Makhi Hughes
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.jpg) Hughes with Tulane during the 2024 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game | |
| No. 21 – Houston Cougars | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Huffman (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| College | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| 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.
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 four 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
| 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 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 70 | 4.1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 32 | 23 | 540 | 2,849 | 5.3 | 22 | 32 | 267 | 8.3 | 2 | |||||