Michael Hughes (kicker)
| No. 71 – Saskatchewan Roughriders | |
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| Position | Placekicker |
| Roster status | Active |
| CFL status | American |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 3, 2002 Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | George Washington (Charleston, West Virginia) |
| College | Appalachian State (2021–2024) |
| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Michael Hughes (born December 3, 2002) is an American professional football placekicker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Appalachian State Mountaineers.
College career
[edit]Hughes played college football for the Appalachian State Mountaineers from 2021 to 2024.[1] As a freshman he handled kickoff duties and kicked a successful onside kick against Coastal Carolina.[2]
The following year, Hughes then became the primary kicker on kickoffs and field goals, going 50 for 50 on extra points and nine of twelve on field goals.[3]
His junior year would be his best at App State, kicking at a 86.4% clip on 19 of 22 field goals and converting 54 extra point attempts. Hughes kicked four field goals against Georgia Southern, tying for the second-most in school history.[3][4] For his efforts, he garnered second-team All-American and Sun Belt honors.[5][6]
Hughes played just six games in his final collegiate season, missing multiple games due to injury. He made seven of eight field goals while remaining perfect on extra points, converting 16 of them.[3] Hughes ended his career as Appalachian State's leader in field goal percentage (83.3%) and PAT percentage (100%).[3]
College statistics
[edit]| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Overall FGs | PATs | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGM | FGA | Pct | XPM | XPA | Pct | ||||
| 2021 | Appalachian State | 14 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2022 | Appalachian State | 12 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 50 | 50 | 100.0 | 77 |
| 2023 | Appalachian State | 14 | 19 | 22 | 86.4 | 54 | 54 | 100.0 | 111 |
| 2024 | Appalachian State | 6 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 16 | 16 | 100.0 | 37 |
| Career | 46 | 35 | 42 | 83.3 | 120 | 120 | 100.0 | 225 | |
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
180 lb (82 kg) |
31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) |
8+1⁄4 in (0.21 m) | |||||||||
| All values from Pro Day[7] | ||||||||||||
On October 7, 2025, the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) signed Hughes to the practice roster.[8] He was later activated on October 24, 2025, making his CFL and professional debut on October 25 against the BC Lions.[9] Hughes went perfect, converting two field goal attempts, one for 28 yards and another for 42 yards.[10] He also added on two extra point conversions and 228 kickoff yards on three kicks, while also scoring a rouge.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Michael Hughes". Saskatchewan Roughriders. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
- ^ Blondin, Alan (October 20, 2021). "The implications of No. 14 Coastal Carolina's last-second loss at Appalachian State". The Sun News. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Michael Hughes - Football". App State Athletics. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
- ^ "App State's season ends with 51-48 2OT loss to Georgia Southern". Watauga Democrat. November 26, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
- ^ "2023 All-American College Football Team and Individual Honors". College Sports Network. December 3, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
- ^ "Sun Belt Announces 2023 Football Postseason Awards & All-Conference Teams". sunbeltsports.org. November 30, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
- ^ "Michael Hughes College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Roughriders sign kicker Michael Hughes, one other". 3DownNation. October 7, 2025. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
- ^ Vanstone, Rob (October 25, 2025). "American kicker Michael Hughes made a three-point landing in Riderville". Saskatchewan Roughriders. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
- ^ "Michael Hughes Football Statistics". FootballDB.com. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
- ^ "Lions get past Roughriders in Regina to secure home playoff game". CFL.ca. October 26, 2025. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
- ^ Palmer, Randy (October 26, 2025). "Riders come up fumble return touchdown short in CFL regular season finale against B.C., turn attention to West Final". SaskToday.ca. Retrieved October 26, 2025.