Dalton Hughes

LB • 6'3" • 227 lbs • Tupelo, MS, USA

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Dalton Hughes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.2 disruption score.

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Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

Developing production for a linebacker

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Reliability

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · South Alabama

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 5
Program Path: South Alabama
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana

Player Story

Dalton Hughes built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Tupelo, MS wearing No. 11, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Dalton Hughes' career was his defensive production:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8185

Tupelo · Tupelo, MS

Committed To: South Alabama
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2021

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Latest team and position: South Alabama · LB
Career Tackles: 67
Tracked sample: 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 22 games
Best season: 2024 Regular Season · South Alabama
Top game: Louisiana
Recruit profile: 3-star · Tupelo · South Alabama
High school pipeline: Tupelo · 19 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 11 · Senior
2025 Tackles rank: 40 tackles · LB 371st (top 30%) · Sun Belt 109th (top 18%) · National 917th (top 15%)

Dalton Hughes played LB for South Alabama. Across 5 tracked seasons, Dalton Hughes recorded 67 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with South Alabama.

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