Quote Originally Posted by jerrym View Post
Akiem Hicks, although born in California, played for the Regina Rams because of recruiting violations after a top ranked junior college career blocked his playing for LSU. He had 7.5 sacks, 55 DTs, 16 QB hits, and 3 forced fumbles. He turned down an offer to play for the Argos in order to go school. Here's a video of his story and return visit to the University of Regina after becoming an NFL star and a summary of his stats.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t36X6ar_HY

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HickAk00.htm
I had never heard that about the Argo offer and wasn't DT Stephan Charles on that same Regina team? I see in a NFL magazine that Hicks is rated #3 in the League at his position for teams that run the 3-4 defense. Good story!