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Hughes, Makhi

Jersey Number 20
Makhi Hughes
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, Ala.
- High School:
- Huffman HS
- Prev School:
- Tulane
Bio
As A Redshirt Sophomore At Tulane (2024)
» All-AAC First Team
» Doak Walker Award Semifinalist
» Allstate Sugar Bowl Athlete of the Month (October)
Played in 14 games as a redshirt sophomore, rushing for 1,401 yards on 265 attempts … Finished 10th among all FBS running backs in rushing yards and 20th in rushing yards per game (100.1) … Rushed for 15 touchdowns, tied for No. 18 nationally … Also caught 19 passes for 176 yards and two touchdowns … Surpassed 100 rushing yards in seven of 14 games, including five straight from Oct. 5 to Nov. 9 … Rushed for at least one touchdown in 10 games, including eight consecutive games from Sept. 21 to Nov. 16 … Had five games with multiple rushing touchdowns, including three straight from Oct. 31 to Nov. 16 … Ranked No. 9 of all running backs with a 90.3 offensive grade from Pro Football Focus … Earned a PFF offensive grade of at least 70.0 in nine games, with offensive grades exceeding 90.0 twice … vs. Southeastern La. (Aug. 29) Opened the season with 59 rushing yards and a touchdown on 14 attempts … vs. Kansas State (Sept. 7) Rushed for 128 yards on 21 carries with a touchdown … Added five receptions for 37 yards … vs. Oklahoma (Sept. 19) Caught two passes for 13 yards, including first receiving touchdown … vs Louisiana (Sept. 21) Matched previous career high with 166 rushing yards and a touchdown … vs. Southern Florida (Sept. 28) Scored two touchdowns while rushing for 61 yards on 17 carries … vs. UAB (Oct. 5) Gained 119 yards on 15 carries … Scored two touchdowns for second consecutive multi-TD game … Added a 15-yard reception … vs. Rice (Oct. 19) Rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown on 27 attempts … Also caught a 29-yard touchdown pass, the longest of his career … vs. North Texas (Oct. 26) Rushed for a career-high 195 yards on 30 carries while rushing for ninth touchdown of the season … vs. Charlotte (Oct. 31) Rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries, his third multi-touchdown game of the season … Caught two passes for 15 yards … vs. Temple (Nov. 16) Fifth consecutive game with more than 100 rushing yards … Scored two touchdowns and rushed 153 yards on 19 attempts … Second straight multi-touchdown game and fourth of the year … vs. Navy (Nov. 16) Third consecutive game with two rushing touchdowns, and fifth of the season … Rushed for 82 yards.
As A Redshirt Freshman At Tulane (2023)
» AAC Rookie of the Year
» College Football Network Honorable Mention All-Freshman
» All-AAC First Team
The AAC Rookie of the Year … Earned freshman All-American honors … Played in 14 games as a redshirt freshman, racking up 1,378 rushing yards on 258 carries … Rushed for seven touchdowns while averaging 5.3 yards per carry and 98.4 yards per game … Also caught 11 passes for 67 yards … Surpassed 100 rushing yards in seven of 14 games, including six straight from Sept. 30 to Nov. 11 … Rushed for more than 50 yards in 11 of 14 games … Rushed for a touchdown in six games with one multi-touchdown performance … Played 606 snaps on offense and 12 on special teams … vs. Ole Miss (Sept. 9) Gained 92 yards on 23 carries and scored first collegiate touchdown … vs. UAB (Sept. 30) Rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries … First career multi-TD game … vs. Memphis (Oct. 13) Scored a touchdown while rushing for 130 yards on 16 carries … vs. North Texas (Oct 21.) Gained 121 yards on 20 carries … Scored fifth touchdown of the season … Caught two passes for 13 yards … vs. Rice (Oct. 28) Surpassed 150 rushing yards time for the first on 23 carries including a 43-yard run … Caught one pass for 12 yards … vs. East Carolina (Nov. 4) Picked up 105 yards on 25 carries, for a fifth straight 100-yard game … vs. Tulsa (Nov. 11) Sixth consecutive game with more than 100 rushing yards … Gained 131 yards on 19 attempts with a touchdown … vs. UTSA (Nov. 24) Set a career-high with 166 rushing yards on 26 carries … Scored seventh touchdown of the season … Surpassed 150 yards for the second time.
As A Freshman At Tulane (2022)
Did not play due to injury … Utilized a redshirt.
High School
A three-star recruit from 247Sports … Rated as the No. 85 running back in the nation and the No. 46 overall player in Alabama according to 247Sports … Rushed for over 1,600 yards and averaged 8.0 yards per carry with 20 touchdowns as a senior … Rushed for 1,065 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior … Surpassed 100 rushing yards in seven career games.
» All-AAC First Team
» Doak Walker Award Semifinalist
» Allstate Sugar Bowl Athlete of the Month (October)
Played in 14 games as a redshirt sophomore, rushing for 1,401 yards on 265 attempts … Finished 10th among all FBS running backs in rushing yards and 20th in rushing yards per game (100.1) … Rushed for 15 touchdowns, tied for No. 18 nationally … Also caught 19 passes for 176 yards and two touchdowns … Surpassed 100 rushing yards in seven of 14 games, including five straight from Oct. 5 to Nov. 9 … Rushed for at least one touchdown in 10 games, including eight consecutive games from Sept. 21 to Nov. 16 … Had five games with multiple rushing touchdowns, including three straight from Oct. 31 to Nov. 16 … Ranked No. 9 of all running backs with a 90.3 offensive grade from Pro Football Focus … Earned a PFF offensive grade of at least 70.0 in nine games, with offensive grades exceeding 90.0 twice … vs. Southeastern La. (Aug. 29) Opened the season with 59 rushing yards and a touchdown on 14 attempts … vs. Kansas State (Sept. 7) Rushed for 128 yards on 21 carries with a touchdown … Added five receptions for 37 yards … vs. Oklahoma (Sept. 19) Caught two passes for 13 yards, including first receiving touchdown … vs Louisiana (Sept. 21) Matched previous career high with 166 rushing yards and a touchdown … vs. Southern Florida (Sept. 28) Scored two touchdowns while rushing for 61 yards on 17 carries … vs. UAB (Oct. 5) Gained 119 yards on 15 carries … Scored two touchdowns for second consecutive multi-TD game … Added a 15-yard reception … vs. Rice (Oct. 19) Rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown on 27 attempts … Also caught a 29-yard touchdown pass, the longest of his career … vs. North Texas (Oct. 26) Rushed for a career-high 195 yards on 30 carries while rushing for ninth touchdown of the season … vs. Charlotte (Oct. 31) Rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries, his third multi-touchdown game of the season … Caught two passes for 15 yards … vs. Temple (Nov. 16) Fifth consecutive game with more than 100 rushing yards … Scored two touchdowns and rushed 153 yards on 19 attempts … Second straight multi-touchdown game and fourth of the year … vs. Navy (Nov. 16) Third consecutive game with two rushing touchdowns, and fifth of the season … Rushed for 82 yards.
As A Redshirt Freshman At Tulane (2023)
» AAC Rookie of the Year
» College Football Network Honorable Mention All-Freshman
» All-AAC First Team
The AAC Rookie of the Year … Earned freshman All-American honors … Played in 14 games as a redshirt freshman, racking up 1,378 rushing yards on 258 carries … Rushed for seven touchdowns while averaging 5.3 yards per carry and 98.4 yards per game … Also caught 11 passes for 67 yards … Surpassed 100 rushing yards in seven of 14 games, including six straight from Sept. 30 to Nov. 11 … Rushed for more than 50 yards in 11 of 14 games … Rushed for a touchdown in six games with one multi-touchdown performance … Played 606 snaps on offense and 12 on special teams … vs. Ole Miss (Sept. 9) Gained 92 yards on 23 carries and scored first collegiate touchdown … vs. UAB (Sept. 30) Rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries … First career multi-TD game … vs. Memphis (Oct. 13) Scored a touchdown while rushing for 130 yards on 16 carries … vs. North Texas (Oct 21.) Gained 121 yards on 20 carries … Scored fifth touchdown of the season … Caught two passes for 13 yards … vs. Rice (Oct. 28) Surpassed 150 rushing yards time for the first on 23 carries including a 43-yard run … Caught one pass for 12 yards … vs. East Carolina (Nov. 4) Picked up 105 yards on 25 carries, for a fifth straight 100-yard game … vs. Tulsa (Nov. 11) Sixth consecutive game with more than 100 rushing yards … Gained 131 yards on 19 attempts with a touchdown … vs. UTSA (Nov. 24) Set a career-high with 166 rushing yards on 26 carries … Scored seventh touchdown of the season … Surpassed 150 yards for the second time.
As A Freshman At Tulane (2022)
Did not play due to injury … Utilized a redshirt.
High School
A three-star recruit from 247Sports … Rated as the No. 85 running back in the nation and the No. 46 overall player in Alabama according to 247Sports … Rushed for over 1,600 yards and averaged 8.0 yards per carry with 20 touchdowns as a senior … Rushed for 1,065 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior … Surpassed 100 rushing yards in seven career games.
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