Player Dossier

2022-2025

Ball State

Drew Hughes

DT • 6'2" • 288 lbs • Willow Springs, IL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

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

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Ball State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Auburn

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.

Player insights

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

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · Ball State

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

15.3

Usage

3.7

Consistency

10

Best Game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

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Game-by-Game Trend

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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

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. 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

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=2 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=7 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=5 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=5 · -0.4 vs First Half

Game Log

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 24-4510000
Sat 11/22@ ToledoL 9-3811000
Sat 11/15vs Eastern MichiganL 9-2432000
Sat 10/25@ Northern IllinoisL 7-2121000
Sat 10/18vs AkronW 42-28310.500.500
Sat 10/11@ Western MichiganL 0-4242000
Sat 10/4vs OhioW 20-1420000
Sat 9/20@ UConnL 25-3132000
Sat 9/13vs Unknown510.500.500
Sat 9/6@ AuburnL 3-4232110

Career Arc

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

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    Ball State

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonBall State0
2023 Regular SeasonBall State1.58.82.31.5
2024 Regular SeasonBall State1.513.330
2025 Regular SeasonBall State415.33.72.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#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.

Top Seasons

#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

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8081

Nazareth Academy · La Grange Park, IL

Committed To
Ball State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

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.

Quick Answers

Drew Hughes quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DT
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
58