Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017New Mexico
Garrett Hughes
DL • 6'2" • 264 lbs • Corona, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Garrett Hughes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · New Mexico
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- New Mexico
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Player 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...
Read the storyGarrett Hughes, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · New Mexico. Garrett Hughes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 53
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 8.5
- QB hurries
- 1
Quick Answers
Garrett Hughes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico · DL
- Career Tackles
- 53
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · New Mexico
- Top game
- New Mexico State
- Latest roster
- No. 95 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 24 tackles · DL 219th (top 31%) · Mountain West 156th (top 29%) · National 1,722nd (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | New Mexico | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico | 13 | 26 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2017 Regular Season | New Mexico | 10 | 24 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 26.6 |
Related Context
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Garrett Hughes played DL for New Mexico. Across 4 tracked seasons, Garrett Hughes recorded 53 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with New Mexico.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
New Mexico paired 15 primary output with 20.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 20.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · New Mexico
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
20.8
Usage
8
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 0. South Dakota: 0. New Mexico State: 5. Rutgers: 0. San José State: 3. Boise State: 0. Air Force: 1. UL Monroe: 3. Hawai'i: 0. Nevada: 0. Utah State: 0. Colorado State: 3. Wyoming: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTSA: 3 by 12.5. South Dakota: 2 by 8.3. New Mexico State: 4 by 66.7. Rutgers: 3 by 12.5. San José State: 4 by 46.7. Boise State: 1 by 4.2. Air Force: 1 by 14.2. UL Monroe: 2 by 38.3. Hawai'i: 2 by 8.3. Nevada: 2 by 8.3. Utah State: 2 by 8.3. Colorado State: 2 by 38.3. Wyoming: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 9 · -1.2 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 4 · +1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
New Mexico State
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs New Mexico State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/17 | @ UTSA | W 23-20 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/27 | vs Wyoming | W 56-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Colorado StateSplash game | L 31-49 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Utah State | W 24-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | vs Nevada | W 35-26 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | @ Hawai'i | W 28-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | vs UL MonroeSplash game | W 59-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Air Force | W 45-40 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Boise State | L 21-49 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs San José StateSplash game | W 48-41 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Rutgers | L 28-37 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | @ New Mexico State2+ sacks · Splash game | L 31-32 | 4 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs South Dakota | W 48-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
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New Mexico
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | New Mexico | 15 | 20.8 | 8 | 15 |
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico | 15 | 20.8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | New Mexico | 6 | 16 | 4.9 | -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
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#2
2016 Regular Season · New Mexico
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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
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