Usage Score
3.7
Player Dossier
2022-2025Ball State
DT • 6'2" • 288 lbs • Willow Springs, IL, USA
Drew Hughes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.3 disruption score.
Usage Score
3.7
Efficiency
15.3
Consistency
10
Season Value
10.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Ball State
Snapshot
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.
Drew Hughes, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Ball State. Drew Hughes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.3 disruption score.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Ball State paired 4 primary output with 15.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 15.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Auburn
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
15.3
Usage
3.7
Consistency
10
Best Game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 2. Unknown: 1. UConn: 0. Ohio: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Akron: 1. Northern Illinois: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Toledo: 0. Miami (OH): 0
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. Auburn: 3 by 32.5. Unknown: 5 by 30.8. UConn: 3 by 12.5. Ohio: 2 by 8.3. Western Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Akron: 3 by 22.5. Northern Illinois: 2 by 8.3. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Toledo: 1 by 4.2. Miami (OH): 1 by 4.2
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Auburn
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Auburn
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Miami (OH) | L 24-45 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Toledo | L 9-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 9-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Northern Illinois | L 7-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Akron | W 42-28 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Western Michigan | L 0-42 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Ohio | W 20-14 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ UConn | L 25-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Unknown | — | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Auburn | L 3-42 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Ball State
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 1.5 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 1.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ball State | 1.5 | 13.3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ball State | 4 | 15.3 | 3.7 | 2.5 |
#1 Featured game
Auburn
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.6 takeover score.
#2
Unknown
1.5
Primary metric
Game with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 47.1 takeover score.
#3
Vanderbilt
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.2 takeover score.
#4
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 29.3 takeover score.
#5
Northern Illinois
0.5
Primary metric
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 29 takeover score.
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Ball State
4 primary output · 15.3 efficiency · 3.7 usage
10.8
#2
2024 Regular Season · Ball State
7.5
1.5 primary · 13.3 efficiency · 3 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Ball State
5.5
1.5 primary · 8.8 efficiency · 2.3 usage
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Recruit Profile
Class 2021 · Rating 0.8081
Nazareth Academy · La Grange Park, IL
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
58
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 24 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
Drew Hughes quick answers
Recruiting profile
3-star recruit