Linebacker, Middle Tennessee, 2021–25
Parker Hughes
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Elizabethton, TN
- Born
- Jan 2, 2003
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Parker Hughes played linebacker at Middle Tennessee (2021–25). The Jacksonville Jaguars took Hughes in round 7, No. 240 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
14tackles, best game on filetwice; last vs. Marshall, 2025Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 53 | 31 | 7 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 69 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 89 | 48 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| On file (2023–25) | 211 | 107 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | LB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | LB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 225 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Middle Tennessee 11 games, 89 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Austin Peay | L 14–34 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | at Wisconsin | L 10–42 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Nevada | W 14–13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Marshall | L 28–42 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Kennesaw State | L 16–24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Missouri State | L 20–22 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Delaware | L 28–31 | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Florida International | L 30–56 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Western Kentucky | L 26–42 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Sam Houston | W 31–17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at New Mexico State | W 31–24 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Middle Tennessee 9 games, 69 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs. Duke | L 17–45 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Memphis | L 7–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Louisiana Tech | L 21–48 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Kennesaw State | W 14–5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Jacksonville State | L 20–42 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at UTEP | W 20–13 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Liberty | L 17–37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.New Mexico State | L 21–36 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Florida International | L 24–35 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Middle Tennessee 12 games, 53 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Alabama | L 7–56 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Missouri | L 19–23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Murray State | W 35–14 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Colorado State | L 23–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atWestern Kentucky | L 10–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs.Jacksonville State | L 30–45 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs.Louisiana Tech | W 31–23 | 9 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | atLiberty | L 35–42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atNew Mexico State | L 7–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Florida International | W 40–6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.UTEP | W 34–30 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atSam Houston | L 20–23 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¾″ |
| Weight | 228 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅜″ |
| Hand size | 8⅞″ |
| Wingspan | 74¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.39 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 s |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ |
| Bench press | 25 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.51 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.41 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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