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 | 97 | — |
| Success rate | 56.7% | 33rd / 321 |
| Explosive run rate | 10.3% | 231st / 321 |
| Stuffed at the line | 7.2% | 27th / 321 |
| First downs | 32 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 24 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 12 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 12 | — |
| Target share | 6.6% | — |
| Catch rate | 66.7% | — |
| Success rate per target | 50.0% | — |
| Yards per target | 6.0 | — |
| Explosive catches | 8.3% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 4 | — |
| 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 targeted12 targets charted
Run direction97 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#30 · 6-1 | 7 | 47% | 98 | 465 | 4.7 | 3 | 56.7% | 8 | 72 | 0 | 6.6% |
| 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 | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Oregon State | W 33–20 | 6.2 | 17 | 98 | 5.8 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 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 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | @ Georgia Southern | W 42–28 | 6.2 | 16 | 70 | 4.4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 5 |  UCF | W 27–17 | 5.5 | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 10 |
| 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 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 6.2 | 98 | 465 | 4.7 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 72 | 9.0 | 0 | 21 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 98 | — |
| Yards | 465 | 53rd / 1457 |
| Yards / carry | 4.7 | 163rd / 324 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 150th / 631 |
| Long | 18 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 8 | 700th / 1995 |
| Yards | 72 | 849th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 9 | — |
| 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% |
| Season | 4 GS | 498 | 234 (186–289) | 110 | 47% |
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 | 98 | 465 | 4.7 | 3 | 8 | +0.08 |
| 6 | Re'Shaun Sanford II | RB | JR | 84 | 440 | 5.2 | 2 | 10 | +0.13 |
| 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 →