Player Career

Garrett Hughes Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Garrett Hughes story

Garrett Hughes built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Corona, CA wearing No. 95, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Garrett Hughes' career was his defensive production: 53 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, and 8.5 sacks across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with New Mexico. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Garrett Hughes' production has multiple signals. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across New Mexico.

The arc is straightforward: Garrett Hughes moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    New Mexico

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonNew Mexico0
2015 Regular SeasonNew Mexico00
2016 PostseasonNew Mexico1520.8815
2016 Regular SeasonNew Mexico1520.880
2017 Regular SeasonNew Mexico6164.9-9

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ New Mexico State

Week 2 · L 31-32

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Havoc Plays

88.9 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.

#2

vs Air Force

Week 5 · W 56-38 · Conference game

3.5

Havoc Plays

85.3 takeover

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.

#3

vs San José State

Week 5 · W 48-41 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

68.9 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.

#4

@ Colorado State

Week 12 · L 31-49 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

66.1 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.

#5

vs UL Monroe

Week 8 · W 59-17

3

Havoc Plays

66.1 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · New Mexico

15 primary output · 20.8 efficiency · 8 usage

50

#2

2016 Regular Season · New Mexico

50

15 primary · 20.8 efficiency · 8 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · New Mexico

26.6

6 primary · 16 efficiency · 4.9 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

6

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games