Reginald Hughes
Reginald Hughes
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Across four seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Lane Kiffin, Rich Rodriguez and Deion Sanders. His first career honor landed in 2024: All-Conference USA. The receipt on tape: 11 tackles against Georgia Tech, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Conference USA
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Sanford Jr. → Deion Sanders. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Conference USA
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Colorado | 46 | 33 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | 83 | 32 | 9.5 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Ole Miss | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 137 | 69 | 10.0 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2025
W 24–17
vs Iowa State
6 TOT · 5 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Colorado
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Colorado
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +4 net (42 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Colorado · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #30 · 2026 recruiting class #67
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kain Medrano’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jack Kiser's senior season at Notre Dame (2023).
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