Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 116 | — |
| Success rate | 54.3% | 37th / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 9.5% | 261st / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 9.5% | 40th / 332 |
| First downs | 37 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 32 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 15 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 14 | — |
| Target share | 6.5% | — |
| Catch rate | 64.3% | — |
| Success rate per target | 50.0% | — |
| Yards per target | 5.6 | — |
| Explosive catches | 7.1% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 5 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Hughes's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted14 targets charted
Run direction116 carries
Career
4 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Houston#32 · 6-2 | 8 | 50% | 117 | 517 | 4.4 | 4 | 54.3% | 9 | 78 | 0 | 6.5% |
| 2025 |  Oregon#5 · 13-2 | 4 | 5% | 17 | 70 | 4.1 | 0 | 80.0% | 2 | 24 | 0 | — |
| 2024 |  Tulane#32 · 9-5 | 14 | 59% | 265 | 1401 | 5.3 | 15 | 44.7% | 19 | 176 | 2 | 9.1% |
| 2023 | Tulane#45 · 11-3 | 14 | 64% | 258 | 1378 | 5.3 | 7 | 42.9% | 11 | 67 | 0 | 4.4% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Makhi Hughes's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Makhi Hughes's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Oregon State | W 33–20 | 6.2 | 17 | 98 | 5.8 | 1 | 18 |
| 2 |  Southern | W 77–6 | 6.2 | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | @ Texas Tech | L 26–28 | 6.8 | 15 | 71 | 4.7 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | @ Georgia Southern | W 42–28 | 6.2 | 16 | 70 | 4.4 | 0 | 15 |
| 5 |  UCF | W 27–17 | 5.5 | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | @ Kansas State | W 35–16 | 6.7 | 14 | 78 | 5.6 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 |  Oklahoma State | W 35–32 | 5.8 | 18 | 77 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | @ Utah | L 13–21 | 5.6 | 19 | 52 | 2.7 | 1 | 11 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 6.1 | 117 | 517 | 4.4 | 4 | 18 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 117 | — |
| Yards | 517 | 72nd / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 4.4 | 187th / 312 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 133rd / 683 |
| Long | 18 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 9 | 761st / 2089 |
| Yards | 78 | 911th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 8.7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 21 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 1 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Oregon State | ✓ RB | 72 | ~40 (34–44) | 19 | 56% |
| Wk 2 · Southern | ✓ RB | 64 | ~16 (11–21) | 8 | 25% |
| Wk 3 · Texas Tech | ✓ RB | 75 | ~44 (37–49) | 19 | 59% |
| Wk 4 · Georgia Southern | ✓ RB | 63 | ~32 (22–41) | 17 | 51% |
| Wk 5 · UCF | — | 77 | ~30 (20–39) | 13 | 39% |
| Wk 6 · Kansas State | — | 74 | ~28 (19–36) | 15 | 38% |
| Wk 7 · Oklahoma State | — | 73 | ~44 (37–49) | 19 | 60% |
| Wk 8 · Utah | ✓ RB | 66 | ~48 (41–53) | 21 | 73% |
| Season | 5 GS | 564 | 282 (224–348) | 131 | 50% |
Position Room
7 RBs on the Houston roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Makhi Hughes | RB | SR | 117 | 517 | 4.4 | 4 | 9 | +0.07 |
| 6 | Re'Shaun Sanford II | RB | JR | 87 | 447 | 5.1 | 2 | 12 | +0.14 |
| 25 | DJ Butler | RB | JR | 11 | 86 | 7.8 | 1 | 1 | +0.35 |
| 37 | Zane Smith | RB | SO | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 0 | — | +0.51 |
| 23 | John Hebert | RB | FR | 5 | 65 | 13 | 1 | 1 | +1.19 |
| Nehemiah Warmate | RB | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | — | +0.24 | ||
| 16 | JayShon Ridgle | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Houston depth chart →