#21
Houston · 2026

Makhi Hughes

RBSenior6' 0", 210 lbsBirmingham, AL
Houston Cougars2-1 · TDC #33
Snap share
47%
3 of 3 started · likely 34–58%
Rush yards
213
68th of 1194 in FBS
Yards / carry
5.3
115th of 329 in FBS
Rush TD
2
91st of 476 in FBS
Receptions
4
622nd of 1676 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.21
98th of 257 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

46 plays · +9.6 total EPA · 98th of 257 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.21
Passing+0.05
Rushing+0.23
1st down+0.06
2nd down-0.15
3rd down+0.83
Standard downs+0.25
Passing downs-0.12
HughesRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays21%
Pass plays7%
Run plays33%
1st down21%
2nd down16%
3rd down33%
Standard downs24%
Passing downs11%
HughesRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries39—
Success rate64.1%19th / 293
Explosive run rate15.4%108th / 293
Stuffed at the line2.6%12th / 293
First downs17—
Red-zone carries11—
Goal-line carries5—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets6—
Target share8.7%—
Catch rate66.7%—
Success rate per target50.0%—
Yards per target6.0—
Explosive catches16.7%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets2—
Red-zone targets0—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries40—
Yards21368th / 1194
Yards / carry5.3115th / 329
Touchdowns291st / 476
Long18—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions4622nd / 1676
Yards36782nd / 1662
Yards / catch9—
Touchdowns0—
Long21—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost1—
Recovered0—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Oregon State✓ RB72~40 (34–44)1956%
Wk 2 · Southern✓ RB64~16 (11–21)825%
Wk 3 · Texas Tech✓ RB75~44 (37–49)1959%
Season3 GS211100 (71–123)4647%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Houston roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
21Makhi HughesRBSR402135.324+0.21
6Re'Shaun Sanford IIRBJR201326.627+0.39
25DJ ButlerRBJR10838.311+0.34
37Zane SmithRBSO10696.90—+0.51
23John HebertRBFR5651311+1.19
Nehemiah WarmateRB5418.20—+0.24
16JayShon RidgleRBJR——————

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 →