| Oregon Ducks | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| Bowl games | |
| High school | Huffman (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Makhi Amir Hughes is an American football running back for the Oregon Ducks. He previously played Tulane Green Wave.
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]
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] [6] [7] He was named a freshman All-American and the American Athletic Conference (AAC) rookie of the year. [8]
On December 27, 2024, Hughes announced that he would enter the transfer portal. [9]
On January 7, 2025, Hughes announced that he would transfer to Oregon. [10]
| Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | |||||||
| Tulane Green Wave | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Redshirt  | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 14 | 9 | 258 | 1,378 | 5.3 | 7 | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 265 | 1,401 | 5.3 | 15 | 19 | 176 | 9.3 | 2 | ||||||
| Oregon Ducks | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 28 | 23 | 523 | 2,779 | 5.3 | 22 | 30 | 243 | 8.1 | 2 | ||||||
Hughes is the half-brother of Oregon cornerback, Na'eem Offord. [10]