Makhi Hughes

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Makhi Hughes
Makhi Hughes (cropped).jpg
Houston Cougars
Position Running back
Class
Redshirt Redshirt.svg
Redshirt
Junior
Personal information
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Huffman (Birmingham, Alabama)
College
Awards and highlights
Stats at ESPN

Makhi Amir Hughes is an American college football running back for the Houston Cougars. He previously played for the Tulane Green Wave and the Oregon Ducks.

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Early life

Hughes attended Huffman High School in Birmingham, Alabama. During his high school career he had over 2,700 rushing yards and 29 touchdowns. He originally committed to play college football at Appalachian State University but flipped his commitment to Tulane University. [1] [2]

College career

Tulane

Hughes sat out during his freshman season in 2022 due to an injury and was redshirted. He entered his redshirt freshman year at Tulane in 2023 as a backup before earning his first start against Memphis. [3] He kept the starting job for the rest of the season and became the first player in school history to rush for over 1,000 yards as a freshman. [4] [5] He was named a freshman All-American and the American Athletic Conference (AAC) rookie of the year. [6]

On December 27, 2024, Hughes announced that he would enter the transfer portal. [7]

Oregon

On January 7, 2025, Hughes announced that he would transfer to Oregon. [8] After sparsely playing in 4 games for the Ducks, he requested to redshirt for the rest of the season, which was granted by the team. [9] On January 3, 2026, Hughes entered the transfer portal. [10]

Houston

On January 4, 2026, Hughes committed to Houston, reuniting him with Willie Fritz, his former head coach at Tulane from 2022-2023. [11]

College statistics

SeasonGamesRushingReceiving
GPGSAttYardsAvgTDRecYardsAvgTD
Tulane Green Wave
2022 Redshirt Redshirt.svg
2023 1492581,3785.3711676.10
2024 14142651,4015.315191769.32
Oregon Ducks
2025 4017704.1022412.00
Career 32235402,8495.322322678.32

Personal life

Hughes is the half-brother of Oregon cornerback, Na'eem Offord. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "RUNNING BACK MAKHI HUGHES COMMITS TO APP STATE". 247Sports. August 19, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  2. ↑ @HughesMakhi (November 23, 2021). "Please respect my decision🙏🏾" (Tweet). Retrieved March 7, 2025– via Twitter.
  3. ↑ See what Tulane player will get his first career start against Memphis on Oct. 13
  4. ↑ Jeff Duncan: From fourth string to finisher, Makhi Hughes has become Tulane's next star
  5. ↑ Huge second half propels Makhi Hughes to top of Tulane running back depth chart
  6. ↑ Find out which Tulane players won All-American Athletic Conference football honors
  7. ↑ Olson, Max (December 27, 2024). "Sources - Tulane's Makhi Hughes enters transfer portal". ESPN . Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Olson, Max (January 7, 2025). "Oregon Ducks stay busy, land RB Makhi Hughes from Tulane". ESPN . Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  9. ↑ Uggetti, Paolo (October 1, 2025). "Oregon RB transfer Makhi Hughes to redshirt after 4 games". espn.com. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  10. ↑ Crepea, James (January 3, 2026). "Oregon running back Makhi Hughes enters transfer portal". oregonlive. The Oregonian. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  11. ↑ Duarte, Gabriel (January 4, 2026). "Former Oregon Ducks Running Back Makhi Hughes Commits To Rising Big 12 Program". Oregon Ducks On SI. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
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