Ben Hicks is an American former college football quarterback. He played for the SMU Mustangs and Arkansas Razorbacks.
Early life Hicks attended Midway High School in Waco, Texas. As a senior he threw for over 3,400 yards and 28 touchdowns. He was invited to the Elite 11, where he finished with a high rank among the other participants. A four-star recruit, Hicks was once committed to Houston, before he flipped his commitment to play at Southern Methodist University.
College career
SMU After redshirting in 2015, Hicks started 11 games in 2016, after an injury to Matt Davis in the season opener. He finished his redshirt freshman season passing for 2,930 yards, 19 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions. In 2017, he passed for 3,569 yards and 33 touchdowns. At the conclusion of the 2018 season, Hicks announced his decision to transfer.
Hicks finished his time at SMU totaling 9,081 yards, 71 touchdowns, and 34 interceptions. He was the program's leader in career passing yards until Kevin Jennings broke his record in 2026.
Arkansas Hicks transferred to the University of Arkansas, reuniting with his former coach, Chad Morris. Entering the 2019 season opener against Portland State, Hicks was named the Razorback's starting quarterback. In his first start with Arkansas, he completed 14 of 29 passes for 143 yards, in a 20–13 win. After struggling the following week against Ole Miss, Hicks was benched in favor of Nick Starkel. He finished the season throwing for 738 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions.
Hicks finished his career throwing for 9,819 yards, 73 touchdowns, and 36 interceptions.
Statistics
Year Team Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD 2015 SMU Redshirt 2016 SMU 12 11 4–7 234 422 55.5 2,930 6.9 19 15 121.5 41 -83 -2.0 2 2017 SMU 13 13 7–6 276 472 58.5 3,569 7.6 33 12 140.0 54 47 0.9 1 2018 SMU 12 9 3–6 208 372 55.9 2,582 6.9 19 7 127.3 45 -68 -1.5 0 2019 Arkansas 7 4 1–3 65 137 47.4 738 5.4 2 2 94.6 21 19 0.5 0 Career 44 37 15−22 783 1,403 55.8 9,819 7.0 73 36 126.6 161 -94 -0.6 3
References
External links Arkansas Razorbacks bio SMU Mustangs bio