Mike McHugh

WR · Northwestern 2015 · #6

Last confirmed: Northwestern, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′3″ · Kirkwood, MO

Mike McHugh: WR · Northwestern · #6.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Mike McHugh

WR · Northwestern · #6

Moves the chains on third down. This is his second year in the same receiving corps at Northwestern. A game that shows it: 43 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Iowa — Week 7, 2015.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2015	Northwestern	16	160	10.0
2014	Northwestern	9	115	12.8
Career		25	275	11.0

Season	Team
2015	Northwestern	--	--
2014	Northwestern	3	−3
Career		3	−3

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2015 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 16-6vs No. 21 Stanford	1	1	1.0	1
Wk 2	W 41-0vs Eastern Illinois	2	17	8.5	15
Wk 3	W 19-10@ Duke	1	4	4.0	4
Wk 4	W 24-19vs Ball State	1	21	21.0	21
Wk 5	W 27-0vs Minnesota	1	11	11.0	11
Wk 6	L 0-38@ No. 18 Michigan	2	0	0.0	2
Wk 7	L 10-40vs No. 17 Iowa	2	43	21.5	34	Season-high 43 yds
Wk 8	W 30-28@ Nebraska	1	22	22.0	22
Wk 10	W 23-21vs Penn State	1	14	14.0	14
Wk 11	W 21-14vs Purdue	2	17	8.5	13
Wk 12	W 13-7@ No. 21 Wisconsin	2	10	5.0	6
Total		16	160	10.0	34

Signature game

Week 7 · 2015

L 10-40

vs Iowa

2 rec · 43 yds

With H. Niswander — 38.2 yards per punt · 9 punts · 53 long · S. Vault — 8 rush yds (4 car) · 1 rec · 8 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · Iowa · 3rd and 15 · Q2 · EPA +3.49Clayton Thorson pass complete to Mike McHugh for 34 yds to the Iowa 9 for a
Week 4 · Ball State · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.63Clayton Thorson pass complete to Mike McHugh for 21 yds to the Nwest 49 for a
Week 10 · Penn State · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.10Zack Oliver pass complete to Mike McHugh for 14 yds to the PnSt 42 for a
Week 2 · Eastern Illinois · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.09Clayton Thorson pass complete to Mike McHugh for 15 yds to the Nwest 45 for a
Week 5 · Minnesota · 4th and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.08Clayton Thorson pass complete to Mike McHugh for 11 yds to the Minn 18 for a
Week 7 · Iowa · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +1.85Clayton Thorson pass complete to Mike McHugh for 9 yds to the Iowa 47 for a

4 more plays

Week 12 · Wisconsin · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.61Clayton Thorson pass complete to Mike McHugh for 4 yds to the Wisc 44 for a
Week 11 · Purdue · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +1.26Zack Oliver pass complete to Mike McHugh for 13 yds to the Nwest 36 for a
Week 8 · Nebraska · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.13Clayton Thorson pass complete to Mike McHugh for 22 yds to the Neb 7 for a
Week 6 · Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.01Clayton Thorson pass complete to Mike McHugh for a loss of 2 yards to the Mich 36

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 15-10 over that span.

2014Northwestern5-7HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced, fast tempo

2015Northwestern10-3HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: td rate (10th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#358 / 684 · 47th pct

10.7%

Yards / catch#512 / 684 · 25th pct

10.0

Catch rate#578 / 684 · 15th pct

57.1%

EPA / target#587 / 684 · 14th pct

0.20

TD rate#553 / 684 · 10th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Long catch#411 / 521 · 21st pct

Receptions#440 / 521 · 14th pct

Yards / catch#447 / 521 · 14th pct

10.0

Rec yards#478 / 521 · 8th pct

160

Rec TDs#466 / 521 · 5th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2015 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	1.4	17.7	12.2	0.0
Road4g	1.5	9.0	7.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	1.4	13.9	9.6	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	1.5	15.8	12.4	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2015 season

Head Coach

Pat Fitzgerald

Pass share

37.7%

352 pass / 582 run

Plays / game

71.8

13 games

Team sack rate

7.3%

384 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2015

16 catches in 11 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Mike McHugh

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

16 catches in 11 games

Four seasons at Northwestern

His moves

2012