Naashon Hughes: LB · Texas · #40.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Naashon Hughes
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. The two seasons at Texas span two head coaches: Charlie Strong and Tom Herman. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Oklahoma — Week 7, 2017.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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There is no official box score for these seasons, so this sack count comes from the play-by-play.
Each sack is credited to the player named on the play, and a sack shared by two players counts as half for each. We checked the same method against the official box scores for 2016 to 2019: it lands within half a sack for about 9 in 10 players. Tackles and passes defended are not shown for these seasons because the same check does not hold for them. Source: SportsDataverse play data.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 7 games
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| 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@ No. 4 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 No. 12 Oklahoma | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 7-24@ No. 10 TCU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 21 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%4 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksPD rate
7%2 pass breakups30 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 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
Tom Herman
Pass share
49.7%
496 pass / 501 run
Plays / game
76.7
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
543 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Texas, 57 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mack Brown, Charlie Strong, and Tom Herman. Multi-era developmental context.
