UTAH: After playing mostly on special teams his first two seasons of play, he started at corner his junior season … announced he would transfer following the 2017 season after completing his degree … played in 29 games at Utah, starting 11 … three-time honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic. 2017–Started 11 games at cornerback … missed the Washington and West Virginia games, and most of the Colorado game, with injury … 35 tackles (2.5 TFL, 1.0 sack), 2 forced fumbles and a pass breakup … six tackles (1.0 TFL) against Arizona … six tackles against UCLA included an assisted TFL … six tackles vs. Washington State … four tackles against Stanford … honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic. 2016–Played in nine games, mostly on special teams … saw time at defensive back against Arizona … five tackles and one forced fumble … two tackles against San Jose State … forced fumble came against SJSU … honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic. 2015–Played in nine games on special teams … one tackle against Oregon … honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic. 2014–Redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state cornerback and second-team all-state running back as a senior at Legacy High (Nev.) … 2012 all-Northwest League selection … as a senior, he made 68 tackles (50 solo and 1.0 TFL), had one interception, four pass breakups and caused a fumble, while also rushing 123 times for 1,031 (8.38 average) and 14 touchdowns … his 1,214 all-purpose yards in 2013 included 1,031 rushing, 97 receiving, 30 on interception returns, 33 on kickoff returns and 23 on punt returns and … rushed for 207 yards and three touchdowns against Palo Verde High … 193 yards and two touchdowns vs. Mojave HS in 2013 … in 2012, he had 63 tackles and one interception, while rushing for more than 1,000 yards and 14 touchdowns … also ran track and placed second in the state in the 100 meters (10.94) and third in the 200 meters (21.95) in 2012 … ran a leg on Legacy’s state champion 400 relay team.
PERSONAL: Son of Casey Hughes Sr. and Leetonia Stonum … one brother and one sister … bachelor’s degree in sociology.
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