Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-21vs UNLV | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 29-19vs New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#3
Jeremiah Hughes
Junior defensive back on Hawai'i's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 180 lb · Las Vegas, NV
Transferred Michigan State → Hawai'i for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 533 nationally · Signed with LSU
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on Hawai'i's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to LSU in 2023.
- Transferred from Michigan State to Hawai'i in 2026.
Jeremiah Hughes
Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. The receipt: 4 tackles against UNLV — Week 1, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20235 games
- Signed with LSU3-star out of Bishop Gorman
2024
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Hawai'i
Played his entire career under Timmy Chang.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Hawai'i
2025Michigan State
2026Hawai'i
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023LSU10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced
2024Michigan State5-7HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Michigan State4-8HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced
2026Hawai'i1-2HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Timmy Chang
Pass share
63.7%
142 pass / 81 run
Plays / game
74.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
155 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hawai'i | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | LSU | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 20 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 29–19
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 PD
With M. Alejado — 346 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · -4 rush yds (3 car) · G. Heil — 45 AVG · 5 IN 20 · 63 LONG
Game log
The secondary · Hawai'i
- #4Elijah Palmer51 tackles · 2025
- #25Matagi Thompson16 tackles · 2025
- #21Makana Meyer10 tackles · 2025
- #2Kona Moore9 tackles · 2025
- Jeremiah Hughes3 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Hawai'i team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology