Usage / Role
67%
Regular offensive contributor
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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.
Impact Production
42
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
49
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
50
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- SMU • Arkansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
Player 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...
Read the storyBen 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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 9,717
- Passing yards
- 9,804
- Touchdowns
- 76
Quick Answers
Ben Hicks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arkansas · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 9,717
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · SMU
- Top game
- Tulane
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2019 Total offense rank
- 748 total offense · QB 165th (top 45%) · SEC 29th (top 17%) · National 263rd (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | SMU | 12 | 2,847 | 2,930 | -83 | 21 | 59.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | SMU | 13 | 95 | 127 | -32 | 1 | 67.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | SMU | 13 | 3,521 | 3,442 | 79 | 33 | 67.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | SMU | 12 | 2,506 | 2,567 | -61 | 19 | 57.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Arkansas | 7 | 748 | 738 | 10 | 2 | 41.4 |
Related Context
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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
2016 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 53.9 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: North Texas
Win with 145 yards of offense and 85.2 efficiency. It landed in the 8.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · SMU
Games
12
Primary Metric / G
237.3
Efficiency
53.9
Usage
9.8
Consistency
82.9
Best Game by takeover score
North Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Texas: 145. Baylor: 236. Liberty: 198. TCU: 241. Temple: 173. Tulsa: 257. Houston: 240. Tulane: 285. Memphis: 154. East Carolina: 235. South Florida: 366. Navy: 317
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Texas: 9 by 85.2. Baylor: 47 by 44.5. Liberty: 35 by 47.2. TCU: 41 by 47.4. Temple: 45 by 43.2. Tulsa: 54 by 49.3. Houston: 34 by 63.2. Tulane: 37 by 51.7. Memphis: 36 by 50.1. East Carolina: 32 by 56.3. South Florida: 44 by 54.7. Navy: 49 by 53.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins220.6 · Games = 5 · -28.5 vs Losses
Losses249.1 · Games = 7 · +28.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
North Texas
Best efficiency game
85.2 vs North Texas
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Navy300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 31-75 | 31 | 44 | 331 | 70.5 | 2 | 2 | 53.7 | 5 | -14 | -2.80 | 1 | 8 |
| Sun 11/20 | vs South Florida300-yard game | L 27-35 | 25 | 41 | 380 | 61.0 | 2 | 2 | 54.7 | 3 | -14 | -4.70 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ East Carolina3+ TD | W 55-31 | 18 | 30 | 235 | 60.0 | 3 | 0 | 56.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Memphis | L 7-51 | 17 | 31 | 170 | 54.8 | 1 | 0 | 50.1 | 5 | -16 | -3.20 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Tulane300-yard game | W 35-31 | 16 | 31 | 302 | 51.6 | 2 | 2 | 51.7 | 6 | -17 | -2.80 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Houston3+ TD | W 38-16 | 16 | 31 | 228 | 51.6 | 3 | 0 | 63.2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Tulsa | L 40-43 | 29 | 52 | 258 | 55.8 | 2 | 0 | 49.3 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Temple | L 20-45 | 22 | 42 | 199 | 52.4 | 2 | 2 | 43.2 | 3 | -26 | -8.70 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs TCU | L 3-33 | 19 | 35 | 244 | 54.3 | 0 | 2 | 47.4 | 6 | -3 | -0.50 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Liberty | W 29-14 | 19 | 32 | 209 | 59.4 | 0 | 2 | 47.2 | 3 | -11 | -3.70 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Baylor | L 13-40 | 17 | 44 | 229 | 38.6 | 1 | 3 | 44.5 | 3 | 7 | 2.30 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/3 | @ North Texas | W 34-21 | 5 | 9 | 145 | 55.6 | 1 | 0 | 85.2 | — | — | — | — | — |
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
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
vs Tulane
Week 13 · W 41-38 · Conference game
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
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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
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#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
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250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
11
3+ TD games
12
Above avg efficiency
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