Makhi Hughes

Houston ·RB ·Sr ·2027 Draft · Birmingham, Ala.

6'0"Height 210 lbWeight

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High School Background

★★★

Stars

#1156

National

#88

Position

#46

State

HometownBirmingham, Ala.

High SchoolHuffman HS

Transfer History

Oregon Houston 2026 ★★★

#313

National

#28

Position

Tulane Oregon 2025

High School Offers 20

Appalachian State Army Austin Peay Charlotte Dartmouth Florida State Houston Kansas Marshall Maryland Mississippi State Samford South Carolina Troy Tulane UAB UT Martin Vanderbilt Western Kentucky Yale

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Scouting Report

July 29, 2026

Makhi Hughes

Houston · RB · Sr · 2027 Draft · Birmingham, Ala. · Huffman HS

6-0 · 210 lbs

6.6

Priority UDFA

Floor 6.3 · Ceiling 6.8

#269 overall · #21 RB of 15102

Scouting Verdict

Productive All-AAC bell-cow at Tulane (1,401 yds/15 TD in 2024) but a lost 2025 at Oregon (17 carries, redshirt after 4 games) sits him on a UDFA-range board. Talent is real; a reclamation year at Houston is the bet — earned, not inflated.

Ceiling · 6.8

Projected 2026 starter (RB1) — real opportunity to climb; close to ceiling (+0.2) · Big 12 draft-temper · RB devalued (ceiling capped).

Floor · 6.3

Proven starter — high, stable floor · returning-starter role secures it; downside −0.3.

Pedigree

3★ recruit · Natl #1156 · Pos #88 · State #46

Path: Tulane → Oregon → Houston

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College Production

Season	Team	GP	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD
2025	Oregon Ducks	—	17	70	4.1	—	2	24	—
2024	Tulane Green Wave	—	265	1401	5.3	15	19	176	2
2023	Tulane Green Wave	—	258	1378	5.3	7	11	67	—