Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2017UCF
Mike Hughes
DB • 5'11" • 185 lbs • New Bern, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mike Hughes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
42
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · UCF
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- North Carolina • UCF
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Player Story
Mike Hughes built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive back from New Bern, NC wearing No. 19, spending time with North Carolina and UCF. The clearest part of Mike Hughes' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 30
- Overall
- No. 30
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
Mike Hughes, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · UCF. Mike Hughes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 49
- TFL
- 0.5
- Passes defended
- 11
- Touchdowns
- 8
Featured Highlight
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Mike Hughes UCF Highlights
2017 · UCF · Player Highlight
Mike Hughes college highlights at UCF.
- Season
- 2017
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Mike Hughes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UCF · DB
- Career Tackles
- 49
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · UCF
- Top game
- Memphis
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Ridge Point
- High school pipeline
- Ridge Point · 36 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 1 · Pick 30 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 19 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 49 tackles · DB 162nd (top 21%) · American Athletic 71st (top 14%) · National 731st (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | North Carolina | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2015 Regular Season | North Carolina | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2017 Postseason | UCF | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UCF | 13 | 44 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 11 | 8 | 53.3 |
Related Context
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Mike Hughes played DB for North Carolina and UCF. Across 2 tracked seasons, Mike Hughes recorded 49 tackles and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with UCF.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
UCF paired 15.5 primary output with 27.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 27.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across North Carolina, UCF.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · UCF
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
27.6
Usage
3.8
Consistency
53.6
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 0. Florida International: 3. Maryland: 1. Memphis: 3. Cincinnati: 1.5. East Carolina: 1. Navy: 1. Austin Peay: 0. SMU: 1. UConn: 1. Temple: 0. South Florida: 3. Memphis: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Auburn: 5 by 20.8. Florida International: 2 by 38.3. Maryland: 3 by 22.5. Memphis: 8 by 63.3. Cincinnati: 5 by 35.8. East Carolina: 0 by 10. Navy: 4 by 26.7. Austin Peay: 3 by 12.5. SMU: 3 by 22.5. UConn: 2 by 18.3. Temple: 6 by 25. South Florida: 2 by 38.3. Memphis: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half1.5 · Games = 7 · +0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · Games = 6 · -0.7 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
63.3 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/1 | @ Auburn | W 34-27 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/2 | vs Memphis | W 62-55 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/24 | vs South FloridaSplash game | W 49-42 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Temple | W 45-19 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs UConn | W 49-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ SMU | W 31-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Austin Peay | W 73-33 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Navy | W 31-21 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs East Carolina | W 63-21 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ Cincinnati | W 51-23 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs MemphisSplash game | W 40-13 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Maryland | W 38-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/31 | vs Florida InternationalSplash game | W 61-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
Player Story
Mike Hughes story
Mike Hughes built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive back from New Bern, NC wearing No. 19, spending time with North Carolina and UCF. The clearest part of Mike Hughes' career was his defensive production: 49 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 11 passes defended across 15 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with UCF. 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 Mike Hughes' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 974 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 15 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across North Carolina and UCF.
The arc is straightforward: Mike 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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North Carolina
2015
Opening stop
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UCF
2017
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2015201520172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | North Carolina | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | UCF | 15.5 | 27.6 | 3.8 | 15.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UCF | 15.5 | 27.6 | 3.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Memphis
Week 5 · W 40-13 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#2
vs South Florida
Week 13 · W 49-42 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Florida International
Week 1 · W 61-17
3
Havoc Plays
50.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Cincinnati
Week 6 · W 51-23 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
47.2 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Maryland
Week 4 · W 38-10
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Havoc Plays
33.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 33.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · UCF
15.5 primary output · 27.6 efficiency · 3.8 usage
53.3
#2
2017 Regular Season · UCF
53.3
15.5 primary · 27.6 efficiency · 3.8 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · North Carolina
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0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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