Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-30@ New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-34vs New Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#99
Hugo Klages
Junior defensive tackle on Massachusetts's 2023 roster.
6′2″ · 295 lb · Braunschweig
CFB Index 46 · #155 of 278 interior linemenLow confidenceMassachusetts 2023 alumnus
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.
Recruiting
3★
WDE recruit
No. 1844 nationally · Signed with Massachusetts
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive tackle on Massachusetts's roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Massachusetts in 2020.
Hugo Klages
Wins his gap play after play. Three seasons at Massachusetts, two different head coaches: Alex Miller and Don Brown. One game to point at: 2 tackles against New Mexico — Week 4, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Massachusetts, 44 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
2020
- Signed with Massachusetts3-star out of Germany
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Massachusetts
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coaches2021
Alex Miller
Massachusetts
Coaching transition mid-career: Alex Miller → Don Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Massachusetts1-11HC: Alex Miller · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2022Massachusetts1-11HC: Don Brown · Run-heavy
2023Massachusetts3-9HC: Don Brown · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low 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: 1.5 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
Joe Harasymiak
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
46 · #155 of 278 interior linemen
Three-star recruit. Now #155 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 29 | 11 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Massachusetts | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 44 | 15 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jordon Earle’s 2022 season.
83%match
Matches Jordon on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Fitzgerald West Jr.'s sophomore season at Louisiana (2024).
Matches Fitzgerald on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Hugo Klages
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology