Drew Hughes
Drew Hughes
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ball State | 27 | 12 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Ball State | 22 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Ball State | 9 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 58 | 20 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 34–29
vs New Hampshire
5 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 SACKS
Edged out New Hampshire at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Wins his gap play after play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Ball State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Ball State
Returning around him
- 8% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +6 net (24 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ball State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #115 · 2026 recruiting class #112
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Allen Henry’s 2023 season.
Matches Allen on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ifeanyi Maijeh's junior season at Rutgers (2022).
Matches Ifeanyi on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #10327
Peaked at #10327 this season.