R.J. Mickens is a former collegiate football safety from Clemson University. On December 27, 2024, Mickens announced he would be entering the 2025 NFL Draft via his Instagram account (@rjmickens_). His Next Gen Stats score of 68 was ranked 10th overall among the safeties, according to NFL's official website. Mickens is a Southlake, Texas, native, and he attended Carroll High School in Southlake, as per Clemson Tigers' official website.
Mickens lettered for the Clemson Tigers football program from 2020 to 2024. Over five seasons, he appeared in 60 games and started 30 of them. He recorded 229 tackles (13.5 for loss), seven interceptions, 15 pass breakups in 2,174 career snaps. He became just the 10th player in Clemson history to play in 60 games. In 2023, Pro Football Focus named him to the Third-Team All-ACC. In 2024, he earned Fourth-Team All-ACC honors from Phil Steele Association. (via Clemson Tigers' official website)
R.J. Mickens' parents
R.J. Mickens is the son of Ray Mickens and Nicole Mickens. The couple also has a daughter, Kami Mickens, who played Division I basketball at Boston College and Southern Methodist University in Dallas, as per Clemson Tigers' official website.
R.J. Mickens' father
R.J. Mickens' father, Ray Mickens, was born on January 4, 1973. He’s a former professional football cornerback who entered the NFL after earning All-American honors at Texas A&M University. Ray Mickens played for ten years in the NFL with the New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, and New England Patriots. His brother, Fred Williams, played for the Houston Oilers. After retiring, Ray co-founded M2 Concepts with Leonard Mickens in January 2010. M2 Concepts is a privately owned, minority-owned retail, beverage, and food business in the Dallas–Fort Worth market. (via Clemson Tigers' official website and his LinkedIn profile)
In an interview with the Texas Tigers website, R.J. Mickens shared: “Having my dad as a mentor was everything. I was around seven when he retired, so I still have memories from some of his last games with the Patriots. He’s always brought football in my life, and I am thankful for that. He taught me how to work hard and earn it. He’s been taking me through workouts ever since.”
R.J. Mickens' mother
Nicole Gage Mickens is the mother of R.J. Mickens. She studied Marketing at Texas A&M University and University of North Texas from 1997-2001. As of April 2025, she is a Real Estate Agent at Keller Williams Luxury Homes Division since December 2010. (via her Facebook and LinkedIn profiles)
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A. R.J. Mickens is the son of Ray Mickens and Nicole Mickens.
A. R.J. Mickens is from Southlake, Texas.
A. R.J. Mickens plays as a safety.
A. R.J. Mickens attended Southlake Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas.
