Parker Hughes
Parker Hughes
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Parker Hughes has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Middle Tennessee. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Conference USA. The receipt: 14 tackles against Marshall — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Middle Tennessee, 211 tackles — drafted at #240 overall by Jacksonville.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Conference USA
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rick Stockstill → Derek Mason. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Jacksonville2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Conference USA
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 89 | 48 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 69 | 28 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 53 | 31 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 211 | 107 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 14–13
at Nevada
7 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Andon Thomas’s 2024 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Owen Pappoe's junior season at Auburn (2022).
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