Usage Score
4.3
Player Dossier
2021-2025South Alabama
Dalton Hughes
LB • 6'3" • 227 lbs • Tupelo, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dalton Hughes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
18.2
Consistency
6.7
Season Value
8.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · South Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- South Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
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.
Dalton Hughes, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · South Alabama. Dalton Hughes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.2 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
South Alabama paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · South Alabama
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.1
Efficiency
18.2
Usage
4.3
Consistency
6.7
Best Game by takeover score
Texas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tulane: 0. Auburn: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0. North Texas: 0. Arkansas State: 0. Georgia State: 0. Louisiana: 1. UL Monroe: 0.5. Southern Miss: 0. Texas State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulane: 3 by 12.5. Auburn: 2 by 8.3. Coastal Carolina: 1 by 4.2. North Texas: 4 by 16.7. Arkansas State: 1 by 4.2. Georgia State: 6 by 25. Louisiana: 6 by 35. UL Monroe: 5 by 25.8. Southern Miss: 2 by 8.3. Texas State: 10 by 41.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.2 · Games = 3 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 7 · -0.0 vs Wins
First Half0 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 5 · +0.3 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
Louisiana
Best efficiency game
41.7 vs Texas State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Texas State10+ tackles | L 26-49 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Southern Miss | W 42-35 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ UL Monroe | W 26-14 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Louisiana | L 22-31 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/23 | @ Georgia State | W 38-31 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 10/14 | vs Arkansas State | L 14-15 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ North Texas | L 22-36 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Coastal Carolina | L 20-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Auburn | L 15-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Tulane | L 31-33 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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- 1
South Alabama
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
202120222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | South Alabama | 1 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | South Alabama | 1 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | South Alabama | 4.5 | 22.3 | 9.6 | 3.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | South Alabama | 1.5 | 18.2 | 4.3 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Louisiana
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.6 takeover score.
#2
Troy
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.1 takeover score.
#3
Texas State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.
#4
UL Monroe
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 34.3 takeover score.
#5
Arkansas State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 29.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2022 Regular Season · South Alabama
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
35
#2
2024 Regular Season · South Alabama
26.3
4.5 primary · 22.3 efficiency · 9.6 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · South Alabama
8.2
1.5 primary · 18.2 efficiency · 4.3 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.8185
Tupelo · Tupelo, MS
- Committed To
- South Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
67
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 22 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.