Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Arizona State
Martell Hughes
LB • 6'2" • 220 lbs • San Diego, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Martell Hughes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
88
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Arizona State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Arizona State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Player Story
Martell Hughes built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a linebacker from San Diego, CA wearing No. 18, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Martell Hughes' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Arizona State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Martell Hughes, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Arizona State. Martell Hughes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 54
- TFL
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Martell Hughes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 54
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Arizona State
- Top game
- TCU
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Madison · Arizona State
- High school pipeline
- Madison · 16 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 39 tackles · LB 380th (top 30%) · Big 12 109th (top 15%) · National 962nd (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Arizona State | 9 | 15 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.7 |
| 2025 Postseason | Arizona State | 11 | 9 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 42.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Arizona State | 11 | 30 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 42.9 |
Related Context
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Martell Hughes played LB for Arizona State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Martell Hughes recorded 54 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Arizona State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Arizona State paired 7 primary output with 21.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 21.1 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: TCU
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Arizona State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
21.1
Usage
4.2
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
TCU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Duke: 1. Northern Arizona: 0. Mississippi State: 0. Texas State: 0. Baylor: 0. TCU: 3. Texas Tech: 1. Iowa State: 1. West Virginia: 0. Colorado: 0. Arizona: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 9 by 47.5. Northern Arizona: 4 by 16.7. Mississippi State: 6 by 25. Texas State: 4 by 16.7. Baylor: 2 by 8.3. TCU: 5 by 50.8. Texas Tech: 1 by 14.2. Iowa State: 1 by 14.2. West Virginia: 3 by 12.5. Colorado: 3 by 12.5. Arizona: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 8 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
TCU
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs TCU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | @ Duke | L 39-42 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Arizona | L 7-23 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Colorado | W 42-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs West Virginia | W 25-23 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Iowa State | W 24-19 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Texas Tech | W 26-22 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs TCUSplash game | W 27-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Baylor | W 27-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | vs Texas State | W 34-15 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Mississippi State | L 20-24 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Northern Arizona | W 38-19 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Martell Hughes story
Martell Hughes built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a linebacker from San Diego, CA wearing No. 18, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Martell Hughes' career was his defensive production: 54 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 2 passes defended across 20 career games in the available record. That gives Martell Hughes' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Arizona State
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | 6.9 | 1.5 | — |
| 2025 Postseason | Arizona State | 7 | 21.1 | 4.2 | 7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Arizona State | 7 | 21.1 | 4.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 37 TCU
Week 5 · W 27-24 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 44 Duke
Week 1 · L 39-42 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
52.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 3 Texas Tech
Week 8 · W 26-22 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
1
Havoc Plays
31.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 31.7 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 28 Arizona
Week 14 · L 7-23 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
29.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 29.2 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 58 Mississippi State
Week 2 · L 20-24
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Havoc Plays
19.7 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 19.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Arizona State
7 primary output · 21.1 efficiency · 4.2 usage
42.9
#2
2025 Regular Season · Arizona State
42.9
7 primary · 21.1 efficiency · 4.2 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Arizona State
39.7
0 primary · 6.9 efficiency · 1.5 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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