Kansas State · L 20-31
No tackles.
Southern Miss · W 24-21
No tackles.
UTSA · L 19-42
No tackles.
Charlotte · W 38-31
3 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 sack
The other 4 games average 4 tackles. This one was 1 below.
Hughes has tackles in 5 of Tulane’s 8 games: none against Kansas State, Southern Miss and UTSA.
Dalton Hughes
Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Kane Wommack, Major Applewhite and Will Hall. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Memphis — Week 7, 2026.
19 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tulane | 19 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2025 | South Alabama | 40 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 16 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | South Alabama | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | South Alabama | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 86 | 36 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-17@ Duke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24vs South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-20@ Army | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 31-17vs Memphis | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-31@ Charlotte | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +7 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
19tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%1 TFLSack rate
5%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups19 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Hall
Pass share
48.5%
235 pass / 250 run
Plays / game
60.6
8 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
264 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
The No. 2,042 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the American Athletic.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 27 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Kane Wommack, Major Applewhite and Will Hall.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Tulane
