Nicklin Hames Boyfriend Chris Hickman Is A Nebraska Football Tight End

Chris Hickman is the boyfriend of Nicklin Hames and he plays football for the University of Nebraska.

Hickman is a football-tight end. He stands 6 feet 5 inches tall, as stated in his bio on the huskers website. The footballer has also received Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in two different semesters. 

In 2022, Hickman has featured three games against teams like North Dakota, No. 6 Oklahoma, and Indiana.

Last year, as a redshirt freshman, he played in five games, recording three catches for 25 yards. In his breakthrough against Buffalo, he caught three catches for 90 yards, including one for 54 yards. Against the Bulls, he recorded career highs in receptions and receiving yards.

On the other hand, Nicklin resumed his setter position for the Husker Invitational matches against LMU and Ole Miss. She posted 22 and 18 assists this year and ended her season-high with 38 assists and 17 digs in a 3-2 win at Number 17 Creighton.

Meanwhile, in 2021, Hames received an AVCA All-America Honorable Mention. She was also named in the AVCA All-North Region First Team and ended her season with 10.76 assists, 3.40 digs, 0.28 aces, and 0.46 blocks per set, as stated in Huskers site.

Besides sports, Hickman is majoring in child, youth, and family studies, the same subject in which his girlfriend has shown interest. He is set to graduate this year in December. Furthermore, He has donated his time to local hospital visits and the Nebraska Football Road Race.

Nicklin Hames and her boyfriend Chris Hickman celebrated their 22nd birth anniversary this year.

Hickman was born on August 17, 2000. He is the son of Chris Hickman Sr and Mary Anderson. As a child, Chris spent most of his time in Omaha, Nebraska. Like the footballer, his girlfriend also turned 22 years old this year; Nicklin was born on January 18, 2000, in Maryville.

Due to a tight schedule, Nicklin did not post photos of Hickman’s birthday celebration this year. But last year, the volleyball setter uploaded a series of pictures of her with Hickman, which she captioned: “happy 21st birthday to my person. You make life so fun! I love you !!”

Likewise, during Hames’s birthday in 2021, Chris posted a series of photos, from Nicklin enjoying fishing to her wearing army gear.

Nicklin and Hickman make time for each other despite having a tight schedule. In their spare time, they travel to beautiful beaches and go hiking. The last photo Hames shared with Hickman was in Des Moines, Iowa.

We can find more about the couple from their respective social media handles. Nicklin’s handle name is @nhamesss, and she has 46.6 thousand followers. Similarly, Hickman appears as @christopherhickman2 on Instagram and has 2,702 followers on his profile.

Nicklin Hames and her boyfriend Chris Hickman have dated for two years.

The pair celebrated their one year of dating on May 2, 2021. Following this, the volleyball player posted a photo of them together. Nicklin wrote: “It’s the awkward hands for me. Happy one-year to my favorite person. I love you.”

On Chris’ end, he also uploaded the same photo with a heartwarming caption. He stated that having Nicklin by his side is all he wants. Hickman wrote: “They say behind every man is a good woman, but I think that is a lie because when it comes to you, I would rather have you by my side.”

Interestingly, Hames’ first crush is not Chris Hickman. She posted on her Instagram that Jake Giles was her first crush. The volleyball star had met Giles at the University of Tennessee before meeting her current boyfriend. Giles is now dating Madeline Littleton.

Kayleigh Hames, the sister of Nicklin Hames, also plays volleyball. She is a Libero or a Defensive Specialist at the Pepperdine. Furthermore, Kayleigh is majoring in sports administration.

Nicklin and Kayleigh’s parents both were volleyball coaches. Their mother, Christine, coached at the Webb School and played volleyball at Oregon State and for the Australian National Team.