Parker Hughes

LB • 6'1" • 225 lbs • Elizabethton, TN, USA

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Parker Hughes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.7 disruption score.

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Major defensive role

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Impact Production

Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Reliability

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 3
Program Path: Middle Tennessee
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: UTEP

Player Story

Parker Hughes built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Elizabethton, TN wearing No. 9, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Parker Hughes' career was his defensive...

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NFL Draft

Draft Year: 2026
Selection: Round 7 · Pick 24
Overall: No. 240
NFL Team: Jacksonville Jaguars

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Latest team and position: Middle Tennessee · LB
Career Tackles: 211
Tracked sample: 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 32 games
Best season: 2023 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
Top game: UTEP
NFL Draft: 2026 · Round 7 · Pick 24 · Jacksonville Jaguars
Latest roster: No. 9 · Senior
2025 Tackles rank: 89 tackles · LB 72nd (top 6%) · Conference USA 10th (top 2%) · National 96th (top 2%)

Parker Hughes played LB for Middle Tennessee. Across 3 tracked seasons, Parker Hughes recorded 211 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Middle Tennessee.

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