Mike Hughes

• Became the 1st Vikings rookie to record a pick-6 in his NFL debut when he intercepted Jimmy Garoppolo and scored against San Francisco (9/9/18) in the season opener.

• Highest-drafted defensive player from UCF in school history at #30 overall and the 2nd selection the Vikings have made in the 1st round from the school (QB Daunte Culpepper at #11 in 1999).

OFF THE FIELD

• Attended same junior college, Garden City, that former Vikings T Phil Loadholt did.

• Is 1 of 6 Vikings on the 2020 roster who went to high school in North Carolina.

• Re-joined in 2020 by rookie DB Nevelle Clark; the tandem were teammates at Central Florida.

• Came to the Vikings on a 24-game college win streak and has played on undefeated teams in high school and a pair of college stops - GCCC and UCF.

• Became the 1st Vikings rookie to record a pick-6 in his NFL debut when he intercepted Jimmy Garoppolo and scored against San Francisco (9/9/18) in the season opener.

• Highest-drafted defensive player from UCF in school history at #30 overall and the 2nd selection the Vikings have made in the 1st round from the school (QB Daunte Culpepper at #11 in 1999).

OFF THE FIELD

• Attended same junior college, Garden City, that former Vikings T Phil Loadholt did.

• Is 1 of 6 Vikings on the 2020 roster who went to high school in North Carolina.

• Re-joined in 2020 by rookie DB Nevelle Clark; the tandem were teammates at Central Florida.

• Came to the Vikings on a 24-game college win streak and has played on undefeated teams in high school and a pair of college stops - GCCC and UCF.

PRO

• Entered the draft early, having played 3 seasons in college.

• Selected with the 30th pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, becoming the highest-drafted defensive player in UCF history and the 4th player in school history to go in the 1st round.

• Placed on IR on 10/16/18 after tearing his ACL vs. Arizona.

• Placed on IR on 12/31/19.

2019: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Had career-highs in games played (14) and starts (3). 

• Finished with career highs in total tackles (43), solo tackles (39) and PBUs (11) and returned 14 punts for 104 yards with 9 FCs on the season.

• Made his season debut vs. Oakland (9/22), recording 3 solo tackles in his 1st game action in 11 months.

• Tied a career high with 3 PBU at NY Giants (10/6) while making his 1st start of the season.

• Made 4 solo tackles, 2 ST tackles, 1 TFL and 1 FF on the opening kickoff of the 2nd half at Kansas City (11/3). Also returned 5 punts for 29 yards.

• Made his 2nd start of the season at Dallas (11/10), matching a career high with 7 solo tackles while adding 2 PBUs.

• Recorded 3 solo tackles and 1 PBU vs. Detroit (12/8) while returning 4 punts for a season-high 43 yards.

• Grabbed the 1st INT of his season at LA Chargers (12/15) while leading the team with 2 PBUs off Philip Rivers.

• Tied a career high with 7 total tackles (5 solo) vs. Green Bay (12/23) while adding his 3rd career FF and recorded a career-long punt return of 23 yards.

• Placed on the Reserve/Injured list on 12/31 prior to the Wild Card Playoff game at New Orleans.

2018: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Appeared in 6 games and started 2 throughout his rookie campaign before being placed on IR with a torn ACL on 10/16/18.

• Became the 1st Vikings rookie to record a pick-6 in his NFL debut when he intercepted Jimmy Garoppolo and scored against San Francisco (9/9) in the season opening win.

• Made his 1st career start at LA Rams (9/27), leading the team with 7 total tackles (7 solo) while adding 1 TFL, 1 FF, and 1 STT.

• Came up with 5 solo tackles and 1 TFL at Philadelphia (10/7) and returned 1 punt for 13 yards.

• Made 1 tackle before suffering a knee injury vs. Arizona (10/14).

COLLEGE

• Played 3 seasons of college football, beginning at North Carolina (2015), Garden City (KS) Community College (2016) and Central Florida (2017).

• Spent 2017 at UCF and earned 1st-Team All-American Athletic Conference honors at CB and 2nd-Team as a return specialist.

• Was honored as a 2nd-Team All-American by the Football Writers of America as a kick returner.

• Ranked #3 in the nation in kickoff return avg. at 31.7, and his 2 KOR TDs ranked tied for #7 in the nation.

• Scored 4 TDs at UCF, 2 on KORs, 1 PR and an INT return.

• Had 4 INTs on the season to tie for the lead on the club and led the Knights with 11 PBUs.

• In his lone season at Garden City Community College, helped the Broncbusters to the national championship in junior college, topping Arizona Western 25-22 in the El Toro Bowl in Yuma, AZ.

• Earned National Junior College Athletic Association 1st-Team All-America honors at Garden City and was named Jayhawk Conference Defensive Player of the Year.

• Had 47 tackles in 11 games and 2 INTs as well as 3 PR TDs on special teams in 2016.

• Played in 11 games as a true freshman for his home-state UNC Tar Heels in 2015 and had 10 tackles and 3 PD on the season.

PREP

• Led New Bern (NC) as the club's QB to a 16-0 mark and the 4A state title en route to earning 1st-Team All-State honors by AP.

• Was MVP of state title game, rushing for 106 yards and throwing for 133 and 2 TDs.

• Ended senior season with 1,537 passing yards and 1,724 rushing with a combined 41 TDs and was the team's punter.

• Rated a 4-star prospect and North Carolina's #13 player by Rivals.com.