Usage Score
12.2
Player Dossier
2015-2019Arkansas
Ben Hicks
QB • 6'1" • 217 lbs • Waco, TX, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Ben Hicks is a balanced quarterback profile with 12.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Efficiency
51.4
Consistency
66.6
Season Value
37.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- SMU • Arkansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Scouting Read
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Ben Hicks, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · SMU. Ben Hicks is a balanced quarterback profile with 12.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Ben Hicks played QB for SMU and Arkansas. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ben Hicks recorded 9,804 passing yards, -87 rushing yards, and 2 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2017 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
SMU paired 3,616 primary output with 59.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 51.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across SMU, Arkansas.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Loss with 188 yards of offense and 53.4 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2019 Regular Season · Arkansas
Games
7
Primary Metric / G
106.9
Efficiency
51.4
Usage
12.2
Consistency
66.6
Best Game by takeover score
Texas A&M
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Portland State: 149. Ole Miss: 93. Texas A&M: 188. Kentucky: 86. Auburn: 178. Mississippi State: 44. Missouri: 10
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Portland State: 31 by 54.8. Ole Miss: 20 by 48.7. Texas A&M: 30 by 53.4. Kentucky: 12 by 64.8. Auburn: 46 by 44.3. Mississippi State: 13 by 42.7. Missouri: 6 by 50.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins149 · Games = 1 · +49.2 vs Losses
Losses99.8 · Games = 6 · -49.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Texas A&M
Best efficiency game
64.8 vs Kentucky
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | vs Missouri | L 14-24 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 50.8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Mississippi State | L 24-54 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 30.8 | 0 | 1 | 42.7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Auburn | L 10-51 | 19 | 39 | 182 | 48.7 | 1 | 1 | 44.3 | 7 | -4 | -0.60 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Kentucky | L 20-24 | 5 | 8 | 81 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 64.8 | 4 | 5 | 1.30 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Texas A&M | L 27-31 | 15 | 27 | 188 | 55.6 | 1 | 0 | 53.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Ole Miss | L 17-31 | 7 | 16 | 98 | 43.8 | 0 | 0 | 48.7 | 4 | -5 | -1.30 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Portland State | W 20-13 | 14 | 29 | 143 | 48.3 | 0 | 0 | 54.8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
SMU
2015-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Arkansas
2019
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | SMU | 2,847 | 53.9 | 9.8 | 2,847 |
| 2017 Postseason | SMU | 3,616 | 59.2 | 12.8 | 769 |
| 2017 Regular Season | SMU | 3,616 | 59.2 | 12.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | SMU | 2,506 | 58.2 | 15.5 | -1,110 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Arkansas | 748 | 51.4 | 12.2 | -1,758 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
UConn
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
326
Primary metric
326 total offense with 86.2 efficiency.
#2
North Texas
145
Primary metric
Win with 145 yards of offense and 85.2 efficiency.
145 total offense with 85.2 efficiency.
#3
Tulane
392
Primary metric
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
392 total offense with 66.9 efficiency.
#4
Tulsa
368
Primary metric
Win with 368 yards of offense and 76.8 efficiency.
368 total offense with 76.8 efficiency.
#5
Memphis
329
Primary metric
Loss with 329 yards of offense and 49.4 efficiency.
329 total offense with 49.4 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · SMU
3,616 primary output · 59.2 efficiency · 12.8 usage
63.9
#2
2017 Regular Season · SMU
63.9
3,616 primary · 59.2 efficiency · 12.8 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · SMU
56.3
2,847 primary · 53.9 efficiency · 9.8 usage
Milestones
21
250+ passing yards
11
300+ total offense
11
3+ TD games
12
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
9,717
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 44 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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