Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2017UNLV
Mike Hughes Jr.
DL • 6'2" • 315 lbs • Andrews, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mike Hughes Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
49
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · UNLV
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- UNLV
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Player Story
Mike Hughes Jr. built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Andrews, TX wearing No. 99, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Mike Hughes Jr.'s career was his defensive...
Read the storyMike Hughes Jr., DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · UNLV. Mike Hughes Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 90
- TFL
- 10.5
- Sacks
- 10
Quick Answers
Mike Hughes Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UNLV · DL
- Career Tackles
- 90
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · UNLV
- Top game
- San José State
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 53 tackles · DL 20th (top 3%) · Mountain West 62nd (top 12%) · National 639th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | UNLV | 10 | 37 | 3.5 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 31.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UNLV | 12 | 53 | 7 | 8 | - | - | 0 | 66.7 |
Related Context
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Mike Hughes Jr. played DL for UNLV. Across 2 tracked seasons, Mike Hughes Jr. recorded 90 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with UNLV.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
UNLV paired 15 primary output with 30.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · UNLV
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
30.1
Usage
13.6
Consistency
36.7
Best Game by takeover score
San José State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Howard: 0.5. Idaho: 1. Ohio State: 0. San José State: 6. San Diego State: 0. Air Force: 1. Utah State: 0.5. Fresno State: 0. Hawai'i: 4. BYU: 1. New Mexico: 0. Nevada: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Howard: 5 by 25.8. Idaho: 2 by 18.3. Ohio State: 3 by 12.5. San José State: 6 by 75. San Diego State: 4 by 16.7. Air Force: 8 by 43.3. Utah State: 4 by 21.7. Fresno State: 1 by 4.2. Hawai'i: 6 by 65. BYU: 5 by 30.8. New Mexico: 4 by 16.7. Nevada: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
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Wins2.2 · Games = 5 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 7 · -1.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San José State
Best efficiency game
75 vs San José State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ Nevada | L 16-23 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ New Mexico | W 38-35 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs BYU | L 21-31 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Hawai'i2+ sacks · Splash game | W 31-23 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | @ Fresno State | W 26-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Utah State | L 28-52 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Air Force | L 30-34 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | vs San Diego State | L 10-41 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | vs San José State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 41-13 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 6 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Ohio State | L 21-54 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Idaho | W 44-16 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Howard | L 40-43 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Mike Hughes Jr. story
Mike Hughes Jr. built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Andrews, TX wearing No. 99, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Mike Hughes Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 90 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, and 10 sacks across 22 career games in the available record. That gives Mike Hughes Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UNLV
2016-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | UNLV | 5.5 | 20.9 | 6.4 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | UNLV | 15 | 30.1 | 13.6 | 9.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs San José State
Week 5 · W 41-13 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Fresno State
Week 5 · W 45-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Hawai'i
Week 10 · W 31-23 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Wyoming
Week 11 · W 69-66 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Hawai'i
Week 7 · W 41-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · UNLV
15 primary output · 30.1 efficiency · 13.6 usage
66.7
#2
2016 Regular Season · UNLV
31.1
5.5 primary · 20.9 efficiency · 6.4 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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