Barrick Nealy is beginning to generate some substantial buzz, he has been compared to: Tony Banks, Steve McNair and Aaron Brooks.  Like all 3 he has all the physical tools and like all of them coming out of college there are still questions unanswered regarding him.  And though larger and he may not look like Rich Gannon he has more similarities than you might expect.  Both are good athletes Gannon’s best 40 was 4.55 within .02 of Nealy’s, both are from 1-AA programs and both will have to show that they make the adjustment to the multiply complex offenses and defenses that are run in the NFL.   If Nealy is available after the middle of the 4^th round I believe he might rank as on of the top 5 steals of the 2006 NFL Draft. Nealy, who was named SLC Player of the Week three times this season, guided the Bobcats to a 5-1 SLC record with the only loss being an overtime affair at Nicholls. Nealy finished the regular season ranked third in the SLC in passing and rushing. He accumulated 75.8 yards per game on the ground and threw for 185.7 yards passing per outing to rank second in the league with 261.5 yards per game.

Nealy for the 2005 season, completed 208-of-363 passes (57.3-percent) for 2,875 yards and 21 touchdowns, and was a major threat when rushing with the ball, gaining 1,057 yards on the ground on 159 carries (6.6 yards per carry) and scored 13 rushing touchdowns, and 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).   During the regular season he had only five interceptions and has rushed for another 11 scores to rank fourth in the SLC with 66 points scored. His regular season yardage total of 2,877 was derived from 2,043 through the air and another 834
rushing. Nealy's 131.4 passing efficiency ranks first in the SLC among starters.

2005: Was named the 2005 Southland Conference Player of the Year Nealy, a senior, from Dallas, Texas, was named the Southland Conference Player of the Year, leading Texas State to an 11-3 record, Southland Conference championship and an appearance in the NCAA Division 1-AA semi-finals to cap his career. 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, and was responsible for 70 touchdowns during his career (seventh among active I-AA student-athletes) finishing fifth in the voting for the Walter Payton Award which goes to the nation's top Division I-AA offensive player.

2004: While his season totals for attempts, completions and yards were significantly lower in the offensive scheme utilized during that year, Barrick became a much more efficient quarterback junior season, he completed 84-of-143 passes for 1,202 yards and 10 touchdowns and raised his completion percentage almost 10 points from sophomore year to 58.7 percent and averaged 8.4 yards per pass during the 2004 season after averaging 6.6 yards in 2003.  His 144.0 pass efficiency rating ranked second in the Southland Conference as well as 14th among Division I-AA quarterbacks .  A very dangerous athlete, Nealy is always a threat to run the ball and rushed for 409 yards and two touchdowns during the year, but a 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, he started against Nicholls State and completed 10-of-13 passes for 186 yards and four touchdowns and 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 240-of-473 passes completed for 3129 yards and 21 touchdowns all four season numbers are school records as was his 3,390 yards of total offense during the year. As a University of Houston transfer had five of the Top 10 passing games in school history during his sophomore season and 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 and 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 , until a knee injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season he had completed 45-of-84 passes for 542 yards and three touchdowns prior to his injury, and completed 53.6 percent of his passes and ran for 190 yards and two touchdowns helping to  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.

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