General College.
