Last confirmed: UCF, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 185 lb · New Bern, NC · Garden City C.C.
Mike Hughes: DB · UCF · #19.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Mike Hughes
Erases the deep middle of the field. He has played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Larry Fedora and Scott Frost. On tape: 6 tackles against Memphis, Week 14, 2017.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 11 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 0.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Roundtable Oct 19
Sports Illustrated Oct 7Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | UCF | 49 | 37 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 | North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 49 | 37 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 61-17vs Florida International | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-10@ Maryland | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 40-13vs Memphis | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 51-23@ Cincinnati | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 63-21vs East Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-21@ Navy | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 73-33vs Austin Peay | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-24@ SMU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-24vs UConn | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 45-19@ Temple | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 49-42vs No. 22 South Florida | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | W 62-55vs No. 16 Memphis | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 34-27@ No. 7 Auburn | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 37 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 11 |
Week 5 · 2017
W 40-13
vs Memphis
1 interception · 8 tackles · 2 pass breakups
Dominant 27-point win at home against Memphis.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
22%11 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
49tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL49 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 11 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Road5g | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
46.6%
424 pass / 485 run
Plays / game
69.9
13 games
Team sack rate
2.9%
446 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons, at North Carolina and UCF, 49 tackles — drafted at #30 overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Larry Fedora and Scott Frost.
Where he ended up · NFL
Minnesota VikingsEntering 9th NFL season
Minnesota VikingsEntering 9th NFL season
