Mike Hughes

Mike Hughes

27-Year-Old CornerbackCB
Atlanta Falcons
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Hughes signed a two-year deal with the Falcons this offseason after appearing in 16 games, including a career-high six starts, with Detroit in 2022. He's slated to compete for a depth role but will also take over primary punt-return duties with Avery Williams out for the season. The 2018 first-round pick has played for three different teams in five seasons, and while he's struggled with consistency, he's shown flashes of being an elite playmaker. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
$Signed a two-year, $7 million contract with the Falcons in March of 2023.
Carves out role to end 2023
CBAtlanta Falcons
January 17, 2024
Hughes finished 2023 with 21 tackles (14 solo) and one pass defense in 15 appearances. He also recorded 46 kick-return yards and 67 punt-return yards.
ANALYSIS
Hughes signed a two-deal deal with the Falcons last offseason after a strong campaign with Detroit. He operated primarily as a return man to open 2023, but he slowly relinquished those duties to Dee Alford and started to carve out a defensive role. Hughes is under contract for one more season and figures to garner a similar role in 2024, though Atlanta may look to revamp its cornerback room behind A.J. Terrell this offseason.
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
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Atlanta FalconsFalcons 2023 CB Snap Distribution See more data like this | See last season's snap counts
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Measurables Review
How do Mike Hughes' measurables compare to other cornerbacks?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
5' 10"
 
Weight
189 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.56 sec
 
Shuttle Time
4.13 sec
 
Cone Drill
6.70 sec
 
Vertical Jump
35.5 in
 
Broad Jump
127 in
 
Bench Press
20 reps
 
Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Mike Hughes See More
Friday Injury Report: Chiefs Resting, WRs Ailing, Kenneth Walker Playing
84 days ago
Chiefs TE Travis Kelce is cleared from the final injury report and may get the 16 yards he needs to reach 1,000, but he's unlikely to play the entire game Week 18.
Box Score Breakdown: Snaps, Routes, Air Yards & Personnel from Week 17
88 days ago
Jerry Donabedian breaks down all the action for Week 17 and looks at each team's playoff scenarios for Week 18.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Hughes fared well but not great during a one-year stint in Kansas City. Now set to compete for nickel back snaps in Detroit, Hughes will need to beat out AJ Parker in order to earn a significant role come Week 1.
Hughes was dealt to the Chiefs this offseason in exchange for swapping the Vikings' seventh for Kansas City's sixth-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. It's been a disappointing start to the 2018 first-round pick's career, with suiting up for six or fewer games in two of his first three seasons. He will challenge for playing time in a young Chiefs cornerback room that features L'Jarius Sneed and Charvarius Ward likely locked into starting roles.
Hughes finished the season on injured reserve for the second straight year, but the neck issue isn't expected to be a problem come training camp. The 2018 first-round pick had three starts in 14 games last year and had 45 tackles (39 solo), nine passes defensed, one interception and two forced fumbles. Hughes' health will be paramount for the Vikings in 2020, as he and rookie Jeff Gladney will be the favorites to start following the offseason departures of Xavier Rhodes, Trae Waynes and Mackensie Alexander.
Hughes, Minnesota's 2018 first-round draft pick, might not be a household name after playing for UCF, but that UCF defense was very tough in 2017, and Hughes was arguably its best player along with Shaquem Griffin. Hughes (5-foot-10, 189 pounds) was a physical presence in that pass defense, which allowed a completion percentage of just 55.4 while allowing 24 touchdowns versus 20 interceptions. Hughes intercepted four of those passes, returning one for a touchdown, in addition to scoring twice on kick returns and once on a punt return. Hughes should provide Minnesota with an immediate slot corner and returner upgrade, and in the long term he could move outside if Trae Waynes falters.
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Clears concussion protocol
CBAtlanta Falcons
January 6, 2024
Hughes (concussion) is good to go for Sunday's matchup with the Saints, Scott Bair of the Falcons' official website reports.
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Being evaluated for concussion
CBAtlanta Falcons
Concussion
December 31, 2023
Hughes is being evaluated for a concussion and is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Bears, Terrin Waack of the Falcons' official site reports.
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Active Sunday
CBAtlanta Falcons
December 10, 2023
Hughes (hand) is active for Sunday's game against Buccaneers, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
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Could play Week 14
CBAtlanta Falcons
Hand
December 8, 2023
Hughes (hand) is listed as questionable ahead of Sunday's game against the Buccaneers.
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Logs full practice Wednesday
CBAtlanta Falcons
December 6, 2023
Hughes (hand) was a full participant in Wednesday's practice session, Amna Subhan of the Falcons' official site reports.
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