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70Overall
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Ben Hicks

SMU · Quarterback · 2015-18

PASS YDS
9,066
PASS TD
71
RUSH TD
3

Career totals · 3 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

In the SMU record book, Hicks ranks No. 1 in career passing yards and No. 2 in career passing touchdowns. Hicks's 2017 season ranks No. 5 in program history for passing yards.

From 2016 to 2018, Hicks threw for 9,066 yards and 71 touchdowns.

In 17-0 that career earns a 70 overall, the 6th-highest quarterback rating at SMU since 1990 and No. 62 among all quarterbacks of the 2015-2019 era.

Season by Season

Ben Hicks season-by-season statistics at SMU
SeasonPass YdsPass TDIntRush YdsRush TD
20162,9301915-832
20173,5693312471
20182,567196-610
Total9,0667133-973

Seasons with tracked stats at SMU. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

SMU Record Book

  • No. 1 in career passing yards
  • No. 2 in career passing touchdowns
  • No. 5 in single-season passing yards (2017)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

SMU Teammates

  1. 80Rodney Clemons2015-19S
  2. 75Courtland Sutton2014-17WR
  3. 75Justin Lawler2013-17EDGE
  4. 75Mikial Onu2016-18S
  5. 74Delontae Scott2016-19EDGE
  6. 74James Proche2015-19WR
  7. 72Xavier Jones2015-19RB
  8. 72Jordan Wyatt2014-18CB
  9. 72Kyran Mitchell2014-18LB
  10. 72Horace Richardson2012-16S

Full SMU all-time roster

Top Quarterbacks of the 2015-2019 Era

  1. 99Lamar JacksonLouisville · 2015-17QB
  2. 98Joe BurrowLSU · 2018-19QB
  3. 97Kyler MurrayOklahoma · 2017-18QB
  4. 96Baker MayfieldOklahoma · 2014-17QB
  5. 93Deshaun WatsonClemson · 2014-16QB
  6. 93Trevor LawrenceClemson · 2018-20QB
  7. 93Tua TagovailoaAlabama · 2017-19QB
  8. 90Connor CookMichigan State · 2011-15QB

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Sources: Wikipedia (Ben Hicks) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.