Barrick Nealy

Barrick Nealy

Player Profile

Hometown:
Dallas, Texas

High School:
Adamson

Last College:
Houston

Height / Weight:
6-5 / 230

Position:
QB

Birthdate:
08/07/1983

Experience:
3L

Barrick Nealy Career Statistics

Was named the 2005 Southland Conference Player of the Year ... completed 208-of-363 passes for 2,875 yards and 21 touchdowns and was also a major threat when rushing the ball, gaining 1,057 yards on the ground on 159 carries ... finished his three-year career as Texas State's all-time career passing and total offense leader, throwing for 7,206 yards and 52 touchdowns and accumulated 8,933 yards of total offense during his career (fifth among active I-AA student-athletes) ... for his career, he completed 532-of-979 passes, had a career pass efficiency rating of 127.2 and also ran for 1,727 yards ... all told, was responsible for 70 touchdowns during his career (seventh among active I-AA student-athletes) ... his 3,129 passing yards as a sophomore along with his 2,875 yards senior season rank one-two and single season passing yards ... finished fifth in the voting for the Walter Payton Award which goes to the nation's top Division I-AA offensive player ... named All-Southland Conference First-Team ... named to the 2005 Don Hansen's Football Gazette NCAA I-AA Southwest All-Region team as well as selected to the publication's All-America Second-Team ... played in the Hula Bowl in early February.


2005: His 1,057 rushing yards as a senior ranks seventh on the Texas State all-time chart and is one of only nine, 1000-yard rushing season ... had 13 rushing touchdowns and was responsible for 40 scores during the year ... ran for 140 yards and two touchdowns and completed 14-of-23 passes for 175 yards in a win over Southern Utah the second week of the season ... 100-yard game against the Thunderbirds was the first of five 100-yard games during the season ... had six, 100-yard games during his career ... break-out game of senior campaign came on the road at Division I-A Texas A&M ... in a game moved up to a Thursday night kickoff because of approaching Hurricane Rita, completed 26-of-34 passes for 378 yards and three touchdowns ... also had five carries, including a 38-yard touchdown run that pulled the Bobcats to within two scores, 44-31 with 9:07 to play ... trailing 13-0 early in the game, completed a 72-yard pass to Markee White to the A&M one ... after the Bobcats were flagged for an illegal procedure call, would completed a six-yard touchdown pass to White ... was named the Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week as well as selected a Weekly All-Star by i-aa.org ... completed 10-of-15 passes for 164 yards and rushed for 121 yards, including a 36-yard scoring run against South Dakota State ... was named to the Payton Award "Watch List" following the Southeastern Louisiana game ... completed 13-of-30 passes for 216 yards against SLU ... only game in which he did not pass for 100 yards during the year came against Oklahoma Panhandle State ... completed 5-of-7 passes for 86 yards in limited action ... ran for 73 yards, including scoring runs of 11 and five yards in the Bobcats' 31-16 win over SLC preseason favorite Northwestern State ... also passed for 167 yards, completing 11-of-26 passes and throwing for two touchdowns in win over NSU ... was named the SLC Offensive Player of the Week after the Northwestern State win ... led the Bobcats back from a 26-7, fourth-quarter deficit against Nicholls State only to have the `Cats lose in overtime 32-29 ... passed for 227 yards and two touchdowns in the overtime loss ... came back to complete 15-of-22 passes for 128 yards and ran for 69 yards and two touchdowns in the Bobcats' 49-7 win over McNeese State ... victory against the Cowboys started a five-game winning streak, including a pair of NCAA post-season wins ... named the Sports Network's I-AA Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Bobcats to a 38-21 win at Stephen F. Austin ... rolled up 375 yards of total offense and three touchdowns in the win over SFA, including 16-of-24 passing for 224 yards and a pair of second-half touchdown passes ... also ran for 151 yards, including an 81-yard touchdown sprint late in the fourth quarter to ice the SLC win ... the SFA game marked the first of three straight 100-yard rushing games ... rushed for 153 yards in the SLC


championship-clinching win over Sam Houston State ... the following week ran for 126 yards, including a 76-yard touchdown run against Georgia Southern in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs ... also passed for 400 yards and four touchdowns as Texas State scored 27 points in the fourth quarter to come from behind and beat the Eagles 50-35 ... had 526 yards in total offense in the win ... passed for 211 yards and ran for 53 in the Bobcats' 14-7 quarterfinal win over Cal Poly ... closed out career by completing 16-of-25 passes for 221 yards and three touchdowns in overtime loss to Northern Iowa.

2004: While his season totals for attempts, completions and yards were significantly lower in the offensive scheme utilized during the year, became a much more efficient quarterback junior season ... completed 84-of-143 passes for 1,202 yards and 10 touchdowns ... raised his completion percentage almost 10 points from sophomore year to 58.7 percent ... also averaged 8.4 yards per pass during the 2004 season after averaging 6.6 yards in 2003 ... 144.0 pass efficiency rating ranked second in the Southland Conference as well as 14th among Division I-AA quarterbacks ... always a threat to run the ball and rushed for 409 yards and two touchdowns during the year ... began the year by completing 5-of-6 passes for 73 yards and scored the Bobcats' first points on a 15-yard run in a 45-10 season-opening win over Angelo State ... had six carries for 39 yards against the Rams ... an early second-half shoulder injury against Angelo State would sideline him for the next two games ... returned to the Bobcat lineup and started in an early October road game at Appalachian State ... registered his first and only 100-yard rushing game in the 41-34 loss against the No. 24 Mountaineers, carrying the ball 17 times for 102 yards ... also completed 20-of-36 passes for 219 yards to account for 321 yards of total offense ... passed for a season-high 290 yards in the Bobcats' 38-21 loss at No. 9 Cal Poly ... completed 13-of-28 passes and threw for three touchdowns in the loss ... reoccurring shoulder injury sidelined him during the Stephen F. Austin game and his playing time was limited in games against McNeese State and Northwestern State ... started against Nicholls State and completed 10-of-13 passes for 186 yards and four touchdowns ... also ran for 97 yards and a score on 14 carries in the Bobcats' 35-12 win over the Colonels ... closed out the year completing 7-of-10 passes for 84 yards and a touchdown in loss at Sam Houston State.

2003: Broke several passing records throughout his first season with the Bobcats ... completed 240-of-473 passes for 3129 yards and 21 touchdowns ... all four season numbers were school records as was his 3,390 yards of total offense during the year ... University of Houston transfer had five of the Top 10 passing games in school history during his sophomore season ... passed for a school-record 398 yards in the `Cats home-opener against Angelo State ... also set Texas State records for pass completions (290) against the Rams ... a week earlier in the Bobcats' season opener, completed 27-of-60 passes for 321 yards and a touchdown in a loss at New Mexico ... the 60 attempts as well as 70 total offensive plays at New Mexico were also school records ... in addition to passing numbers, ran for 261 yards and three touchdowns on 133 carries during the year ... in a 34-32 win over UC-Davis, completed 28-of-43 passes for 384 yards and three touchdowns, including a 62-yarder scoring strike to Jarvis Smith to put the Bobcats up 34-26 with 9:25 to play in the game ... 384 passing yards against UC-Davis ranks second all-time at Texas State only to his performance earlier that season against Angelo State ... passed for 336 yards and two touchdowns in a loss at Stephen F. Austin ... was 22-of-59 passing against the Lumberjacks ... had 20+ pass attempts in all 12 games and registered six multiple, touchdown-pass games during the year.

Houston: Was the University of Houston's starting quarterback the first four games of the 2002 season ... a knee injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season ... completed 45-of-84 passes for 542 yards and three touchdowns ... before being injured, completed 53.6 percent of his passes ... also ran for 190 yards and two touchdowns ... helped snap a 15-game Houston losing streak in his first career game, running for a touchdown and throwing for another in a 24-10 win over cross town rival Rice in the Cougars' season-opener ... completed 11-of-24 passes for 182 yards and threw two touchdown passes, including a 55-yarder, in Houston's 36-17 win over Louisiana-Lafayette ... also ran for 42 yards and a touchdown on eight carries against the Ragin' Cajuns.

Adamson High School: Started three years at Adamson where he was named first-team all-district ... passed for more than 4,000 yards and 30 touchdowns during his career ... a First-Team Academic All-State selection ... as a senior threw for 1,667 yards and 13 touchdowns while running for 796 yards and nine touchdown ... also a first-team all-district pick playing basketball for Adamson.

Personal: Born Aug. 7, 1983 in Dallas ... son of Jacqueline Nealy ... is an exercise and sports science major who is also pursuing a minor in history at Texas State.