Makhi Hughes is an
American football running back for the
Tulane Green Wave.
High school career
Hughes attended
Huffman High School
Huffman High School (HHS) is a four-year public high school in Birmingham, Alabama. It is the largest of seven high schools in the Birmingham City School System and is a magnet school open to students from across the district. School colors are gr ...
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
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. 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. He was named a freshman All-American and the
American Athletic Conference (AAC) rookie of the year.
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References
External links
Tulane Green Wave bio
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Players of American football from Birmingham, Alabama
American football running backs
Tulane Green Wave football players