Player Dossier

2016-2019

Fresno State

Juju Hughes

DB • 5'11" • 188 lbs • Hanford, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Juju Hughes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.9 disruption score.

Usage / Role

70%

Major defensive role

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Impact Production

83

High-end production for a defensive back

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Reliability

78

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

81

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Fresno State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Fresno State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: San José State

Player Story

Juju Hughes built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive back from Hanford, CA wearing No. 23, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Juju Hughes' career was his defensive production:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2016 · Rating 0.8241

Hanford · Hanford, CA

Committed To
Fresno State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Juju Hughes, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Fresno State. Juju Hughes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.9 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
239
TFL
9.5
Sacks
1
QB hurries
1
Passes defended
22

Quick Answers

Juju Hughes quick answers

Latest team and position
Fresno State · DB
Career Tackles
239
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 48 games
Best season
2017 Postseason · Fresno State
Top game
San José State
Recruit profile
3-star · Hanford · Fresno State
High school pipeline
Hanford · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 23 · Senior
2019 Tackles rank
80 tackles · DB 32nd (top 4%) · Mountain West 25th (top 5%) · National 198th (top 4%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonFresno State8181.50--012
2017 PostseasonFresno State14210--062.6
2017 Regular SeasonFresno State14696117062.6
2018 PostseasonFresno State140-0--050.4
2018 Regular SeasonFresno State1470-0-7050.4
2019 Regular SeasonFresno State128010-8055.2

Related Context

Juju Hughes played DB for Fresno State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Juju Hughes recorded 239 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Fresno State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

Fresno State paired 17 primary output with 33.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 36.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: San José State

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2019 Regular Season · Fresno State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.9

Efficiency

36.9

Usage

7.7

Consistency

54.8

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. USC: 0. Minnesota: 2. Sacramento State: 1. New Mexico State: 0. Air Force: 0. UNLV: 1. Colorado State: 2. Hawai'i: 2. Utah State: 1. San Diego State: 0. Nevada: 0. San José State: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 11 by 45.8. Minnesota: 5 by 40.8. Sacramento State: 3 by 22.5. New Mexico State: 7 by 29.2. Air Force: 10 by 41.7. UNLV: 7 by 39.2. Colorado State: 4 by 36.7. Hawai'i: 10 by 61.7. Utah State: 6 by 35. San Diego State: 2 by 8.3. Nevada: 6 by 25. San José State: 9 by 57.5

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1 · Games = 4 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 8 · -0.1 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

61.7 vs Hawai'i

Result
Sun 12/1@ San José StateSplash gameL 16-1797101
Sun 11/24vs NevadaL 28-3565000
Sat 11/16@ San Diego StateL 7-1720000
Sun 11/10vs Utah StateL 35-3764001
Sun 11/3@ Hawai'i10+ tackles · Splash gameW 41-38107002
Sat 10/26vs Colorado StateSplash gameL 31-41440011
Sat 10/19vs UNLVW 56-27760010
Sat 10/12@ Air Force10+ tacklesL 24-43102000
Sun 9/29@ New Mexico StateW 30-1772000
Sun 9/22vs Sacramento StateW 34-2031001
Sun 9/8vs MinnesotaSplash gameL 35-3852002
Sun 9/1@ USC10+ tacklesL 23-31117000

Player Story

Juju Hughes story

Juju Hughes built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive back from Hanford, CA wearing No. 23, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Juju Hughes' career was his defensive production: 239 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 7 interceptions across 48 career games in the available record. His career also includes 11 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Juju Hughes' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Fresno State

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201620172017201820182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonFresno State1.511.22.9
2017 PostseasonFresno State1733.38.215.5
2017 Regular SeasonFresno State1733.38.20
2018 PostseasonFresno State1129.46.3-6
2018 Regular SeasonFresno State1129.46.30
2019 Regular SeasonFresno State1136.97.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ San José State

Week 6 · W 27-10 · Conference game

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

91.7 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.

#2

vs New Mexico

Week 7 · W 38-0 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

88.6 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.

#3

@ San José State

Week 14 · L 16-17 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

82.2 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.

#4

vs Air Force

Week 9 · L 21-31 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

78.6 takeover

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.

#5

@ Hawai'i

Week 10 · W 41-38 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

78.3 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Fresno State

17 primary output · 33.3 efficiency · 8.2 usage

62.6

#2

2017 Regular Season · Fresno State

62.6

17 primary · 33.3 efficiency · 8.2 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Fresno State

55.2

11 primary · 36.9 efficiency · 7.7 usage

Milestones

8

Impact games

8

Splash games

5

10+ tackle games