4-star freshman defensive lineman back on the Indiana football roster

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football freshman defensive lineman Kevontay Hugan is back on the team’s active roster as of Friday morning.

Hugan has yet to practice this spring — IU’s fifth practice of camp is on Saturday — and his bio had been removed from the program’s official website. He also wasn’t listed on the rosters handed out by team representatives throughout spring camp as one of the program’s mid-year enrollees.

The 2026 signee was one of the higher rated players IU landed in the most recent recruiting cycle. The 4-star defender had 28 scholarship offers and ranked No. 306 nationally, according to 247 Sports composite rankings.

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Indiana coach Curt Cignetti has twice brought up the team’s depth on the defensive line as a strength of the team headed into the 2026 season.

“We have a lot of bodies there on the defensive line, returners, transfers, and then high school guys,” Cignetti said on Thursday. “There’s a lot of guys getting work right now….But it looks like we have a chance to be decent there. You know, (Mario) Landino and (Tyrique) Tucker are the two returners, and they do always start a couple of games, but they’re the two primary returners as pieces of the mix, so it will be interesting to see how it shakes out.”

The Hoosiers added six true freshman in 2026, including Hogan, after signing five defensive line recruits last year.

Michael Niziolek is the Indiana beat reporter for The Bloomington Herald-Times. You can follow him on X @michaelniziolek and read all his coverage by clicking here.