Usage Score
5.8
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.
Efficiency
26.7
Consistency
12.5
Season Value
12.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · Kansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Kansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Justin Hughes, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · Kansas State. Justin Hughes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Kansas State paired 0 primary output with 8.4 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.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2020 Regular Season · Kansas State
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
26.7
Usage
5.8
Consistency
12.5
Best Game by takeover score
Texas
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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
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
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
Wins0 · n=4 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · n=4 · +0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=4 · +0.3 vs First Half
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 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Kansas State
2015-2020
Opening stop
Season 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 | 7 | 33.2 | 10.7 | 7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | — | — | -7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kansas State | 3 | 26.7 | 5.8 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Kansas
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 59 takeover score.
#2
Oklahoma State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.
#3
Arkansas State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.9 takeover score.
#4
Texas
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.9 takeover score.
#5
Oklahoma State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 30.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2017 Postseason · Kansas State
0 primary output · 8.4 efficiency · 1.5 usage
36.6
#2
2017 Regular Season · Kansas State
36.6
0 primary · 8.4 efficiency · 1.5 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Kansas State
27.1
7 primary · 33.2 efficiency · 10.7 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.8194
Tucker · Tucker, GA
- Committed To
- Kansas State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
1
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
103
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 19 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.