Player Career

Justin Hughes Career Story

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

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

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

  1. 1

    Kansas State

    2015-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2015201620172017201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonKansas State0
2016 Regular SeasonKansas State00
2017 PostseasonKansas State08.41.50
2017 Regular SeasonKansas State08.41.50
2018 Regular SeasonKansas State935.411.39
2019 Regular SeasonKansas State0-9
2020 Regular SeasonKansas State326.75.63

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.

4

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

71.2

#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