[4] Hickson committed to play college football for the Liberty Flames over offers from Dartmouth, VMI, Air Force and Navy.

[7] He was named second-team All-Big South Conference for his performance and earned the honor again in 2017 for his special teams contributions.

[7] Hickson moved up Liberty's depth chart at running back in 2018, totaling 1,032 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns on the season.

[2] Hickson was signed, made the final roster, and became the Roughriders' second-string running back behind Jamal Morrow.

[2][7] In Saskatchewan's week five victory over the Ottawa Redblacks, he ran five times for 92 yards and scored a 63-yard touchdown.