Jaden Hicks (he born August 16, 2002) is an American football safety for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington State Cougars.Jaden Hicks played in one game his first season at Washington State in 2021 and took a redshirt. As a redshirt freshman in 2022, he started 11 of 13 games and had 76 tackles, one interception and one sack. He returned to Washington State as a starter in 2023.