Drew Hughes is a defensive tackle who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Ball State.
Hughes wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at Ball State: Mike Neu and Mike Uremovich. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 0.5 sacks against New Hampshire — Week 3, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 3-42@ Auburn | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-29vs New Hampshire | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 25-31@ UConn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-14vs Ohio | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-42@ Western Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-28vs Akron | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-21@ Northern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 9-24vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 9-38@ Toledo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-45@ Miami (OH) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 12 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
7%2 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksHurry rate
4%1 hurry27 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Uremovich
Pass share
38.2%
277 pass / 449 run
Plays / game
60.5
12 games
Team sack rate
15.5%
336 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #129 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #8 of 16 Mid-American DTs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 2,280 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Mid-American as a senior.
A stat line in 24 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Neu → Mike Uremovich. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
