Ten Years, Ten Best Players - #4: Nick Hooper

Number four in the countdown of the ten best players from the first decade of Cy Woods football is a guy whose name appears quite a bit in Cy Woods' record book.

#4: Nick Hooper, QB, 2011-14

College: Texas A&M (as a student)

Photo by Cameron Brooks

Notable Games

2011 vs. Cy Springs - 7 rush, 101 yards, TD; first freshman to appear in a regular-season game for Cy Woods, first freshman to score a touchdown at the varsity level for Cy Woods

2012 vs. Cy Ranch: helped lead Wildcats to an overtime win after Mason Roberts went down with an injury

2013 vs. Cy Springs: 13-19, 334 yards, 3 TD; 16 rush, 68 yards, TD

2014 vs. Cy Ridge: 12-16, 356 yards, 5 TD

2014 vs. Langham Creek: 27-37, 448 yards, 2 TD, INT; 22 rush, 155 yards, 2 TD - school record for passing yards in a game and total yards in a game

2014 vs. Cy-Fair: 15-23, 254 yards, TD, 3 INT; 28 rush, 93 yards, 3 TD; game-winning 6-yard TD run in overtime

Records held at Cy Woods

Most rushing touchdowns in a single season (includes playoffs) - 22, 2014

Most rushing attempts in a single season and career - 224 (2014), 490

Most passing yards in a game - 448, 2014 vs. Langham Creek

Most offensive yards in a game - 603, 2014 vs. Langham Creek

Nick Hooper might have been the closest thing to Colton Huntsman. The moment he set foot into Cy Woods, he was destined to become the next big thing for the Wildcats. Like Colton, Nick could beat opponents as a gunslinger or a runner. Pick your poison...

Hooper took a rather circuitous path towards becoming the starting quarterback: he made his varsity debut deep in a blowout win as a running back. He began his sophomore year as a starting wide receiver and the third-string quarterback behind Nate German and Mason Roberts. When Mason was knocked out of the Cy Ranch game with an injury, Nick stepped in and led the Cats to a victory over a hated rival.

Nick engineered one of the most explosive offenses in school history. With weapons such as R.J. Harmon, C.J. Jones, Jared Taylor, Tre' Hart, and Jordan Johnson, the 2014 Cy Woods Wildcats lit up the scoreboard on a weekly basis, ultimately falling just five points shy of a school record. 

Nick Hooper received offers to play college football from a number of programs, but in the end, he elected to go to A&M strictly as a student. I think he would have done well for himself had he decided to play college football.