Makhi Hughes is an American football running back for the Tulane Green Wave.
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| Position | Running back |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
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| High school | Huffman (Birmingham, Alabama) |
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High school career
editHughes attended Huffman High School in Birmingham, Alabama. During his high school career he had over 2,700 rushing yards and 29 touchdowns. He committed to Tulane University to play college football.
College career
editHughes 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.[1] 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.[2][3][4][5] He was named a freshman All-American and the American Athletic Conference (AAC) rookie of the year.[6]
College statistics
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| Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||
| GP | GS | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | |||||
| 2023 | 14 | 9 | 258 | 1,378 | 5.3 | 7 | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 243 | 1,306 | 5.4 | 15 | 16 | 154 | 9.6 | 2 | ||||
| [1] | 26 | 21 | 501 | 2,684 | 5.4 | 22 | 27 | 221 | 8.2 | 2 | ||||
References
edit- ^ See what Tulane player will get his first career start against Memphis on Oct. 13
- ^ Jeff Duncan: From fourth string to finisher, Makhi Hughes has become Tulane's next star
- ^ Makhi Hughes' 131 yards and touchdown help No. 20 Tulane hold on against Tulsa, 24-22
- ^ Huge second half propels Makhi Hughes to top of Tulane running back depth chart
- ^ Tulane running back Makhi Hughes making waves in American Athletic Conference play
- ^ Find out which Tulane players won All-American Athletic Conference football honors