Player Career

Ben Hicks Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Ben Hicks story

Ben Hicks built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a quarterback from Waco, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with Arkansas and SMU. The clearest part of Ben Hicks' career was his passing role: 9,804 passing yards, 73 touchdown passes, and 1,401 attempts across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with SMU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 2 receiving yards and 5 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas and SMU.

The arc is straightforward: Ben Hicks moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    SMU

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Arkansas

    2019

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201520162017201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonSMU0
2016 Regular SeasonSMU2,84753.99.82,847
2017 PostseasonSMU3,61659.212.8769
2017 Regular SeasonSMU3,61659.212.80
2018 Regular SeasonSMU2,50658.215.5-1,110
2019 Regular SeasonArkansas74851.412.2-1,758

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Tulane

Week 13 · W 41-38 · Conference game

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

392

Total Offense

70.9 takeover

392 total offense with 66.9 efficiency.

#2

vs Memphis

Week 12 · L 18-28 · Conference game

329

Total Offense

69.7 takeover

Loss with 329 yards of offense and 49.4 efficiency.

329 total offense with 49.4 efficiency.

#3

@ UConn

Week 11 · W 62-50 · Conference game

326

Total Offense

69.4 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

326 total offense with 86.2 efficiency.

#4

vs Tulsa

Week 9 · W 38-34 · Conference game

368

Total Offense

68.9 takeover

Win with 368 yards of offense and 76.8 efficiency.

368 total offense with 76.8 efficiency.

#5

vs Auburn

Week 8 · L 10-51 · Conference game

178

Total Offense

64.9 takeover

Loss with 178 yards of offense and 44.3 efficiency.

178 total offense with 44.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · SMU

3,616 primary output · 59.2 efficiency · 12.8 usage

67.8

#2

2017 Regular Season · SMU

67.8

3,616 primary · 59.2 efficiency · 12.8 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · SMU

59.4

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