Makhi Hughes
Houston Cougars
84
Good

Makhi Hughes

Houston CougarsContender
RBOffenseGoodTRANSFER · Oregon
Projected Starter

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Makhi Hughes is the projected starter at RB for Houston Cougars.

Redshirt senior · #21 · 6'0", 210 lbs

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Depth at RB · Houston Cougars

  1. 12184Makhi HughesStarter
  2. 2679Re'Shaun Sanford II
  3. 32574DJ Butler

Houston Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Huffman, ranked #1,156 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 70 rushing yards, 0 rush TD. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 84 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,156 NatlTeam Share3%
Birmingham, AL
Jersey
#21
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
210 lbs
Transfer
Oregon

Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
—700

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8541
National Rank
#1156
High School
Huffman
Hometown
Birmingham, AL

Why this rating?

On a 90-rated offense; 29th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.98 for competition level) put them -6 vs unit starters → 84.

Team offense (SP+)
90
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 29% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 13% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.98)
Depth-chart adjustment
-6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WKSUYDS 78
CAR
14
YDS
78
AVG
5.6
TD
1
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 35-16

Oct 3WUCFYDS 27
CAR
10
YDS
27
AVG
2.7
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
19
AVG
9.5
TD
0

Final W 27-17

Sep 26WGASOYDS 70
CAR
16
YDS
70
AVG
4.4
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
14
AVG
14.0
TD
0

Final W 42-28

Sep 19LTTUYDS 70
CAR
15
YDS
70
AVG
4.7
TD
0
REC
3
YDS
39
AVG
13.0
TD
0

Final L 28-26

Sep 12WSOUYDS 44
CAR
8
YDS
44
AVG
5.5
TD
1
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 77-6

Sep 5WORSTYDS 98
CAR
17
YDS
98
AVG
5.8
TD
1
REC
2
YDS
8
AVG
4.0
TD
0

Final W 33-20

Makhi Hughes's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

70 rush yds · 0 TD · 3% of carries
Usage / Involvement23%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.