Dennis Hickey

Dennis Hickey is the assistant director of player personnel for the New York Giants. He was previously a senior college scout for the Buffalo Bills & former general manager of the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL).

Early life and early career

In 1990, Hickey failed to procure a football scholarship at the University of Tulsa. Hickey instead played football for Coffeyville Community College, where he led the team to a junior college football championship. One of his first changes upon being hired by the Dolphins was the development of a football analytics department. He was fired on January 2, 2016.

On May 19, 2017, Hickey was hired by the Buffalo Bills as a senior college scout.

On May 9, 2022, it was announced Hickey was leaving the Bills to join the New York Giants as an assistant director of player personnel. He reunites with Joe Schoen, who worked with Hickey as a director of player personnel & assistant general manager in Miami & Buffalo, respectively. Hickey pseudo filled the role and acted as the Director of College Scouting. On May 16, 2026, Hickey was transitioned to Senior personnel executive, following the hire of John Ritcher.