Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2020Kansas State
Justin Hughes
LB • 6'1" • 229 lbs • Tucker, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Justin Hughes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
52
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
65
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Kansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Kansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
Player Story
Justin Hughes built his college career from 2015 through 2020 as a linebacker from Tucker, GA wearing No. 32, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Justin Hughes' career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Kansas State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Justin Hughes, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Kansas State. Justin Hughes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 103
- TFL
- 9
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Justin Hughes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 103
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Kansas State
- Top game
- Kansas
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Tucker · Kansas State
- High school pipeline
- Tucker · 54 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 32 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 44 tackles · LB 208th (top 19%) · Big 12 39th (top 9%) · National 383rd (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | Kansas State | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas State | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas State | 9 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 71.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kansas State | 8 | 44 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 29.8 |
Related Context
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Justin Hughes played LB for Kansas State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Justin Hughes recorded 103 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Kansas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Kansas State paired 9 primary output with 35.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Kansas State
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
26.7
Usage
5.6
Consistency
12.5
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 1. Oklahoma: 0. Texas Tech: 0. TCU: 0. Kansas: 0. West Virginia: 0. Oklahoma State: 1. Texas: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas State: 6 by 35. Oklahoma: 10 by 41.7. Texas Tech: 5 by 20.8. TCU: 4 by 16.7. Kansas: 2 by 8.3. West Virginia: 9 by 37.5. Oklahoma State: 6 by 35. Texas: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 4 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 4 · +0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
Best efficiency game
41.7 vs Oklahoma
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/5 | vs Texas | L 31-69 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Oklahoma State | L 18-20 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | @ West Virginia | L 10-37 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Kansas | W 55-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | @ TCU | W 21-14 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Texas Tech | W 31-21 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Oklahoma10+ tackles | W 38-35 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Arkansas State | L 31-35 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Justin Hughes story
Justin Hughes built his college career from 2015 through 2020 as a linebacker from Tucker, GA wearing No. 32, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Justin Hughes' career was his defensive production: 103 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, and 1 pass defended across 19 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Kansas State. 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 Justin Hughes' production has multiple signals. With 19 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas State.
The arc is straightforward: Justin 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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Kansas State
2015-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620172017201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Kansas State | 0 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas State | 9 | 35.4 | 11.3 | 9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | — | — | -9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kansas State | 3 | 26.7 | 5.6 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kansas
Week 11 · W 21-17 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Oklahoma State
Week 10 · L 18-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Texas
Week 14 · L 31-69 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
68 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68 takeover score.
#4
vs Arkansas State
Week 2 · L 31-35
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Havoc Plays
60.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Texas Tech
Week 12 · W 21-6 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Kansas State
9 primary output · 35.4 efficiency · 11.3 usage
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#2
2017 Postseason · Kansas State
40.2
0 primary · 8.4 efficiency · 1.5 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Kansas State
40.2
0 primary · 8.4 efficiency · 1.5 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
1
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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