Linebacker for Texas. 2017: 30 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
6′4″ · 250 lb · Harker Heights, TX
Recruiting
OLB recruit
No. 559 nationally · Signed with Texas
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2017 linebacker for Texas. 2017: 30 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
Naashon Hughes
Two seasons at Texas, two different head coaches: Charlie Strong and Tom Herman. The receipt: 7 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Oklahoma — Week 7, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Texas, 57 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Charlie Strong → Tom Herman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: qb hurries (27th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2017 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 41-51vs Maryland | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-0vs San José State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-27@ USC | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-7@ Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-34vs Kansas State | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-29vs Oklahoma | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 7-24@ TCU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 21 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 2 |