Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-17@ Duke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24vs South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#11
Dalton Hughes
Senior linebacker for Tulane. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 226 lb · Tupelo, MS · Tupelo HS
CFB Index 24 · #501 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred South Alabama → Tulane for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
2
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs South Alabama
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Tulane. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Alabama in 2021.
- Transferred from South Alabama to Tulane in 2026.
Dalton Hughes
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Three head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 1 tackles against South Alabama — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2021
- Signed with South Alabama3-star out of Tupelo
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coaches2022
Tulane
2023era →
Slade Nagle
Tulane
2024–2025era →
Jon Sumrall
Tulane
Played under 4 different head coaches: Willie Fritz, Slade Nagle, Jon Sumrall, and Will Hall. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Tulane
2025South Alabama
2026Tulane
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022South Alabama10-3HC: Kane Wommack · Balanced
2023South Alabama7-6HC: Kane Wommack · Balanced
2024South Alabama7-6HC: Major Applewhite · Balanced
2025South Alabama4-8HC: Major Applewhite · Run-heavy
2026Tulane1-1HC: Will Hall · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Hall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
24 · #501 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #501 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tulane | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | South Alabama | 40 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 16 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | South Alabama | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | South Alabama | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 69 | 27 | 5.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–24
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Alan Tisdale’s 2022 season.
Matches Alan on
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Weight
Differs from Alan on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Gerrell Johnson's senior season at Massachusetts (2023).
Matches Gerrell on
TFL rate
Weight
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Dalton Hughes
Background
Prior to Tulane: Played four years at South Alabama… 2025: Appeared in all 12 games for the Jaguars while making four starts...Finished the year with 40 tackles and a tackle for loss...Recovered a fumble against North Texas ...Made a season-high 10 tackles in his final game in a South Alabama uni...
The linebacker corps · Tulane
- #4Chris Rodgers80 tackles · 2025
- #11Dalton Hughes40 tackles · 2025
- #2Dickson Agu36 tackles · 2025
- #42Makai Williams25 tackles · 2025
- #44Jean Claude Joseph III7 tackles · 2025
5 more on the roster · Tulane team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology