#96

Daniel Hughes

P · Florida State · Fr. · #96

Transferred New Mexico → Florida State for 2026
Fr. · Melbourne, Australia → Mount Erin College
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Daniel Hughes

P · New Mexico · So · #96

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
New Mexico
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to Florida State

2025New Mexico
2026Florida State

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025New Mexico9-4HC: Jason Eck · Run-leaning

How he plays

Play style

Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Cannon

Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing.

P

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Adam Williams’s 2020 season.

Memphis · 2020

#2

Mitch McCarthy

UCF · 2022

74%
#3

Will Karoll

Tulane · 2023

71%
#4

Grant Chadwick

LSU · 2025

71%
#5

Mark Vassett

Colorado · 2023

71%

Matches Adam on

Height
Class year
Weight

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Will Karoll's freshman season at Tulane (2023).

Will Karoll

64%match

Tulane · 2023

#2

Oscar Bird

Ole Miss · 2025

60%
#3

Noah Botsford

UTEP · 2025

60%
#4

Dylan Joyce

Miami · 2023

59%
#5

Mitch McCarthy

UCF · 2022

58%

Matches Will on

In-20 rate
Yards / punt
Height

Differs from Will on

Weight (higher)
Class year (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #15369

Final rank
#15369
Avg #15551.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #15369 this season.

Background

BEFORE FSU: Ray Guy Award semifinalist after serving as New Mexico’s punter for 12 games in 2025…punted 41 times for 1,863 yards for an average of 45.4 yards per punt…pinned 13 punts inside the 20-yard line and had 13 punts of at least 50 yards…honorable mention All-Mountain West punter…career-lo...

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