Tight end, Nicholls (from Southern Miss), 2023–⁠26

Pax Hughes

Number
No. 47
Height
6′1″
Weight
235 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Madison, MS

Pax Hughes plays tight end for Nicholls, after Southern Miss (2023–⁠24). Last time out, at Houston Christian: 2 catches, 19 yards.

2026 so far

3 catches, 31 yards

Last game: 2 catches, 19 yards at Houston Christian, L 2–⁠16

Next game: at Northwestern State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 12MVSU
  2. 19@HCU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Nicholls5285.6011
2026Nicholls33110.3014
Career8597.4014

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Southern Miss47TEFr.
2024Southern Miss47TESo.
2025Nicholls47TEJr.
2026Nicholls47TESr.6′1″235

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Nicholls (FCS)50.16––0.8–
2026Nicholls (FCS)7-0.09––-0.7–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Nicholls 2 games, 3 catches, 31 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 27vs.Mississippi Valley StateW 44–⁠10112012
Oct 3atHouston ChristianL 2–⁠16219014
2025 Nicholls 3 games, 5 catches, 28 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 23vs.Incarnate WordW 20–⁠6323011
Aug 30atTroyL 20–⁠381202
Sep 27atEastern KentuckyL 7–⁠271303

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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