A native of East Palo Alto, California, Dickey attended San Jose Valley Christian High School before transferring as a senior to Menlo-Atherton High School.

He received scholarship offers from numerous college football programs, including Georgia, Miami (FL), Oregon, Tennessee, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC, Washington, and Wisconsin.

[3] The San Francisco Chronicle wrote a feature story in March 2023 about Dickey's experience in the "Wild West of NIL".

Oregon wide receivers coach Junior Adams noted: "He wanted 99, so he got 99.

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